Articles Tagged with “conservation” - Page 5

46 Articles found tagged with “conservation”.

  • Pet Trade Harming Lemur Conservation

    The driving factors behind their decline include poaching for the bushmeat trade, a lack of conservation programmes and habitat destruction due to illegal logging, which is on the rise thanks to political instability and rising poverty.

    By Alex Taylor on 21st January 2015
  • Saving the Saiga

    Sadly, poaching remains a problem, not for food but for Chinese traditional medicine. The translucent, foot-long horns belonging to the males are ground into a powder and used for the treatment of headaches and fever, and a pound of powder can fetch US$2,000.

    By Alex Taylor on 27th November 2013
  • Path of the Pronghorn

    For animals that migrate over vast distances, new roads can dissect their traditional routes, and bring about many deaths to those attempting to cross.

    By Alex Taylor on 14th November 2012
  • Hands on with Wildlife

    I would really encourage people to get involved when travelling abroad. Many people have great experiences and contribute to conservation

    By Guest Bloggers on 8th December 2011
  • Volunteering From Home

    Conservation organisations can’t run on practical work alone; there’s a vast quantity of work that needs doing behind the scenes, from administration to communication. In today’s broadband world, there’s no reason why you should need to travel to an office to help out with it either.

    By Chris Foster on 17th November 2011