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Amphibians
& Reptiles
Sea
Turtle Protection Report
Visakha SPCA, annual report — September
2006—2007
VisakhaSPCA’s sea turtle protection project is now in its eleventh year.
Through unwavering dedication, diligence, and the efficient use of minimal resources,
the protection of sea turtles, mainly Olive Ridleys, in our target area has set
us in the right direction for even further achievement of our conservation goals...
Frogs
Continue to Disappear
Ian Rollins, Albany Democrat-Herald, feature — July
2006
Frogs and other amphibians around the world are being threatened
or wiped out. That might not be the most interesting thing
in the news, but it could be the “canary
in the coal mine” for larger problems ahead...
Fishing
Gear A Death Trap for Sea Turtles
Dr.
Robert Ovetz, Sea Turtle Restoration Project, feature — January
2005
Not
only has the fishery exceeded
its legal take limit but
it killed every turtle it
caught. This is further evidence
that this incredibly destructive
fishery is a continuing threat
to endangered ocean wildlife...
Reptiles
as Pets:
An Examination of the Trade in Live Reptiles in the
United States
Joseph Franke, Teresa Telecky, HSUS, investigaton
Most
reptiles that are kept as pets were captured in the
wild or were born from wild-caught parents held in
so-called ranches or farms. More
than 18.3 million live reptiles were imported to the
United States from 89-97, in 97 alone more than 1.7
million reptiles were imported to the United States...
Cutting
the Longline to Extinction:
New Sea Turtle Campaign Takes Aim at Industrial Longline Fishing and Mercury
Poisoned Seafood
Dr. Robert Ovetz, Sea Turtle Restoration
Project, investigation — 2003
Longline
fishing in the Pacific kills tens of thousands of
sea turtles annually to serve up swordfish, shark
and tuna poisoned with high levels of methyl mercury
for lucrative seafood markets in Japan, the US and
Europe...
Animal
Trafficking: A Cruel Billion Dollar Business
Francesca Colombo, Common Dreams, investigation — November 2003
Although legal trade in wildlife is regulated
by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), an estimated one-third of
the global sales of 25 billion dollars a year is illegal — an
illicit business surpassed only by arms and drugs trafficking...
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