International Crime Top 7
Crime these days is big money, and when it comes to conserving our natural heritage globally, we are up against some big players. According to Global Financial Integrity, the Top 7 Rankings for international crime are as follows: 1. Drugs US$ 320 billion 2. Counterfeiting US$ 250 billion 3. Human trafficking US$ 31.6 billion 4. [...]
The 25 most endangered turtles and tortoises
They have thrived for 220 million years, and have survived countless predators, but sadly they are no match to their worst enemy yet: Mankind. Annually millions of turtles are imported into China alone from all over Asia, North America and Africa. Most of China’s indigenous turtles are already extinct in the wild. While large scale [...]
Sexy Forests
As 2011 is the International Year of Forests, organisations such as the IUCN have decided to sex up their campaign to gain awareness. While competing with seemingly daily calamities such as public uprisings, regime change, and the latest disasters to hit Japan, it is undeniable that bad news sells. Trying to promote success stories are [...]
Endangered Mammals of Africa
Endangered species: African Dictators. Is this the time for democracy to finally reach all the way into Africa, spreading from the northern African lands of Arab regimes and dictators? Isnt Might Is Right the only way to keep stability for cultures still clinging to primitive tribal systems and customs so at odds with the 21st [...]
