Article: The Black Mambas, a Mostly Female Anti-Poaching Force, Have Won a Top U.N. Environmental Award

The Black Mambas, a Mostly Female Anti-Poaching Force, Have Won a Top U.N. Environmental Award
http://time.com/4028948/black-mambas-south-africa-poaching-unep-award/

Related topics: Environmentalism, Africa, Animal Behavior

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#CorpGov Strengthening the alignment of risk and reward: new remuneration rules

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Nations meet to protect wildlife

Elephants and the ivory trade come under the spotlight as the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites) summit opens.

Just prior to the opening, a committee voted that a limited sale of stockpiled ivory from southern Africa to Japan could go ahead.

Some African countries want a 20-year ban on trading ivory.

The two-week meeting in The Hague will also seek protection for the sawfish, cedar, and some corals.

Conservation groups are targeting China's tiger farming business.

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