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Published online: 21 June 2007; | doi:10.1038/news070618-15 / http://www.nature.com/news/2007/070618/full/070618-15.html Ancient disease resistance made us vulnerable to HIV Early immune resistance may have helped to set stage for modern pandemic. Michael...
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The tree that gave the country of Brazil its name will be protected against over-logging, CITES announced. Centuries of harvesting the red-tinted Brazil wood (Caesalpinia echinata; also called pau-brasil and pernambuco) for dyes and timber have fragmented...
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L'anguille européenne vit dans les écosystèmes côtiers et les eaux douces à travers toute l'Europe, et ce y compris dans les pays méditerranéens. Les stocks ont dramatiquement diminué dus à la perte d'habitats en eaux côtières et intérieures, à la pollution...
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Le requin taupe est un requin puissant, de taille moyenne et grand migrateur. Sa viande et ses nageoires sont très prisées sur le marché international. Le WWF demande aux gouvernements de l'inscrire à l'Annexe II de la Convention.
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CITES rejected European Union proposals to regulate trade of the Spiny dogfish (Squalus acandthias), also known as 'rock salmon' and the fish in a lot of Britain's fish & chips. EU representatives reported that the spiny dogfish population has decreased...
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CITES banned all trade of sawfish (members of the family Pristidae), a dramatic looking ray with a saw for a snout. Sawfish are found around the globe, but overfishing has driven populations down by as much as 90%. They are prized for their meat, their...
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With giant round eyes, the slow loris was arguably the most adorable animal on the CITES docket this year. The primate is prized on the exotic pet market, with Indonesia selling thousands of 'tame' animals that have had their teeth extracted. The slow...
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Published online: 18 June 2007; | doi:10.1038/news070618-3 / http://www.nature.com/news/2007/070618/full/070618-3.html Twin brothers make women less fertile Testosterone sharing in the womb has knock-on effects. Daemon Fairless Having a male twin makes...
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CITES approved Uganda's request to allow limited exports of leopards (Panthera pardus) for hunting trophies and skins. Environmental organizations condemned the decision, saying it had no scientific support. Although Uganda claims that reports of panther...
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En plus des menaces constantes qui pèsent sur son habitat, une ancienne menace risque de ressurgir de Chine. Le pays risque en effet de ré-autoriser le commerce de tigres nés en captivité. Le WWF demande aux gouvernements de prendre des mesures communes...
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