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Philippines Becomes First Non-African Country to Destroy Seized Ivory Stockpiles

September 19, 2013 Estel Masangkay 0 Comments 4 tags

Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons The Philippines became the first non-African country in the world to destroy its stockpiles of seized ivory, National Geographic reports. Earlier this year the Philippine government gave the

South Africa Community Plants Forest To Save World’s Rarest Parrot

July 12, 2013 John Tarantino 0 Comments 1 tag

To save the only parrot endemic to South Africa, local communities are planting trees critical to the iconic bird’s survival. National Geographic featured the plight of the South Africa’s Cape

Iconic Oceans Are Also Maritime Accident Hotspots

July 5, 2013 John Tarantino 0 Comments 2 tags

The South China Sea, Black Sea, the British Isles and east Mediterranean are only some of the world’s most iconic oceans at the most risk from shipping accidents. This is