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Global News - January 2008

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Thu 31 January 2008 12:45 UK — South America,Marine Wildlife
Ecuador investigates Galapagos sea lion massacre

Thu 31 January 2008 12:45 UK — Asia,Big Cats
India to establish eight new tiger reserves

Wed 30 January 2008 13:00 UK — North America,Bears
US urged to delay drilling to protect polar bears

Wed 30 January 2008 13:00 UK — Africa,Primates
Human viruses 'threaten' endangered ape populations

Tue 29 January 2008 13:30 UK — North America,Ungulates
New Jersey deer hunt causes controversy

Tue 29 January 2008 13:30 UK — Asia,Reptiles
Rare lizard trading exposed in India

Mon 28 January 2008 13:45 UK — Europe,Big Cats
Police investigate endangered animal body parts auction

Mon 28 January 2008 13:45 UK — Europe,Birds
Smuggled parrots destroyed in Belarus

Mon 28 January 2008 13:45 UK — Australasia,Marine Wildlife
New Zealand PM issues warning to Japanese whalers

Fri 25 January 2008 14:45 UK — Europe
Family found guilty of animal cruelty

Fri 25 January 2008 14:45 UK — North America
Family pets suffering due to US subprime crisis

Thu 24 January 2008 11:45 UK — Africa,Other
Dubai establishes first ever wildlife sanctuary

Thu 24 January 2008 11:45 UK — Asia,Big Cats
India steps up anti-poaching efforts

Wed 23 January 2008 13:00 UK — Asia,Reptiles
Mystery death hits rare crocodiles

Wed 23 January 2008 13:00 UK — North America,Marine Wildlife
Cuba bans turtle hunt

Tue 22 January 2008 13:30 UK — Australasia,Elephants, Rhinos, Hippos
Melbourne Zoo faces up to animal cruelty charges

Tue 22 January 2008 13:30 UK — Africa,Primates
Rwandan park set to protect chimp population

Mon 21 January 2008 13:50 UK — Europe,Other
Scottish police set to combat illegal hare coursing

Mon 21 January 2008 13:50 UK — Asia,Primates
Bounty hunters 'seriously injuring' Delhi's monkeys

Mon 21 January 2008 13:50 UK — Asia,Other
Chinese police in new pangolin seizure

Fri 18 January 2008 13:50 UK — North America,Big Cats
US abandons jaguar recovery plan

Fri 18 January 2008 13:50 UK — Asia,Birds
Festival kite-flying kills hundreds of birds

Thu 17 January 2008 12:50 UK — Asia,Marine Wildlife
Starfish outbreak 'destroying' Coral Triangle

Thu 17 January 2008 12:50 UK — Birds,Other
New fishing techniques could save sea birds' lives

Wed 16 January 2008 14:20 UK — Asia,Marine Wildlife
Dead endangered turtles washed ashore in Bangladesh

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May 2008
Live music event at the home of Rudyard Kipling will raise funds for the dancing bears in India
On 2 & 3 August Bateman’s in Burwash, East Sussex - former home of The Jungle Book author Rudyard Kipling - is the venue for a live show starring Deana Martin, daughter of the legendary Dean Martin.

May 2008
Malta - Rare song birds seized from illegal trapper
A bird trapper in Malta has been caught red-handed illegally trapping three rare species of song bird.

May 2008
IAR celebrates relocation of one thousand Uist hedgehogs
The Uist Hedgehog Rescue (UHR) coalition, of which IAR is a founding member, is celebrating the relocation of more than 1,000 hedgehogs from the Uists and their release into new territories on the mainland.

May 2008
Bill Bailey and pets support protest against dog killing in Kerala
Bill Bailey, comedian, actor and musician and valued patron of International Animal Rescue, supported the charity’s campaign against dog killing in Kerala on 2 May by joining a peaceful protest outside the Indian High Commission in London.

Apr 2008
IAR welcomes ban on spring hunting in Malta
International Animal Rescue has warmly welcomed the decision by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) to ban spring hunting in Malta. This is an interim measure, preventing the government from opening the 2008 hunting and trapping season for turtle dove and quail.