Sentences with phrase «wildlife monitoring groups»

At this point, there is no definitive evidence that the rhinos are being farmed for their horns, but wildlife monitoring groups are concerned at the increase in purchases of the animal by China.

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A few thousand rubber ducks, a group of experienced wildlife spotters and a drone have proven the usefulness and accuracy of drones for wildlife monitoring.

It undertakes practical conservation projects, surveys and scientific studies, conducts annual monitoring of seabird populations, rescues wildlife in trouble, publishes guides and information on many aspects of the Falkland Islands environment, and involves islanders of all ages in its activities, including running a WATCH group for children.

Mariners share the concern of wildlife officials and environmental groups, said Dick McKenna, executive director of the Marine Exchange of Southern California, which monitors all vessel traffic in and out of the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports.

• An influential report by the wildlife trade monitoring group, TRAFFIC, supporting Japan's 1997 bid to reopen ivory trade found that Japan could not control ivory trade, but the conclusions were changed and supported Japan's successful bid to reopen ivory trade

First Wind has followed that ethic in New England, said Ted Koffman, executive director of Maine Audubon, a nonprofit wildlife conservation group that has monitored large wind developments for more than a decade.

Organized by TRAFFIC, a group that monitors the global trade of wildlife, the study found that 95 % of all poaching occurs in South Africa and Zimbabwe.