Posts Tagged ‘ work ’

Relief work continues in Colombia and Myanmar over holiday period

Further heavy flooding on Colombia’s northern coast means that WSPA will be working over the Christmas season to help local animals, whilst planned work in Myanmar following Cyclone Giri is also now underway. As yet, there has been no let up in Colom...
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Day 177 – Dec. 4, 2010

7. Dezember 2010
Day 177 – Dec. 4, 2010

life guard tower 26 - Ocean Park, Santa Monica CAtrash collected for 20 min.1.2 pounds 690 pounds totalEmilia came out with me tonight. She is a senior at Harvard-Westlake High School who is getting ready to go to college next year, but found the time ...
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Bear-sized thanks to Neil Parish MP

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4. Dezember 2010
Bear-sized thanks to Neil Parish MP

Prior to the seminar on bear farming at the European Parliament in Brussels, Dave, Toby, our Chinese Government friends and I met with Neil Parish MP at the Houses of Parliament in London. Neil (pictured here on my right) kindly took time out of his bu...
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IFAW AnimalRescueblog.org to Become AnimalWire.org

29. Oktober 2010
IFAW AnimalRescueblog.org to Become AnimalWire.org

Since 2006, the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) has used the AnimalRescueBlog.org site to update supporters, staff and concerned friends of animals with the latest field reports on IFAW animal rescue efforts around the world.
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Sea Shepherd’s Operation Gulf Rescue Continues Six Months After Spil

19. Oktober 2010
Sea Shepherd’s Operation Gulf Rescue Continues Six Months After Spil

Sea Shepherd's Operation Gulf Rescue Continues Six Months After Spill Wednesday will mark six months since BP's oil began spewing into the Gulf of Mexico  last April.  The oil is no longer flowing from the well, but the impact from the us...
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When it rains…

It’s been a wet couple of months around the world. In Nicaragua, a series of tropical storms has left a significant animal welfare need, particularly in the district of Malacatoya: flood waters there have not receded and there is a risk of disease an...
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World Animal Day: Celebrating our true best friends

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18. Oktober 2010
World Animal Day:  Celebrating our true best friends

Once again Irene, Jessica and Gina came up trumps with a superb World Animal Day event in a huge shopping precinct in Guangzhou, where people had gathered to celebrate sharing our lives with dogs and cats. About 20 of our gorgeous Dr Dogs turned up wit...
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Work continues in Pakistan – a first-hand rescue case

Dr. Waseem Shaukat from the Vets Care Club (VCC) and Pakistan’s University of Veterinary Animals Sciences, is leading WSPA ground operations. His team was in Kot Adu by the River Indus, a district severely affected by the floods. Although the human p...
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Egypt’s Taiji Four in a New Tank; Fight Continues Against the Dolphinarium

12. Oktober 2010
Egypt’s Taiji Four in a New Tank; Fight Continues Against the Dolphinarium

By Ric O’BarryCampaign DirectorSave Japan DolphinsEarth Island InstituteWagby Saad, the owner of the four dolphins imported from Taiji (“The Taiji Four”) to Hurghada, Egypt, has finally transferred them to a somewhat bigger new tank (as opposed t...
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Biggest Day of Climate Action in History, Direct Action in Canada, Enviro-Arrest!, more…

11. Oktober 2010
Biggest Day of Climate Action in History, Direct Action in Canada, Enviro-Arrest!, more…

Around 7347 events in 188 countries rallied to change causes of climate change with 350.org yesterday during a day of Work Parties. Work parties organized for the sake of clean energy, community and mutual aid took place from Afghanistan to Aukland, Ne...
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If plan A doesn’t happen, plan B might not either…

1. Oktober 2010
If plan A doesn’t happen, plan B might not either…

Today's entry is from WDCS' science volunteer Pablo who joins us in Wales for the first time this week. As my first taste of cetacean field work, this year’s Bardsey Island surveys have already far surpassed the high hopes I had when I arrived...
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Alternativer Nobelpreis für Kampf gegen Ölkonzerne

30. September 2010
Alternativer Nobelpreis für Kampf gegen Ölkonzerne

Er macht sich stark gegen die rücksichtslose Ausbeutung des Nigerdeltas durch die Ölkonzerne: Nnimmo Bassey, der Leiter von „Friends of the Earth Nigeria“. Seit über 50 Jahren fördern ausländische Ölmultis – allen voran Shell – das nigerianische Öl. Sie verseuchen die Landschaft und vernichten die Lebensgrundlage der Bevölkerung. Eine Globalisierung auf Kosten einer unabhängigen...
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