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Whale watchers reminded to give marine mammals wide berth

29 August 2018

Whale watchers are being reminded to give visiting whales space. This follows footage of a southern right whale and calf in Wellington Harbor being closely followed by a recreational boat earlier this week.

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Animals in the wild

More than 200 elephant-friendly travel companies

20 August 2018

Travel companies worldwide commit to stop elephant rides and shows

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Animals in the wild

Animals in entertainment

UN makes historic commitment to fight Ghost Gear

10 August 2018

We’ve successfully lobbied the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) to protect marine animals by tagging fishing nets. This significant decision means sea animals will be less likely to be killed or entangled in lost or abandoned fishing gear

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Animals in the wild

There are no winners in the elephant tourism industry

09 August 2018

'A mahout is an elephant rider, trainer, or keeper. Usually, a mahout starts as a boy in the family profession when he is assigned an elephant early in its life. They remain bonded to each other throughout their lives’.

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Animals in the wild

Meet Pongao

09 August 2018

Meet Pongao, a lucky baby elephant who will never have to give rides to tourists

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Animals in the wild

Elephant friendly venues: Better for elephants and people

09 August 2018

New research reveals that the life of both elephants and mahouts is greatly improved in high welfare elephant venues as opposed to elephant entertainment camps.

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Animals in the wild