Guns, gold, and greed: A struggle for the world's largest tiger reserve

Article Abstract:

Myanmar's ministry of forestry signed a declaration on March 15, 2004 expanding the Hukawng Valley Wildlife Sanctuary into the 8,500-square-mile Hukawng Valley Tiger Reserve. An account of the struggle to establish the world's largest tiger reserve includes a description of the devastation caused by gold mining operations in the region, as well as by hunters and poachers who depleted the tigers' food supply.

Legal issues & crime, Government regulation (cont), Government domestic functions, Government regulation, Gold Mines, Gold Ore Mining, Legal/Government Regulation, Gold ores, Myanmar, Laws, regulations and rules, Gold mining, Environmental policy, Tigers, Gold mines and mining

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Where the wild things are

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The author relates his efforts to conserve carnivore species in British Columbia's Flathead Valley, and provides an overview on the Wildlife Conservation Society's Global Carnivore Program. Carnivore populations requiring protection in Flathead Valley include wolves, bears, lynx, bobcats, wolverines, martens and river otters.

Management dynamics, Services information, Administration of Conservation Programs, British Columbia, Wildlife Protection Programs, Management, Services, Natural history, Wildlife conservation, Company business management, Carnivora, Carnivores, Wildlife Conservation Society

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