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Like many people, 58-year-old grandfather Allan Malcolm Dyche, was an avid collector. But it is what he collected that has gotten him into a nest of trouble. Dyche told the Daily Post he has been collecting things since he was nine. His collection includes clay pipes, gramophone needle boxes and various odds-and-ends. But wait – [...]
On the same day that a loophole in endangered species trade law was closed, officers from the Metropolitan Police Wildlife Crime and Chinatown Units raided a TCM shop. Approximately 200 products made from endangered tiger, leopard, and musk deer were seized from a “traditional Asian medicine” shop in London’s Chinatown area – a productive raid [...]
The Mexican gray wolf population continues to struggle at just 52 wolves. However, listing the species as a “distinct population segment” may hold the key to recovery. The Center for Biological Diversity issued a press release today to announce that they have filed a petition with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to formally separate [...]
Move over Venus Flytrap, a giant rodent-eating plant has been discovered in the Philippines! Botanists discovered the new species of pitcher plant in a remote area of central Philippines. Besides insects, the plant is so big it can even trap unsuspecting rodents and other small critters that get too close. Catching its prey, the plant closes [...]
