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Tracking Tigers for Conservation

Posted by  on Tuesday, April 16th 2013     
A large adult male tiger seen in the Terai Arc Landscape. Tiger conservation is a top priority in Nepal, a source and transit point of poaching and the illegal trade of wildlife. Photo credit: Christy Williams, WWF

Over the last two years, the USAID-funded “Nepal Tiger Genome Project” has used an innovative genetic technology to track, identify and protect the remaining 125 tigers in Nepal. Read more >>

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CITES Met in Bangkok To Protect At-Risk Plants and Wildlife

Posted by  on Wednesday, March 13th 2013     
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USAID, along with the State Department and Embassy Bangkok, are working together to protect wildlife and plants in Thailand. Read more >>

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Worth a Thousand Words: Photo Contest Captures USAID Environment Projects

Posted by  on Monday, June 6th 2011     

Never heard of a dugong? This photo took top-10 honors in the most recent FrontLines photo contest. Dugongs, a type of large marine mammal caught by the residents of Maliangin, Malaysia, are now released within the Maliangin marine sanctuary as a result of the USAID and World Wildlife Fund Coral Triangle Support Partnership. The collaboration [...]

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Pic of the Week

Posted by  on Tuesday, December 28th 2010     

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