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http://wildlifenews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/common-carder-bee-bombus-pascuorum-moors-for-the-future-partnership-small-400×300.jpg – A major Peak District-based campaign to help bumblebees launches today (Thursday 30 April 2015) with a unique Pollination Conference in Chesterfield and the arrival of a stunning bumblebee wood sculpture at the town’s world-famous Crooked Spire.
The three-year Pollinating the Peak initiative – ru… – http://wildlifenews.co.uk/2015/04/saving-the-sound-of-summer-pollinating-the-peak-campaign-launches/

Members of the Munduruku indigenous tribe dance along the Tapajós river during a ‘Caravan of Resistance’ protest in November. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images

By Jonathan Watts | The Guardian

Four Amazonian tribes have joined forces to oppose the construction of hydroelectric dams in their territory as the Brazilian government ramps up efforts to exploit the power of rivers in the world’s biggest forest.

The Munduruku, Apiaká, Kayabi and Rikbaktsa released a joint statement on Thursday demanding the halt of construction on a cascade of four dams on the Teles Pires – a tributary of the Tapajós.

They say the work at the main area of concern – the São Manoel dam – threatens water quality and fish stocks. The site has already reportedly expanded almost to the edge of a nearby village, although the local communities say they have not been consulted as they obliged to be under national laws and international standards.

http://wildlifenews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Photo-credit-to-Daudi-Sumba_African-Wildlife-Foundation_RoC-ivory-burn-in-Brazza-400×300.jpg – Today, April 30, concludes the four-day International Conference on Illegal Trade in Wild Fauna and Flora in Africa in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo. The conference brought together regional and international stakeholders to develop an African-led strategy and action plan for combating the illeg… – http://wildlifenews.co.uk/2015/04/african-led-strategy-action-plan-to-combat-illegal-trade-in-wild-fauna-and-flora/

http://wildlifenews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/lion-400×300.jpg – The state of New York is aiming to be the leading light in the protection of endangered African wildlife by introducing a state law that far exceeds federal wildlife laws. Under new proposal the trade, possession or transport of body parts of the ?big five? African species will be… – http://wildlifenews.co.uk/2015/04/new-york-presses-for-progressive-trade-ban-on-endangered-wildlife/