News from FZS projects around the world

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• July 2019
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    Another Kazakh ranger killed by saiga poachers
    On 23 July 2019 Kanysh Nurstasinov from Okhotzooprom was killed by saiga poachers. A second ranger, Samat Ospanov, was severely wounded. This is the second such incident this year.
• June 2019
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    Improving survival chances for reintroduced mother and infant Sumatran orangutans
    Reintroducing orangutans into the wild is the first step towards building a healthy population. Post-release the animals need to survive on there own. A new research project want to find out, how mother and infant survival rates can be improved.
• April 2019
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    Of wolves and eagles
    There are many species in Polesia that have almost no habitat anywhere else in Europe. In recent years, the FZS and its partners have carried out a number of research and monitoring projects aimed at studying the populations of wolves, spotted eagles and bats.
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    #Stop_E40
    The planned E 40 waterway could pose a threat to Polesia, Europe's largest intact floodplain.
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    Forbidden Wilderness
    In 1986, the Chernobyl reactor disaster shook the world and irradiated a vast region east of Polesia
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    Ukraine: More Forests under Protection in the Carpathians
    Ukraine commits to safeguarding Europe’s natural heritage, enlarges three Carpathian National Parks and establishes a new one.
• March 2019
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    Humans Putting the Squeeze on the Serengeti Ecosystem
    A new scientific publication shows that even huge protected areas are not immune to what happens outside their borders.
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    The Amazonia of Europe
    Polesia is one of the largest and most impressive wilderness areas in Europe. With its gigantic mires, floodplains and wet meadows, Polesia is a paradise for birds, amphibians and many other animals.
• February 2019
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    Zero poaching – North Luangwa’s conservation success story
    2018 was a significant milestone for the North Luangwa Conservation Programme (NLCP) with zero elephants poached in North Luangwa National Park; and a reduction of >50% of elephant carcasses found in the adjoining Game Management Areas (GMA).
• January 2019
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    Suspects arrested in Kazakhstan for poaching saigas and killing a state ranger
    Kazakh state ranger Yerlan Nurgaliev died following a violent incident with Saiga poachers in the steppe. Now three suspects have been arrested by the police.
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    Human Rights Award for Rainforest Activist
    Liz Chicaje Churay received the Franco-German Prize for Human Rights and the Rule of Law 2018 in Lima, Peru, from German ambassador Stefan Herzberg and French ambassador Antoine Grassin.
• December 2018
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    Liz Chicaje Churay from Peru is awarded the Franco-German Prize for Human Rights 2018
    Liz Chicaje Churay from Peru is among this years awardees of the Franco-German Prize for Human Rights. She contributed significantly to the integration of the native communities into the process of Yaguas becoming a National Park.
• October 2018
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    Selous – Mikumi Ecosystem Aerial Elephant Census Launched
    An aerial wildlife census in the Selous-Mikumi ecosystem in Tanzania has been launched today in southern Selous. The three-week wildlife count is led by the Tanzanian Wildlife Research Institute (TAWIRI), Tanzania Wildlife Management Authority (TAWA) and Tanzania...
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    Confiscated saiga horn publicly destroyed in Kazakhstan
    On October 18, 2018, 148 horns, 5 carcasses and 31 saiga skulls were publicly destroyed in the Kazakh city of Uralsk in the west of the country. The saiga parts were burnt, the ashes were later buried at a depth of eleven metres.
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    "When it comes to helping out, I don't believe in doing it for the media attention. My goal is to support the organizations that need help.”
    Paul G. Allen, 1953 – 2018
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    Restoring landscapes for life
    On October 4, 2018, The Endangered Landscapes Programme has been established thanks to a US$30 million investment from Arcadia charitable fund. We are excited that our Polesia project will receive a 5-year funding as one of their selected projects.
• September 2018
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    Annual Report 2017
    The FZS Annual Report provides in-depth information about what has been going on in 2017 in FZS projects and programmes around the world.