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Would you like a glass of Tiger Bone Wine? Perhaps a glass of Lion Bone Wine?

With so few tigers left to supply the demand for illegal wildlife products, the black market trade has shifted its focus to the next biggest cat species: the African lion.

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In the Spotlight: FreeMe Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre

FreeMe Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre is located in Johannesburg, South Africa and is working hard to save wildlife in the urban setting.

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World Cup Fans Smoke Dried Vulture Brains to Increase Gambling Odds

Some World Cup fans think smoking dried vulture brains can help them win their bets, but vulture populations are plummeting throughout Africa and beyond.

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Somalia: Unidentified Helicopters Spray Wildlife with Toxic Chemicals

Coastal villages and pastoralist communities in northeastern Somalia report unidentified helicopters are spraying humans and wildlife with poisonous substances.

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