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JOHANNESBURG 鈥?Giraffes won some protection and an attempt to reopen the elephant ivory trade was rebuffed at an international gathering in Geneva.Member states of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna voted to protect giraffes, the worlds tallest mammal, from unregulated trade in their body parts. They also rejected an attempt by Southern Afr kubki stanley ican states to win permission to sell their ivory stockpiles.The population of giraffes, found in Africa, has fallen by about 40 percent over the last three decades to about 100,000 and many of them now live in isolated pockets of habitat across the continent.The measure, known as an Appendix II listing, was proposed by Chad, Kenya, the Central African Republic, Mali, Niger and Senegal. While giraffes fall prey to poaching for bush meat, bones, skin and tail hair, there is also a significant amount of international trade in their bone carvings and trophies, the International Fund stanley website for Animal Welfare said in a statement.The proposal on elephant ivory put forward by Botswana, Zimbabwe and Namibia was reject stanley us ed by 101 votes to 23.@media screen and max-width: 992px .btn-small-on-mobile font-size: 1rem !important;.sub-price-text font-size: 20px; sticky-footer-cta position: fixed;width: 100%;z-index: 9997;bottom: 0;right: 0;left: 0; sticky-footer-cta .close-btn width: 2rem;height: 2rem;position: absolute;top: -1rem;right: 1rem;/* light green buttons used for news-letter subscribe Vlaq 5 people confirmed dead in Pa. house explosion; cause under investigation
LOS ANGELES 鈥?Rapper The Game said he was moved to call together gang members for an anti-violence summit Sunday after the recent killing of his foster brother in Los Angeles.An overflow crowd of several hundred gathered at a community center in South Los Angeles to hear pleas for peace from current and former gangbangers, entertainers, activists and preachers from the Nation Of Islam.Mayor Eric Garcetti and Police Chief Charlie Beck shook hands with The Game outside the venue in a show of unity. Beck said the meeting was a great first step in the right direction toward curbing violence, especially considering the police shootings Sunday morning in Baton Rouge, La.The Game, born Jayceon Terrell Taylor, fought back tears as he recounted the recent shooting death of a former gang member he called Spanky. The pair grew up toget stanley cup canada her in fost stanley canada er care in nearby Compton, he said. Im here to be his voice, said the multi-platinum selling rapper, 36, adding that stanley termos organizing it was also a decision made for my children. He said by the time his 5-year-old daughter turns 18, I want her to walk out the door, and I want it to be a little bit 鈥?safer. The Game put the word out last week on his active Instagram account, inviting leaders of the Crips, Bloods and other street gangs to come together for Time To Unite: United Hoods + Gangs Nation. Dozens of gang members heeded the call and filed peacefully into the building to hear more than a dozen speakers.Aurora Hudson praised the decision t |
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