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Tibetan AntelopeArchive of news articles on external web sites. For mongabay-specific articles, please see http://www.mongabay.com/xml-list.htmlXinhua...average altitude of 4000 meters, the areas are habitats for many large rare and endangered animal species, including Tibetan antelope, yak and snow leopard. Where the antelope play - 25 Mar 2009 Timmins Daily PressFrom Central Asia come the saiga and the chiru, also known as the Tibetan antelope. Five species are critically endangered: The dama gazelle, Aders' duiker, Extinction Looms Over One in Every Four Antelope Species - Mar 6, 2009 Environment News ServiceOnly the Tibetan antelope, Pantholops hodgsonii, is threatened with extinction out the six non-antelope species monitored by the Antelope Specialist Group. Tracks to Tibet - Mar 20, 2009 The NationalLu’s film tells the story of a Tibetan patrol team that struggles to save the hunted Tibetan antelope from poachers, risking their lives in the extremely Pashmina industry under threat in occupied Kashmir - Mar 19, 2009 Kashmir Media ServiceAfter a global ban on Shahtoosh, wool derived from the hair of an endangered Tibetan antelope, shawls made from Pashmina wool are considered the finest and Endangered Tibbetan Cheeru - Jan 28, 2009 Press Information Bureau (press release),There are about 360 Tibetan Antelope (Pantolops hodgsonii), commonly known as Cheeru in the country. The animal is mainly confined to the Tibetan plateau. Kashmir Inc seeks end to ban on Shahtoosh - Jan 25, 2009 GreaterKashmir.com (press release),...“China has vested interest in the ban as they are not able to handle the wool from Tibetan antelope,� he added. Giving the details Dr Shah said that the The Natural History of Unicorns, By Chris Lavers - Jan 29, 2009 Independent,Laver suggests that the unicorn is an amalgam of two genuine animals, the wild ass and a Tibetan antelope, the chiru, which can indeed look one-horned from The Natural History of Unicorns by Chris Lavers - Jan 16, 2009 Times Online,The horn came from the chiru, or Tibetan antelope, whose slender pair of antlers in the male look from a distance like a single horn (distantly being the The Natural History of Unicorns - Jan 11, 2009 Financial Times,...not their foreheads), the Tibetan antelope (horns in the right place, but two of them) and the kiang, a large and fast wild ass, also from Tibet. SC ends hearing of Chiru issue - Jan 14, 2009 Rising Kashmir,...measures to prevent the killing of Tibetan antelope (Chiru) and trade in all types of articles including Shahtoosh which are banned under the law. Record seizures of animal goods - Jan 14, 2009 The National,...“A lot of it is ivory, but one of our biggest concerns at the moment is shahtoosh, a type of shawl made in India from Tibetan antelope. 2nd Int'l Poetry Festival to be held in Qinghai - Jan 16, 2009 China Internet Information Center|,The International Poetry Award of the Golden Tibetan Antelope will be chosen by a group of famous poets and litterateurs from China and the rest of the Watching things happen helplessly - Jan 17, 2009 Rising Kashmir,Remember how Chiru (Tibetan antelope) was made into a cause and Shahtos trade was grounded to death. From a prime business activity Shahtos trade became a UAE : Extreme Weather Hits Parts of Dubai - Jan 14, 2009 Daijiworld.com,...“A lot of it is ivory, but one of our biggest concerns at the moment is shahtoosh, a type of shawl made in India from Tibetan antelope. Kashmiri Pashmina shawl industry facing challenge to survive - Jan 11, 2009 Etalaat,Shahtoosh, wool derived from the hair of an endangered Tibetan antelope, shawls made from Pashmina wool are considered the world's finest and are exported Monastic meandering - Nov 15, 2008 Sunday Times.lk,...“Toosh� is another prized material even softer and finer than pashm, derived from undomesticated species, particularly the rare Tibetan antelope – each Jailed Chinese dissident and Tibet supporter wins top European ... - Oct 23, 2008 Save Tibet,...recognition and treatment for HIV/AIDS sufferers, and was also involved in environmental campaigns to protect the endangered Tibetan antelope (chiru). It's peaceful here on top of the world: Ladakh 'Little Tibet' - Nov 1, 2008 Independent,High above Taru the next morning, along the ridge of a canyon I spotted a seven-strong herd of endangered Tibetan antelope, hunted elsewhere in the Conservation in the Chang Tang - Oct 28, 2008 China Internet Information Center|,Changes during the past quarter century have had an impact not only on the wild yak, Tibetan antelope (also called 'chiru'), and other wild animals but also Search on for 2012 Olympic mascot - Oct 24, 2008 BBC News,This year's Beijing Games had five mascots - Beibei the fish, Jingjing the panda, Huanhuan the Olympic flame, Yingying the Tibetan antelope and Nini the Honours for Cape-based scientists - Oct 27, 2008 Independent Online,The two were separated only by Dr Lin Xia's thesis on traffic disturbance of the migration of Tibetan antelope in the extensive Hoh-xil national nature INDIA: WTI-IFAW Awarded Goods patent to Kashmir Pashmina - 27 Sep 2008 BharatTextile.com (subscription),Trading in derivatives of the Tibetan Antelope has been banned by law in India, Nepal and China. International trade in any form has also been prohibited by Editorial: In the gun-sights: leopards - 27 Sep 2008 Business Standard,...the parts of elephants, rhinoceros, Tibetan antelope (or Chiru) and several others are used for other lucrative purposes, all of them illicit. Indianapolis prize winner speaks for animals - Sep 26, 2008 WTHR,He's traveled to exotic locations and watched even the smallest movements of the animals from what Tibetan antelope eat to how far a lion walks in a day. Kashmir Pashmina gets Geographical Indication - Sep 25, 2008 Times of India,The Pashmina shawl was promoted as alternative to Shahtoosh shawl that is made from the wool of the endangered Tibetan Antelope, also known as Chiru. Kashmiri pashmina gets patent under GI Act - Sep 24, 2008 Daily News & Analysis,Kashmir pashmina came out as a viable alternative to the banned shahtoosh products which could prevent poaching of Tibetan antelope commonly known as the Milk scandal blows away China's feel-good mood - Sep 20, 2008 Independent,A Tibetan antelope is seen as a symbol of the unrest in that region in March; a swallow that looks like a kite has been linked to a deadly train crash in Important Animals from India Involved in the Wildlife Trade - Sep 7, 2008 Press Information Bureau (press release),TIBETAN ANTELOPE OR CHIRU – The famous Shahtoosh shawls are woven from the under wool of this animal which has to be killed in order to derive the wool. George B. Schaller, Indianapolis Prize winner, to speak at ... - Sep 11, 2008 E-Wire (press release),...save the threatened chiru or Tibetan antelope, and his life-changing experience studying mountain gorillas that helped shatter myths about the species. Mascots' magic is either timeless or forgettable - Sep 10, 2008 Media,They also represent the five Chinese elements, and possess characteristics of the panda, Tibetan antelope, swallow, fish (many associated strongly with Search this blog - Sep 9, 2008 ScienceBlogs275-mile journey on foot through the Himalayas to the calving grounds of the Tibetan antelope; and Madagascar's endangered predator, the cat-like fossa. 我们�仅�护大熊猫 - Sep 5, 2008 易阔�日财�,The combined efforts of WWF and our partners have sparked the recovery of the Tibetan Antelope [an error occurred while processing this directive] archives | news | XML / RSS feed | featured
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