Endangered Animals that People Still Eat


	Endangered Animals that People Still Eat
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4-10-2009 10:47 AM
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4-10-2009 11:23 AM
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"fisherman slice off the fins of live sharks before tossing the animals back into the water to drown. The fins are dried and used to make soup in Asian restaurants."

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padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/04/09/12-endangered-animals-that-people-still-eat/"><H4><SPAN id="more-6333"></SPAN>Chinese Giant Salamander</H4></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/04/09/12-endangered-animals-that-people-still-eat/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/webecoist.com/img/4D5D338F-4738-478B-A53A-4FEBE87495DA" alt="chinese-giant-salamander" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/04/09/12-endangered-animals-that-people-still-eat/">the Chinese Giant Salamander, which is the largest amphibian in the world, it is a delicacy in China and the <A href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4259596.stm" linkindex="21">target of illegal hunting</A>.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/04/09/12-endangered-animals-that-people-still-eat/"><H4>Chimpanzees & Gorillas</H4></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/04/09/12-endangered-animals-that-people-still-eat/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/webecoist.com/img/5EEA52AF-B197-4541-A200-C0E08D6D0A05" alt="chimp-gorilla-bushmeat" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/04/09/12-endangered-animals-that-people-still-eat/"><H4>Chanook Salmon</H4></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/04/09/12-endangered-animals-that-people-still-eat/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/webecoist.com/img/CFB4154D-E514-43BC-974A-807AF38462EB" alt="endangered-chanook-salmon" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/04/09/12-endangered-animals-that-people-still-eat/">officials <A href="http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/02/27/western-states-set-to-kill-sea-lions-because-they-eat-salmon/" linkindex="30">kill sea lions</A> — natural predators of salmon — in order to allow more salmon stocks for fishing in the Columbia River.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/04/09/12-endangered-animals-that-people-still-eat/"><H4>Bluefin Tuna</H4></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/04/09/12-endangered-animals-that-people-still-eat/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/webecoist.com/img/821C8BC4-8B91-4EAB-9CAA-2B56C034801D" alt="endangered-bluefin-tuna" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/04/09/12-endangered-animals-that-people-still-eat/">Bluefin tuna is a favorite for sushi in Japan, and despite its incredibly endangered status, is still commercially harvested and sold.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/04/09/12-endangered-animals-that-people-still-eat/"><H4>Caribou</H4></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/04/09/12-endangered-animals-that-people-still-eat/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/webecoist.com/img/A8A3F386-BC7D-4B21-BD19-E247569AF6F4" alt="endangered-caribou-meat" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/04/09/12-endangered-animals-that-people-still-eat/">the rare populations are still hunted. For instance, the Innu in Quebec <A href="http://www.thetelegram.com/index.cfm?sid=236779&sc=86" linkindex="37">hunt the animals from snowmobiles</A> and will slaughter entire herds.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/04/09/12-endangered-animals-that-people-still-eat/"><H4>Fin Whales</H4></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/04/09/12-endangered-animals-that-people-still-eat/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/webecoist.com/img/CA939493-5A78-46FA-B7A2-0FACB2DCC0A3" alt="endangered-fin-whales" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/04/09/12-endangered-animals-that-people-still-eat/"><H4>African Forest Elephants</H4></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/04/09/12-endangered-animals-that-people-still-eat/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/webecoist.com/img/AAFEE366-6923-4256-8E71-01112626B230" alt="endangered-forest-elephants" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/04/09/12-endangered-animals-that-people-still-eat/"><H4>Green Sea Turtles</H4></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/04/09/12-endangered-animals-that-people-still-eat/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/webecoist.com/img/C011D7A1-6A9A-49BF-A013-DA550BED7C52" alt="endangered-green-sea-turtle" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/04/09/12-endangered-animals-that-people-still-eat/"> the turtles are still hunted in Indonesia and other countries in South Asia.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/04/09/12-endangered-animals-that-people-still-eat/"><H4>River Dolphins</H4></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/04/09/12-endangered-animals-that-people-still-eat/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/webecoist.com/img/67BED2DA-C5DB-443E-B342-6528261F54E8" alt="endangered-river-dolphins" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/04/09/12-endangered-animals-that-people-still-eat/"><H4>Gaurs/Seladangs</H4></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/04/09/12-endangered-animals-that-people-still-eat/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/webecoist.com/img/77F4B52B-5452-4A73-AC64-B755599C2FA6" alt="endangered-seladang-gaur" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/04/09/12-endangered-animals-that-people-still-eat/"><H4>Sharks</H4></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/04/09/12-endangered-animals-that-people-still-eat/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/webecoist.com/img/17A4A185-EAC2-4328-B0DC-F6F60037524C" alt="endangered-shark-finning" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/04/09/12-endangered-animals-that-people-still-eat/">fisherman <A href="http://www.stopsharkfinning.net/" linkindex="64">slice off the fins of live sharks</A> before tossing the animals back into the water to drown. The fins are dried and used to make soup in Asian restaurants.</blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/8E4D1AA7-6A7F-470C-A746-09E868DE770B/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>
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