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		Poachers snap up crocodiles as pets, souvenirs and handbags
		
			Environment
			
				
				 
		
	September 1, 2011
Poachers snap up crocodiles as pets, souvenirs and handbags
						A dozen mummified baby crocodiles peer out from the clutter of a dusty shop at the back of Aswan’s tourist…					
				
			
		Endangered Species: Egypt’s vultures
		
			Environment
			
				
				 
		
	March 22, 2011
Endangered Species: Egypt’s vultures
						Less than a century ago, it was common to see vultures flying over Cairo and nesting in some of the…					
				
			
		Endangered Species: Egypt’s tree of love
		
			Environment
			
				
				 
		
	March 15, 2011
Endangered Species: Egypt’s tree of love
						The ficus sycomorus, or sycamore fig, is an ancient tree that has been cultivated in Egypt since the third millennium…					
				
			
		Calls for investigating fire break-out in a natural reserve
		
			Environment
			
				
				 
		
	March 10, 2011
Calls for investigating fire break-out in a natural reserve
						An Egyptian environmental organization has urged the launching of an investigation into a fire that erupted on the Saluga and…					
				
			
		Endangered species: Egypt’s marine turtles
		
			Environment
			
				
				 
		
	March 8, 2011
Endangered species: Egypt’s marine turtles
						For over 100 million years, marine turtles have inhabited the world’s oceans. These reptiles, which existed before the dinosaurs, have…					
				
			
		Endangered Species: Egypt’s medicinal plants
		
			Environment
			
				
				 
		
	March 2, 2011
Endangered Species: Egypt’s medicinal plants
						This article is part of Al-Masry Al-Youm’s weekly “Endangered Species” series, covering Egypt’s endangered flora and fauna. Since prehistoric times,…					
				
			
		Endangered Species: Egypt’s wild cats
		
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	February 23, 2011
Endangered Species: Egypt’s wild cats
						This article is part of Al-Masry Al-Youm’s weekly “Endangered Species” series, covering Egypt’s endangered flora and fauna. Of the ten…					
				
			
		Endangered Species: The argun palm
		
			Environment
			
				
				 
		
	February 15, 2011
Endangered Species: The argun palm
						This article is part of Al-Masry Al-Youm’s weekly “Endangered Species” series, covering Egypt’s endangered flora and fauna.					
				
			
		Protectorate not Protected: Wadi el-Rayan
		
			Environment
			
				
				 
		
	December 11, 2010
Protectorate not Protected: Wadi el-Rayan
						Although Wadi el-Rayan is recognised as an important region for migratory and resident birds, is a designated geological and wetlands…					
				
			
		Curbs on coral trade rejected at UN conference
		
			Environment
			
				
				 
		
	March 22, 2010
Curbs on coral trade rejected at UN conference
						Dubai--A UN conference rejected on Sunday trade restrictions on red and pink corals used in jewelry in what environmentalists called…					
				
			