Green Options » arrested http://greenoptions.com/tag/arrested Posts tagged 'arrested' Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:22:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Bloody Rhino Horns Found in Vehicle: Poachers Arrested http://ecoworldly.com/2009/08/27/bloody-rhino-horns-found-in-vehicle-poachers-arrested/ http://ecoworldly.com/2009/08/27/bloody-rhino-horns-found-in-vehicle-poachers-arrested/#comments Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:22:00 +0000 Rhishja Larson http://ecoworldly.com/2009/08/27/bloody-rhino-horns-found-in-vehicle-poachers-arrested/ White rhino - KwaZulu Natal

The good news: Four men were arrested after a vehicle inspection yielded two recently butchered rhino horns and a .303 rifle. The bad news: KwaZulu Natal has now lost 19 rhino to poachers this year.

Thanks to quick action by Ezemvelo KwaZulu Natal Wildlife (EKZNW) field rangers, there are four less poachers in the region. Upon hearing a single gunshot in the Makhamisa area of the Imfolozi section, EKZNW field rangers acted immediately with Imfolozi management and police to set up a roadblock that led to the arrests.

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]]> http://ecoworldly.com/2009/08/27/bloody-rhino-horns-found-in-vehicle-poachers-arrested/feed/ Activists Detained For Taking Ash Spill Photographs http://planetsave.com/blog/2008/12/27/activists-detained-for-taking-ash-spill-photographs/ http://planetsave.com/blog/2008/12/27/activists-detained-for-taking-ash-spill-photographs/#comments Sat, 27 Dec 2008 22:47:47 +0000 Michael A. Weber http://planetsave.com/blog/2008/12/27/activists-detained-for-taking-ash-spill-photographs/

Two environmental activists were detained by the Tennessee Valley Authority police for photographing the site of last weeks ash spill. While it does not appear that they will be charged with crimes, they were unable to document the ash spill’s effects on the area and its water supply.

The men, who are from the Knoxville based United Mountain Defense, say that TVA has yet to release the water toxicity results. They say they have the right to take their own measurements and photographs unless TVA shows their results. “This is an issue of national importance,” said David Cooper. “People need to know if the water is safe or not.”

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