River Wolf Recognized: Scientists Declare Mongolian Taimen a Vulnerable Species
Balbar and his colleagues at World Wildlife Fund inspired people all over Mongolia, Asia and the world to fight for the taimen. Continue reading
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Most popular posts, photos, status updates of January
Here is our month-in-review of environmental, conservation and green stories. These are the most popular stories that you and people like you have clicked on in January. If you missed anything in the last month, you’ll find some really interesting … Continue reading
Photo of the Day: Billboards inspire behavior change
“Brothers, if you catch taimen, let us release it!” Conservation can’t happen on the ground level without getting local stakeholders involved. Rare Pride campaign manager Gankhuyag “Gaana” Balbar solicited the help of a local fishing club to help him create … Continue reading
Photo of the Day: Giant taimen inspires giant conservation
What could be better than being visited at school by a giant taimen? WWF Mongolia’s Rare Pride campaign protected the taimen fish in the Onon River by working with local fishing people to adopt catch-and-release fishing practices in order to … Continue reading
Fishermen are changing in the Onon River, Mongolia
Note: This post originated on our community inspiring conservation, RarePlanet. It was written by Gaana Balbar. My campaign will protect the taimen fish in the Onon River by working with local fishermen to adopt catch-and-release fishing practices in order to … Continue reading
Partnering with local fishermen to inspire sustainable fishing (photos)
This post originated on our community inspiring conservation, RarePlanet. Conservation can’t happen on the ground level without getting local stakeholders involved. Rare Pride campaign manager Gankhuyag “Gaana” Balbar solicited the help of a local fishing club to help him create billboards to … Continue reading
Creating a lasting sanctuary for the mighty taimen fish in Mongolia
“It’s important that we not assume our conservation program is having a good effect, but that we actually monitor it against hard data.” WWF Mongolia’s Rare Pride campaign will protect the taimen fish in the Onon River by working with … Continue reading
Pride in Mongolia: campaign launches along the Onon River!
Note: This content originated on our online community inspiring conservation, RarePlanet.Org. One of Gaana’s first campaign activities was to officially launch his campaign in all six soums along the Onon River. This was done by hosting back-to-back events with children … Continue reading
Notes from a RarePlanet: Could biodiverse Madagascar become like Haiti?
This photo of Madagascar comes courtesy of Flickr user Francesco Faf. Could biodiverse Madagascar become like Haiti, stripped of much of its forests and biodiversity? “Niall O’Connor from the World Wildlife Fund warns in a Carte Blanche production that if … Continue reading
Never a dull moment when traveling to the Onon River but plenty of bonding
Note: This content originated on our online community inspiring conservation, RarePlanet.Org. Rare has a campaign in the Onon River area to protect the taimen fish that works with local people to adopt catch-and-release fishing practices in order to reduce illegal … Continue reading