NAIVASHA Uomo Nike Air Max 97 Tutte Nere Scontate , Kenya, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Kenya on Tuesday began implanting microchips in every black rhino in the world's famous Masai Mara Games Reserve, southwest Kenya, to fight against poaching.
The Kenya Rhino Microchip Program runs along with the ear-notching and tracking of unmarked or younger rhinos of endangered black rhino around the park.
Martin Mulama, WWF Kenya Rhino Program coordinator, said the exercise involves fixing a microchip in the rhino's horns and notching their ears as one way of protecting them from poachers.
"The black rhino is an endangered species in Africa due to increased cases of poaching, and the current exercise will help security officers to easily monitor and track these animals," he said during the launch of the exercise.
Mulama said 70,000 U.S. dollar had been allocated towards the unique ten-day exercise that would help enhance monitoring of the animals around the park and also improve their security.
He added that the conservation body and other stakeholders would later conduct an audit of all the rhinos in the Mara.
The microchips will serve to strengthen rhino monitoring Uomo Nike Air Max 97 Tutte Bianche Scontate , anti-poaching activities and also support anti-trafficking mechanisms nationally.
The animals are part of the big five that draw tourists, a major source of revenue for the east African nation. The other four are the lion, elephant, leopard and buffalo.
The East African nation is currently embracing the use of more sophisticated technology to counter illegal wildlife trade.
KWS Senior Veterinary Officer Isaac Lekolool, who led the exercise, said the transmitters would help reduce chances of poachers targeting the animals.
Lekolool noted that they were using the exercise to also collect biological samples for their forensic laboratory, which could be used in strengthening their court cases.
BEIJING, March 27 (Xinhua) -- On March 28, 1959 Uomo Nike Vapormax 2018 Nere Rosse Scontate , about 1 million Tibetans broke the chains of serfdom in a historic democratic reform. Fifty-seven years on, the autonomous region once beset by inequality and oppression has witnessed encouragingly fast economic growth and better-than-ever standards of living.
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As a documentary that China Central Television (CCTV) aired over the weekend showed, serfs in Tibet were belittled, discriminated against, and treated no better than livestock.
In 1959 Uomo Nike Vapormax 2018 Arancione Nere Scontate , a new page was turned. The democratic reform, which centered on abolishing serfdom, was one of the most comprehensive and profound social changes in human history.
Serfs were emancipated, and given the dignity and respect they had long craved. For the first time in centuries, they became masters of their own fate, and their country.
The reform, led by the Communist Party of China, ushered in a new era marked by brightness, progress and prosperity. The potential of former serfs, who were given land and livestock after the reform, was thoroughly unleashed, and change swept through the land.
Over the past 57 years, especially during the 30 plus years of reform and opening up, the people of Tibet, regardless of their ethnic background Donne Nike Vapormax 2018 Rosa Scontate , have become increasingly aware of the significant role the 1959 reform has played in the history of Tibet.
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Generations of Chinese leadership have studied the conditions of the region, formulated forward-looking policies and programs accordingly, and made rapid economic growth, improved living standards and long-lasting social security and stability possible.
If the achievements Tibet has made over the past 57 years prove anything Uomo Nike Vapormax CS Triple Black Scontate , it is that the 1959 democratic reform was an inevitable choice of Tibetan people and the history, and also what it needed to ensure economic and social development in this region.
Only by remembering the ruthlessness of serfdom and the damage it did over centuries to the vast majority of Tibetans could the historic contribution of the 1959 reform be properly acknowledged.
Only by drawing lessons from history can Tibet continue on the right path and its people work toward a brighter future.
(Note: The above is the same story reported in English and Chinese respectively, and is not literal translation.)
BEIJING, March 2 (Xinhua) -- China will support foreign participation in its drive to reform state-owned enterprises (SOEs), Spokesman of the Ministry of Commerce Shen Danyang said Wednesday.
Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) by foreign entities will help upgrade China's industrial structure, bring in advanced management experience and sharpen domestic firms' international competitiveness, Shen said at a press conference.
M&As involving foreign companies have been growing steadily in recent years Uomo Nike Vapormax Flyknit Nere Rainbow Scontate , though the overall scale and their proportion of China's foreign direct investment (FDI) are still below global standards, Shen said.
The value of foreign capital M&As was 17.8 billion U.S. dollars last year, accounting for 14 percent.