The Effects of 1997 Asian Financial Crisis in Thailand and Hong Kong The Asian financial crisis occurred since the beginning of summer 1997 in Thailand and was triggered due to the currency depreciation of Thai baht. Declines in the stock market and exchange rates and the assets prices affected the economies of East Asian countries on a large scale‚ most notably Thailand‚ South Korea and Indonesia. Although Hong Kong was suffered severely in the crisis‚ there was significant impact on its economy
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SAARC The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is an organization of South Asian nations‚ founded in December 1985 and dedicated to economic‚ technological‚ social‚ and cultural development emphasizing collective self-reliance. Its seven founding members are Bangladesh‚ Bhutan‚ India‚ the Maldives‚ Nepal‚ Pakistan‚ and Sri Lanka. Afghanistan joined the organization in 2007. Meetings of heads of state are usually scheduled annually; meetings of foreign secretaries‚ twice annually
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biggest poaching problem in the world due to the animals that live there because there body parts are worth alot of money. Ivory is a very high price and that is why the Rinoseaurus and Elephant are in such danger. Jane Goodall says it best she says‚ "We must join forces everywhere to stop the slaughter of elephants and rhinos. They feel pain‚ they know suffering. We must stop people
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Leopards‚ Elephants‚ hyena‚ and buffalo are considered to be sources of what is called bush meat. These animals are killed‚ skinned and striped of their meat to be smoked and shipped to restaurants in Africa‚ Asia and Europe. The Asian and African Elephants are hunted for the ivory of their tusks. More than 2‚500 tusks and 14‚600 pieces of ivory were seized worldwide between January 1‚ 2000 and May 21‚ 2002. That might not seem like a lot but that equals out to over 2‚000 dead elephants‚ in less
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Abuse In The Circus Chains‚ spikes‚ and pain is the everyday life for an animal in the circus. Performance animals‚ who experience cruel training‚ extreme punishment‚ and abuse from their handlers should be released from the circus. When people go to the circus‚ they picture a place filled with excitement‚ love‚ and entertainment. In reality‚ the place people used to love when they were children doesn’t exist‚ but is substituted with a cruel and joyless place where the animals that amazed them
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people. According to NGO WPSI the man animal conflict has lead to nearly 20 elephant getting killed between Jan 2007 and Jan 2008 in elephant corridor connecting Karnataka‚ Kerala and Tamil nadu. In Nov- Dec 2007 at least five elephant deaths were reported from Waynad plateau region in Kerala and from Bandipur forest reserve along Karnataka Tamil nadu border. Crop and livestock depredation: - A variety of mammals like elephant‚ rhino‚ deer‚ wild pig and monkeys cause immense damage to crops. Damage
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Rachel Olson English King 4 December 1‚ 1999 If you have ever stepped into a zoo‚ you have stepped into a prison in which the inmates are defenseless and innocent‚ the sentence is long‚ and the penalty is cruel and severe. Zoos are not made for educational purposes but for entertainment‚ they do not benefit animals but push them toward extinction. "Zoos range in size and quality from cage-less parks to small roadside menageries with concrete slabs and iron bars." (Zoos: Pitiful Prisons
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The Brutality of the Ivory Trade (Kenya hunts for armed elephant poachers‚ 1). Anne Passera April 1st‚ 2014. CGR 4MA The brutality of the ivory trade In 1989‚ CITIES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) approved a worldwide ban on ivory trade due to extensive poaching reducing the African elephant population by more than half. However‚ levels of poaching and illegal trade are getting out of control once again. Since 1997‚ certain countries
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The trophy room fills with the gazes of lifeless beady eyes watching intruders every move. Hundreds of furry‚ scaly creatures crowd the area each in their own position: the tiger poses next to the antelope‚ the snake curled up by the rat‚ and the dog stands guard by the door. Each of these animals has its own stories to tell. The giraffe tells the story of the money he made for the man with the gun‚ the housecat tells the story about a loving home‚ and the panther tells the story of his fading species
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Cited: Bekoff‚ Marc. The Emotional Lives of Animals. Novato: New World Library‚ 2008. Print. Bhalla‚ Shivani. "The Death of Eleonor." Save the Elephants. Save the Elephants‚ 2012.Web. 22 Jul. 2003. Clark‚ Josh. "Do Animals Experience Happiness?." How Stuff Works. How Stuff Works‚ 2013. Web. 24 Jul. 2013. Highfield‚ Roger. "Elephants Show Compassion in Face of Death." Telegraph.co.uk. Telegraph Media Group‚ 14 Aug. 2006. Web. 24 Jul. 2013. Panksepp‚ Jaak. "Empathy and the Laws of Affect
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