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Western Australia's shark cull faces legal challenge from conservationists
2014-01-20 08:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The Greens and animal welfare groups are formulating a legal challenge to the Western Australian government's shark cull, claiming the move would fall foul of state, federal and international obligations. Lawyers for a loose-knit coalition of groups, including the Greens, the Conservation Council and Western Australians for Shark Conservation, are looking at whether the plan to trap and kill large sharks is legally possible. At a state level, the cull policy could run contrary to the Wildlife...
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