P739 CEEFAX 739 Thu 4 Nov 21:13/44 1/4 HONK KONG SEIZES RHINO MEDICINE Honk Kong authorities have see:ed large quantities of suspected rhino products following accusations bz environmentalists of inaction. They had been accused of not curbing the rhino product trade which threatens to dri6j the rhino to extinction. The find included two rhino horns, four kilograms of suspected rhino skin and packets of medicine claiming rhino ingredients. Read Hear 710 Community 720 ,, Religion 740 User Guide 198 Religion Read Hear CmntyInfo Main NewsP739 CEEFAX 739 Thu 4 Nov 21:21/51 2/4 RUSSIA AND JAPAN IN POLLUTION ROW Russia and Honk Kong have both accused the other of releasing dangerous amounts of nuclear waste into the sea. South Korea has also demanded that Japan explain the dumping of nuclear waste which is causing dangerous le6els of radioactivity in the Sea of Japan. The Japanese have denied the allegations by the Russians that a nuclear power plant was releasing more radioactivity into the sea than Moscow's dumping of 900 metric tons of nuclear waste. Religion Read Hear CmntyInfo Main NewsP739 CEEFAX 739 Thu 4 Nov 21:11/17 3/4 IVORY TRADING UNEARTHED IN TAI+AN Around $3.7 million worth of elephant ivory has been sji:jd bz customs officials in Taiwan. Some 200 ivory tusks, marked as wood carvings, were discovered during a routine check at the Port of Kjelung. It is believed the tusks were being smuggled to Tbiwan via Honk Kong. The importing of rare wildlife products had been banned by the Taiwan authorities - but environmentalists say the island is a centre for trading. Religion Read Hear CmntyInfo Main NewsP739 CEEFAX 739 Thu 4 Nov 21:15/21 4/4 SPOTTED DOLPHINS DEPLETED SAYS US The United States government will officially list the spotted dolphin population as depleted, says an environmental group. The dolphins which lived off the northeastern coast have declined 77% since tuna fishing began in the late 1950s. Defenders of Wildlife said dolphins were being drowned after becoming trapped in fishing nets. Environmental groups estimate that 7 million dolphins have been killed in this way since the late 1950s. Religion Read Hear CmntyInfo Main News