  "Poaching" documentary screened in YerevanJune 5, 2009 - 20:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Poaching", a documentary dedicated to Armenia's wildfire was screened in Moscow cinema today on the initiative of World Wildlife Fund (WWF). "Poachers kill 3 or 4 mountain leopards in Armenia every year," said Karen Manvelyan, head of WWF Yerevan Office. "We have been financing projects to maintain reserves but we don't have enough human recourses to control poachers." The 15-minute film shot by ArtSight studio features cruelty toward wildfire in Armenia, where 7 or 8 mountain leopards and 200 or 250 moufflons are left.   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day  May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865.Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months.Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |
