Satellite Images to Aid Elephant Conservation From Space
Conservationists have started using satellite imagery to count elephants from space, a technique that British experts hope will help protect threatened populations in Africa.
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Orphaned Rhinos Find Safe Refuge in S.Africa Sanctuary
Rhinoceros calf Jessie was just 4 months old when she arrived at a shelter in northern South Africa, bleeding from a cut to the shoulder and deeply traumatized.
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Poverty, Joblessness Drives Wildlife Poaching in S.Africa: Study
Most people convicted for wildlife poaching and trafficking in South Africa commit the crimes due to poverty and joblessness, a study by an international wildlife conservation group has shown.
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South Africa’s Rhino Poaching Drops During Virus Lockdown
South Africa’s anti-Covid-19 lockdown is credited with helping to achieve a dramatic drop in rhino killings, but as the country opens up experts warn of a possible resurgence of poaching of one of Earth’s most endangered mammals.
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South Africa Cuts Rhino Poaching by Half: Minister
The number of South African rhinos killed by poachers fell by half in the first six months of the year, but 166 were slaughtered nonetheless, the environment minister said Friday.
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World Tiger Population Grows but SE Asia Threats ‘Critical’: WWF
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — Tiger populations in five countries are making a comeback but the endangered species still faces
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Malawi Jails 9 Chinese Wildlife Trafficking Gang Members
A Malawi court on Monday jailed seven Chinese nationals and two Malawians for illegal possession of ivory, rhino horns and pangolin scales.
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Dozens of Endangered Dorcas Gazelles Killed by Poachers in Niger
NIAMEY, Niger (AFP) — Around 40 dorcas gazelles, an endangered species, have been slaughtered by poachers in one of Africa’s
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Africa’s Endangered Wildlife at Risk as Tourism Dries Up
The armed rangers set off at dusk in pursuit of poachers. The Covid-19 pandemic has brought a new alertness, and a new fear.
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‘Sentinel’ Bird Found to Help Rhinos Evade Poachers
Africa’s red-billed oxpeckers – known as “the rhino’s guard” or Askari wa kifaru in Swahili – truly live up to their indigenous names, according to research published Thursday which found the birds are instrumental in helping black rhinos avoid poachers and other humans.
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I.Coast Burns 3 Tons of Pangolin Scales
Ivory Coast officials on Tuesday burned three tons of scales of the pangolin, the most trafficked mammal on Earth.
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Booming Business of the Booty-ful Nut of the Seychelles
It is the world’s largest seed, and with a shape suggestive of a woman’s hips and myths of love-making powers, the coco de mer is an icon of the Seychelles.
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Poachers Sentenced to Life for Murder of Kazakh Antelope Defender
A court in Kazakhstan on Friday sentenced three poachers to life in prison for beating to death a state ranger charged with protecting the endangered saiga antelope.
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S. Africa Says Rhino Poaching Down 23% Last Year
South Africa recorded a 23% drop in the number of rhinos killed by poachers last year, official figures showed Monday.
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Conservationists Sue Feds to Stop Pangolin Trafficking
Fighting for the dwindling lives of a lesser known species, wildlife conservation groups sued the Trump administration on Wednesday in hopes of adding pangolins to the list of endangered species.
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Rhino Poaching Rises in Botswana Despite Government Crackdown
Thirteen rhinos have been poached in Botswana in the last two months, the tourism ministry said, as the government tries to crackdown on hunting of the endangered species.
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Pangolins Threatened by Criminal Networks in Southern Africa
Pangolins are under threat from illegal trafficking networks, conservationists said Wednesday, as they urged southern African countries to step up protection of one of the world’s most smuggled mammals.
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Scientists Develop Elephant DNA Database to Thwart Ivory Poaching
An international team of researchers has developed a new online tool to help law enforcement officials track down the original locations of poached elephant tusks, which they unveiled in a study published Friday in Journal of Heredity.
Read moreIndian Tiger Poacher With ‘Bear Penis Fetish’ Arrested
One of India’s most wanted tiger poachers, who also had a fetish for eating the penis of sloth bears, has been arrested after being on the run for six years, officials said.
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Wildlife Meet Fights to Counter ‘Unprecedented’ Species Declines
Amid growing alarm over accelerating extinctions, a major international conference opened in Geneva Saturday aiming to tighten rules on trade in elephant ivory and other endangered animal and plant species.
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