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Environment International Technology 

Satellite Images to Aid Elephant Conservation From Space

January 21, 2021January 21, 2021 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Africa, conservationists, Elephants, poaching, Research, satellite

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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Environment International 

Orphaned Rhinos Find Safe Refuge in S.Africa Sanctuary

January 11, 2021January 11, 2021 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
poaching, rhinoceros, sanctuary, South Africa, trafficking, wildlife

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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Criminal Environment International 

Poverty, Joblessness Drives Wildlife Poaching in S.Africa: Study

September 24, 2020September 24, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
conservationists, poaching, poverty, Research, South Africa, wildlife

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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Environment International 

South Africa’s Rhino Poaching Drops During Virus Lockdown

September 22, 2020September 22, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
coronavirus, endangered, poaching, rhinoceros, South Africa, tourism

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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Environment International 

South Africa Cuts Rhino Poaching by Half: Minister

July 31, 2020July 31, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
poaching, rhinoceros, South Africa

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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Environment International 

World Tiger Population Grows but SE Asia Threats ‘Critical’: WWF

July 29, 2020July 29, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Asia, conservationists, endangered species, India, poaching

NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — Tiger populations in five countries are making a comeback but the endangered species still faces

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Criminal Environment International 

Malawi Jails 9 Chinese Wildlife Trafficking Gang Members

July 20, 2020July 21, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Africa, animals, China, poaching, trafficking

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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Environment International 

Dozens of Endangered Dorcas Gazelles Killed by Poachers in Niger

July 7, 2020July 7, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Africa, endangered, poaching

NIAMEY, Niger (AFP) — Around 40 dorcas gazelles, an endangered species, have been slaughtered by poachers in one of Africa’s

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Criminal Environment International 

Africa’s Endangered Wildlife at Risk as Tourism Dries Up

May 15, 2020May 15, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Africa, endangered, Law Enforcement, poaching, rhinoceros, tourism

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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Environment Science 

‘Sentinel’ Bird Found to Help Rhinos Evade Poachers

April 9, 2020April 10, 2020 MARTIN MACIAS JR
birds, poaching, Research, rhinoceros

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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Criminal Entertainment Environment International 

I.Coast Burns 3 Tons of Pangolin Scales

March 4, 2020March 4, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Africa, China, poaching, raids, trafficking, wildlife

Ivory Coast officials on Tuesday burned three tons of scales of the pangolin, the most trafficked mammal on Earth.

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Entertainment Environment International 

Booming Business of the Booty-ful Nut of the Seychelles

February 27, 2020February 27, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Africa, Agriculture, culture, food, poaching

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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Criminal Environment International 

Poachers Sentenced to Life for Murder of Kazakh Antelope Defender

February 21, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Kazakhstan, murder, poaching, sentencing, wildlife

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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Entertainment Environment International 

S. Africa Says Rhino Poaching Down 23% Last Year

February 3, 2020February 3, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
poaching, rhinoceros, South Africa, trafficking

South Africa recorded a 23% drop in the number of rhinos killed by poachers last year, official figures showed Monday.

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Environment Government Law 

Conservationists Sue Feds to Stop Pangolin Trafficking

January 22, 2020 ERIKA WILLIAMS
animals, endangered species, poaching, trafficking, Trump administration, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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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Environment Government International 

Rhino Poaching Rises in Botswana Despite Government Crackdown

December 23, 2019December 24, 2019 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Africa, endangered species, Hunting, poaching, rhinoceros, tourism

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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Environment International 

Pangolins Threatened by Criminal Networks in Southern Africa

November 6, 2019November 7, 2019 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Africa, animals, conservationists, endangered, poaching, smuggling

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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Criminal Science 

Scientists Develop Elephant DNA Database to Thwart Ivory Poaching

November 1, 2019November 1, 2019 CARSON McCULLOUGH
Africa, DNA, Elephants, Law Enforcement, poaching, Research

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.

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Criminal Entertainment Environment 

Indian Tiger Poacher With ‘Bear Penis Fetish’ Arrested

October 22, 2019October 23, 2019 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
India, poaching, wildlife

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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Environment International 

Wildlife Meet Fights to Counter ‘Unprecedented’ Species Declines

August 17, 2019August 21, 2019 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
endangered, plants, poaching, Switzerland, Trade, wildlife

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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