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.
Read moreTwo Gray Wolves Killed in Washington State; Probe Underway
Two gray wolves were killed in Washington state over Memorial Day weekend, state wildlife officials said Friday. One was shot by a man hiking with his daughter, while the death of a radio-collared female is under investigation.
Read moreBotswana Lifts Ban on Elephant Hunting, to Some Anger
Botswana has lifted its ban on elephant hunting in a country with the world’s highest number of the animals, a decision that has brought anger from some wildlife protection groups.
Read moreRhino Poaching Suspect Killed by Elephant, Eaten by Lions
South African police and park officials say a suspected rhinoceros poacher was trampled to death by an elephant and had his body eaten by lions.
Read moreEurope’s Wolves Are Back, Igniting Old Fears and New Tensions
Across Europe, the long-forgotten wolf is making a comeback after decades of protection from hunting. But as the wolf packs grow so do the angry pleas from farmers, shepherds and fearful communities.
Read moreSouth Africa Rhino Poaching
Reporting a 25 percent decrease from the number slain in 2017 for their horns, South Africa’s environmental affairs ministry said Wednesday that poachers killed 769 rhinos last year.
Read moreAfrica Is Divided Over Ivory Trade Ahead of Wildlife Meeting
Several African countries with some of the world’s largest elephant populations will push this year for looser controls on legal ivory trade, while another group of countries on the continent says more restrictions are the best way to curb the illegal killing of elephants for their tusks.
Read more$1.3M in Ivory Seized From Upscale San Diego Antique Store
A sting operation resulted in the seizure of more than 300 ivory items worth $1.3 million from an upscale antique store — the largest ivory seizure since a statewide ban went into effect in 2016, San Diego City Attorney Mara Elliott and California Senate President pro tem Toni Atkins announced Wednesday.
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