poaching
Malaysia seizes $18 million worth of elephant tusks, tiger bones and other trafficked animal parts
Environment
July 20, 2022
Malaysia seizes $18 million worth of elephant tusks, tiger bones and other trafficked animal parts
(CNN) – Malaysian authorities have seized a massive haul of trafficked animal parts, including elephant tusks, rhino horns, pangolin scales…
At least 30 endangered green sea turtles found with ‘bleeding’ neck wounds in Japan
Environment
July 18, 2022
At least 30 endangered green sea turtles found with ‘bleeding’ neck wounds in Japan
Tokyo (CNN) – At least 30 endangered green sea turtles were found on Thursday with wounds around their neck, near…
Coronavirus lockdowns increase poaching in Asia, Africa
World
June 22, 2020
Coronavirus lockdowns increase poaching in Asia, Africa
NEW DELHI (AP) — A camera trap photo of an injured tigress and a forensic examination of its carcass revealed…
Rhino killed as poaching attempts increase amid India virus lockdown
Environment
May 11, 2020
Rhino killed as poaching attempts increase amid India virus lockdown
A rare one-horned rhino has been killed as poaching attempts increase in one of India’s best-known national parks during the…
More than 2,300 tigers killed and trafficked this century: report
World
August 21, 2019
More than 2,300 tigers killed and trafficked this century: report
More than 2,300 endangered tigers have been killed and illegally trafficked since the turn of the century, according to a…
Hell in high water: Braving the monsoon to save India’s rhinos
Environment
July 6, 2019
Hell in high water: Braving the monsoon to save India’s rhinos
The monsoon may bring respite from the scorching heat, but for the rangers and animals at Kaziranga National Park it…
500 endangered vultures die in Botswana after eating poisoned elephants
World
June 21, 2019
500 endangered vultures die in Botswana after eating poisoned elephants
More than 500 endangered vultures died of poisoning after eating the carcasses of three elephants killed by poachers in Botswana,…
How to fix Nature and avoid human misery: UN report
World
May 4, 2019
How to fix Nature and avoid human misery: UN report
Revamping global food production, retooling the financial sector, moving beyond GDP as a measure of progress and other “transformative changes”…
Poachers threaten precious Madagascar forest and lemurs
World
April 22, 2019
Poachers threaten precious Madagascar forest and lemurs
Under a leaden sky, six rangers walk silently in single file through Vohibola, one of the last primary forests in…
China seizes nearly 2,750 elephant tusks in huge bust
World
April 16, 2019
China seizes nearly 2,750 elephant tusks in huge bust
Chinese authorities have seized 7.5 tonnes of ivory — 2,748 elephant tusks — in one of the biggest busts in…