Poaching impacts the planet and its wildlife in devastating ways. Not only does it lead to extinction is also enables the spread of disease from poached animals. Find out this innovative method to help catch ivory poachers.
Tag: Poaching
Upsurge In Poaching Is Threatening South America’s Iconic Vicuña
The vicuña is in danger of becoming the latest victim of extinction due to poaching, according to a special interest group set up to protect the animal. The animal is highly sought after for its […]
Tensions Escalate As South Korean Navy Fires At North Korean Patrol Vessel
South Korea fired warning shots at a North Korean sea vessel that was straying past its border on Saturday. The shelling has raised tensions between the two countries in the wake of an oncoming reunion […]
Rare Snow Leopard Faces Shrinking Habitat As Climate Change Effects Worsen
The already vulnerable snow leopard is facing another threat – warmer temperatures caused by global climate change which are shrinking its natural habitat This news comes from a report released by conservation charity World Wildlife […]
U.S.-China Deal To Ban Ivory Trade Is Major Blow To Poachers
A major blow has been delivered to the illegal ivory trade with the announcement that China and the United States will co-operate to enact “nearly complete bans” on the import and export of ivory. Conservationists […]
Mexican Conservation Officials Are Now Using Drones To Stop Turtle Poachers
In a new effort to curb and eliminate altogether the act of poaching turtle eggs, Mexican officials are taking extreme measures. They have begun using drones to monitor the beaches where the Olive Ridley turtles […]
Africa’s Vultures, The Janitors Of The Wild, Are Being Poisoned To Extinction And The Effects Are Shocking
Poisoned by poachers and herding locals, the vulture population in Masai Mara – the janitors of the wild – are fast disappearing from the skies of the African plains. The deaths are leaving no one […]
Thailand Publicly Burns More Than Two Tons Of Illegal Ivory
In a public ceremony lauded by animal conservation groups, government officials in Thailand incinerated more than two tons of seized and smuggled ivory. The ceremony, presided over by Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, is the […]
Global Trade In Mammoth Ivory Is Exploding Thanks To Melting Arctic Ice
As arctic permafrost melts due to rising global temperatures, previously unobtainable mammoth ivory has become accessible to harvesting by paleontologists and ivory traders. Though legal to sell, as mammoth’s are already extinct, the new influx […]
Thanks To Relentless Poaching The Sumatran Rhino Is Now Extinct In Malaysia
In a sad dose of reality, the Sumatran rhinoceros has been declared extinct in its native country of Malaysia by scientists. Primarily found in the Asian country, scientists have not seen a Sumatran rhino in […]
Indonesia Sinks Foreign Fishing Vessels Caught Poaching In Its Waters
In a show of its seriousness to protect its territorial water, Indonesia sunk 38 foreign fishing vessels on Tuesday which it seized within its territorial waters. Commentators say it was no coincidence that the sinkings, […]
Second American Wanted In Zimbabwe For Illegal Trophy Hunting
A second American doctor has been accused of illegally hunting and killing lions in Zimbabwe. The South African country is now seeking the extradition of the two U.S. citizens for illegal poaching, a vice that […]
Internet Condemns American Trophy Hunter Accused Of Killing Prized Lion
The killing of Cecil the lion has outraged animal lovers all over the world and many people are making sure their voices are heard. The role of Walter Palmer in the inhumane killing of the […]
10,000 Mile Chase Ends In Sinking Of World’s Most Notorious Poaching Vessel
At the end of a seemingly made-for-Hollywood drama, the Thunder, a ship considered the world’s most notorious illegal fish poacher, began to sink into the ocean a couple hundred miles off the coast of Nigeria. […]
Wildlife Officials Crush More Than One Ton Of Elephant Ivory In The Middle Of Times Square
The world is increasingly getting angry with China and other Asian countries who, as we’ve covered before, continue to tolerate the illegal poaching and subsequent sales of endangered species derived products. To highlight the United […]
World Outraged As Iceland Ships 1700 Tons Of Endangered Whale Meat To Japan
The international community strongly condemned Iceland and Japan on Friday after reports emerged that an Icelandic ship loaded with 1,700 tons of whale meat left for Japan on Thursday. The move prompted outrage from environmental […]
Uber Stabs Carnegie Mellon In The Back, Steals Their Entire Robotics Department
Uber isn’t known for being kind, gentle or even a good place to work. It is increasingly becoming one of the most evil big technology companies, underscored by recent moves to track users of its […]
Rich Chinese Man Caught Smuggling Illegal Shark Into Backyard. Twice.
China is known to be the world’s number one environmental abuser, from its factories to illegal fisheries to its love of endangered species for quack medicine. A new story emerged late Tuesday documenting just how […]
Should The West Rescue Africa’s Animals? Mozambique Loses Half Its Elephants To Poachers
While Africans decry western attempts to help manage their rich set of endangered animals, the latest stats out of Mozambique suggest aggressive western intervention is necessary before the animals are extinct. The U.S. based Wildlife […]
Rich White Man Kills Endangered Black Rhino For Fun
Meet Corey Knowlton, a serial murderer of protected wildlife who arrived quietly in Namibia to hunt the famed black rhino on May 13th. Yesterday, he accomplished his goal and killed the magnificent creature. All for […]
Sophisticated Poachers Step Up War On The Rhino
The latest rhino-poaching statistics released by South African Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa yesterday paint a grim picture for the iconic rhinoceros. The rhinos barely have a decade left due to how sophisticated these syndicates […]