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Tag: poaching

Tuskless elephants becoming more common as an evolutionary response to poaching

November 1, 2021

From 1977 to 1992, the Mozambican Civil War ravaged the park with opposing combatants poaching elephants for ivory and meat. The conflict saw a…

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Elephant tramples suspected poacher to death, while rhino poachers arrested in South Africa

October 26, 2021

An elephant has trampled a suspected poacher to death in South Africa’s Kruger National Park, according to the world-famous park. Rangers followed tracks and…

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Someone shot an endangered Carnaby’s Cockatoo. Perth Zoo vets saved its life

July 8, 2020

Its parents tried to help in the wild, but ultimately it took a team of vets at an Australian zoo to save the injured…

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“Steep price” for father, son convicted of poaching 400-pound black bear in Colorado

April 11, 2019

A father and son from Indiana face long-time bans from hunting and fishing in 47 states after being convicted of poaching a giant black…

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Jail, fines & bans for Alaska poachers who killed denning bear, cubs

January 26, 2019

Alaska researchers were tracking a mother bear and her cubs, but never expected to capture this. They had collared the sow and set up…

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Pro golfer Jyoti Randhawa arrested in India and charged with poaching

December 26, 2018

Golf pro Jyoti Randhawa has been arrested in India on charges of poaching in a tiger sanctuary. Police in Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich said they…

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Wednesday Zen Moment: When a nearly-poached pangolin is set free

October 4, 2017

Pangolins are the most trafficked animal in the world. But not this one. Rangers with Garamba National Park in the Democratic Republic of the…

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Milestone in Manas: Baby rhino born for first time since 2014

September 28, 2017

Amid the stories about poaching and the dire state of a species, every so often a glimmer of hope comes along. Look to Manas National…

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Meatless Monday: Robotic deer acts as decoy against poachers in southern Utah

September 18, 2017

A decoy deer is being placed in areas where poachers have been known to hunt in Utah starting this past weekend in hopes of…

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Czech zoo saws off horns to protect rhinos from poachers

March 24, 2017

It seems like a drastic measure. But after the killing of a white rhinoceros at the Thoriy Zoo in Paris earlier this month for…

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