In the rolling expanse of rural west Texas, a southern white rhinoceros named Killian has learned to come when he’s called. Killian stands there like a big fat puppy, hoping someone will dare to pet him. He and his rhino companion, Sebastian, like rubdowns far better than treats. We are standing on Ox Ranch, a […]
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How trophy hunting in Texas became a multibillion-dollar industry
Texas is the epicenter of the exotic game industry in the United States. People spend thousands to have a shot at hunting animals like zebras, cape buffalo, and even giraffes. The video below explores the costs associated with breeding, hunting, and taxidermy. An earlier version of the video below showed an image of a Grevy’s […]
Giraffes Saved from Dangerous Floods
U.S.-based nonprofit Save Giraffes Now is helping Kenyan giraffes find safety after living on islands endangered by floods. According to People, 15 Rothschild giraffes are now safely on solid ground. The rescue efforts began 15 months ago in early 2020 after flooding increased in Kenya’s Lake Baringo. “We felt a great sense of urgency to […]
The Last Giraffes on Earth
The giraffe is nearly down. Two men have stretched a thick black rope in front of the animal, to trip her up. The giraffe hits the rope, and the plan seems to be working until she gains a second wind and breaks into a fresh run. Her body sways backward and forward like a rocking […]
‘Ecological island’: as Maasai herding lands shrink, so does space for Kenya’s elephants
Kenyan elephants risk a slow extinction in a bleak, ever-shrinking “ecological island” in one of the country’s most picturesque and photographed landscapes, according to a government report. The animals face a grim future as habitat loss is exacerbated by the pandemic’s impact on tourism, which is pushing landowners to sell off areas for development, and […]
Organizations aim to block funds for East African oil pipeline
National and international NGOs from around the world have asked more than two dozen banks not to finance a 1,445-kilometer (898-mile) pipeline to shuttle oil from fields in Uganda to a port on Tanzania’s coast. The groups contend that the project is already impinging on communities and exacerbating poverty in the region. Their representatives also […]
POLL: Should Pablo Escobar’s hippos be culled to halt biodiversity disaster?
Hippos imported illegally into Colombia for Pablo Escobar’s private zoo have gone feral in the lush tropical countryside and must be culled before their invasive presence starts to wipe out indigenous flora and fauna, scientists have warned. One of the notorious drug lord’s great extravagances saw him amass a collection of hippos, kangaroos, giraffes, elephants […]
Petition: Rare White Giraffe Gets Tracker After Poachers Kill His Family
A rare white giraffe is getting a tracking device after its family was killed by poachers. The giraffe lives in Kenya, in the Ishaqbini Hirola Conservancy. According to the Ishaqbini Hirola Community Conservancy, this is the only white giraffe in the world. A white female and her calf were killed by poachers in March 2020. […]