Trophy hunters will be able to hunt ten leopards, ten black rhinos, and 150 elephants in 2022, according to forestry, fisheries, and environment minister Barbara Creecy. Trophy hunting, according to Creecy’s department, generates economic incentives that encourage conservation. It also serves as a beneficial wildlife management technique, as it is utilized to remove (mainly) excess […]
Tag: Leopard
Wildlife experts fear that a rare Persian leopard temporarily housed in an Iraqi zoo risks an uncertain future
Wildlife experts fear that a rare Persian leopard temporarily housed in an Iraqi zoo risks an uncertain future. The male leopard was caught in a trap set by a peasant who had lately lost dozens of goats in the mountainous Batifa area of northern Duhok province, in the autonomous Kurdistan region, and its right hind […]
Most endangered cat in Americas found living on outskirts of Chilean capital
Teetering over an arid cliff face above the sprawling Chilean capital, Bernardo Segura reviews the footage from the camera trap and lets out a yell of excitement as the images reveal a flickering striped tail. On the screen displaying the conservationist’s latest video capture is an Andean cat – the most endangered feline in the […]
Starving and injured Sumatran tiger dies in captivity, Indonesian officials report
JAMBI, Indonesia — Conservation authorities in Indonesia have reported the death of a Sumatran tiger captured in October following reports of deadly attacks on people. Officials have linked the death to a suspected local outbreak of African swine fever killing the big cat’s main prey. The adult female Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) died on […]
Photographers rewrite list of ‘big five’ animals to shoot
For trophy hunters, the big five are the toughest, most dangerous animals to kill, but a photography project has turned the meaning of shooting on its head, creating a new list of the five most fantastic creatures to capture on camera. More than 50,000 people from around the world voted for animals they most liked […]
Callous trophy hunter boasts she shot dead 60-year-old crocodile to make purse
A trophy hunter hunter has boasted she shot dead a 60-year-old Nile crocodile to make a purse. Callous Larysa Switlyk posted pictures of herself posing with the dead animal saying: “Excuse me while I shop for a new purse”. She used the snap in the hope of recruiting British women to join her on cruel hunts. Switlyk […]
Study highlights ‘terrible’ signs of species decline from wildlife trade
Pangolins, orchids and chameleons — these are just a few species that are regularly traded in local and international wildlife markets, contributing to a global industry worth billions of dollars each year. But what is the wildlife trade’s impact on terrestrial biodiversity? A new study probes this very question. The study, published this week in […]
Fruit-eating, seed-pooping animals can help restore degraded forests
In a once-cleared patch of rainforest, four black-tufted marmosets scamper up to a pile of bananas lying in a plastic dish on the ground. Within the banana flesh are the seeds of a local native tree, hidden there by scientists. After briefly investigating, the marmosets (Callithrix penicillata) dig in. When they’ve eaten their fill, they […]