Last year, the Kenyan government announced a bold proposition to protect its vulnerable wildlife: using the death penalty against illegal poachers. Now, according to News 360, lawmakers are aiming to fast-track the passing of this legislation. The current law in Kenya makes it illegal to kill endangered animals in the country. In addition, the 2013 […]
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Petition: Tell TripAdvisor Not to Promote Abusive Elephant Activities!
TripAdvisor is often relied on for honest reviews, photos, and prices of vacation excursions. When going on vacation, we like to see which are the best places to visit. Sadly, certain activities are promoted on the site that support animal abuse. Many wild animals, especially elephants are exploited for the tourism industry. They are forced […]
Poachers Are Invading Botswana, Last Refuge of African Elephants
In September, conservationists in Botswana discovered 87 dead elephants, their faces hacked off and tusks missing. Poaching, the researchers warned, was on the rise. The news had international repercussions. Botswana had been one of the last great elephant refuges, largely spared the poaching crisis that has swept through much of Africa over the past decade. […]
Petition: Protect Endangered Black Rhino Habitat in Tanzania!
Black rhinos are critically endangered, meaning they are very close to extinction. They need as much protection as possible, but sadly they are often victims of poaching, trophy hunting, and habitat loss. Rhinos are often poached for their horns which cost a lot of money on the black market. They’re also pushed out of their […]
Disturbing Photo Shows Elephant Hacked Apart With Chainsaws by Hunters
A drone camera has captured a disturbing image of the trophy-hunting crisis: Lying dead on the ground in Botswana is an elephant with injuries that look to have been inflicted by hunters with chainsaws. Photographer Justin Sullivan captured the picture of the African elephant, whose trunk and tusks appear to have been sawed off, just […]
Agriculture, mining, hunting push critically endangered gorillas to the brink
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) holds 60 percent of the Congo rainforest, the second-largest rainforest in the world after the Amazon. Because of this, the country serves as an essential carbon sink, storing an estimated 22.9 gigatons of carbon. It is also one of the world’s most important biodiversity hotspots, hosting a dizzying […]
Sick couple kiss to celebrate killing magnificent lion in horrifying picture
A sick couple kiss to celebrate killing a magnificent lion in a vile reminder of the blood lust in trophy hunting. They call it sport. Lions and other magnificent beasts are corralled in a confined area and then slaughtered by paying customers. Hunters are then allowed to bring the body parts back to the UK […]
Trophy-hunting firms banned from gun show after protests
Trophy-hunting businesses targeting big-game hunters in Britain have been banned from a shooting show after public objections. The NEC in Birmingham said that it would no longer be welcoming safari operators selling hunting trips for sport at the Great British Shooting Show in February. The announcement by the NEC yesterday came after organisers had earlier […]