Animal campaigners have raised the alarm after a number of crocodiles were found dead with their heads chopped off. Rangers fear the decapitations are becoming a growing problem in the Australian state of Queensland after six of the animals were found with gunshot wounds over the past two months. Some of the carcasses were found […]
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Poaching Gang Busted with Tiger Skins and Skeletons
A notorious tiger poaching gang was busted in India recently with a 10-foot-long tiger skin, one tiger skeleton, and one leopard skeleton. In a huge anti-poaching operation across India, the Tamil Nadu Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) and Wildlife SOS intercepted six members of the big cat poaching community. They had traveled from Delhi to […]
Florence and her cubs give hope that west African lion can come roaring back
A lioness in one of the world’s rarest lion populations has given birth to three cubs, new video footage shows, raising hopes that the critically endangered big cat can be saved from extinction. In contrast to their southern cousins, west African lions have almost completely disappeared. Scientists believe between 120 and 374 remain in the […]
Saving Uganda’s Wildlife: The Fight Against Poaching and Illegal Trade
The African wilderness is home to some of the world’s most majestic and endangered animals. Still, the sad reality is that many of these animals face a dire threat from poaching and illegal wildlife trade. One area that has been particularly hard hit is Uganda, home to a wide variety of wildlife, including gorillas, elephants, […]
Great Bustards Use Two Plant Species to Self-Medicate, Scientists Say
The great bustard is a vulnerable species of bird with a wide range from Iberia and northwest Morocco in the west to China in the east. There are two subspecies: Otis tarda tarda, which extends from Iberia and north Morocco through central and southeast Europe to Turkey, Iran and east to Kazakhstan and central Siberia; […]
Education can change local perception of bats, help conserve species, study says
Increasing knowledge of ecosystem services is key to conserving bats and supporting communities in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province, according to a recent study published in the journal Biodiversitas. Researchers quizzed members of local communities around the Batang Toru ecosystem to understand their perception of bat populations. The researchers found that local communities have limited knowledge […]
Myanmar wildlife trade remains opaque, despite focus on border hubs
Lying at the nexus of South Asia, Southeast Asia and China, Myanmar hosts an extraordinary mix of ecosystems that represent some of the last refuges of an ever-lengthening list of imperiled species: tigers, leopards and pangolins to name a few. But the combination of teeming biodiversity and notoriously lax law enforcement also makes the country […]
Trafficking crackdown pays off in Tanzania
In Katavi National Park, like other protected areas in Tanzania, wildlife poaching is a serious challenge. This is because the park has no fence, and any person can easily enter and kill animals if he is lucky enough to walk out uncaught. According to the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) website, more elephants are dying from […]