Tag Archive: poaching
Bad Economics: Pachyderm Poaching and Refuge Reductions
We are losing animal species at an alarming, unprecedented rate, and our wild places are increasingly coming under attack. If we’re not careful, our planet could soon have far fewer other kinds of beings and remote places for us to…
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When a Kenya Safari is More Than a Safari
It’s difficult to imagine why such a large and powerful animal would be so skittish. With a modest charge, a white or black rhino could seemingly bulldoze anything in its path. But some of the rhinos newly introduced to wildlife…
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How Facebook and Unwitting Tourists Are Helping Poachers Kill Elephants and Rhinos
Tourists in Africa are unwittingly helping poachers locate elephants, rhinos and lions by posting geo-tagged images of wildlife to social media sties like Facebook and Twitter. This is according to South African National Parks (SanParks) officials, who are urging visitors to…
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'Saving Africa's Giants' with Yao Ming Premiers Tonight
In case you haven’t heard, there is a poaching crisis underway in Africa. Last year, 33,000 elephants were slaughtered for their tusks and an estimated 4.5 million have been killed in the last 60 years. According to the International Union for…
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