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Tag: Wildlife Trade and Poaching

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Scientists Split Giraffes Into Four Species. Three Are In Trouble.

August 22, 2025August 25, 2025CARL ZIMMERComments Off on Scientists Split Giraffes Into Four Species. Three Are In Trouble.

A reassessment of the iconic species has “some dramatic implications for how we view giraffe conservation across Africa,” a new study concludes.

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Pangolins Should Receive Endangered Protections, U.S. Officials Say

June 16, 2025June 16, 2025Catrin EinhornComments Off on Pangolins Should Receive Endangered Protections, U.S. Officials Say

The armored mammals are trafficked for their scales and meat.

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Valmik Thapar, Tenacious Tiger Conservationist in India, Is Dead

June 9, 2025June 9, 2025RICHARD SANDOMIRComments Off on Valmik Thapar, Tenacious Tiger Conservationist in India, Is Dead

He started studying tigers at a reserve in 1976 and became a leading activist in efforts to save the tiger from poaching and shrinking habitats.

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There’s an Effective Way to Deter Rhino Poachers, a New Study Finds

June 5, 2025RACHEL NUWERComments Off on There’s an Effective Way to Deter Rhino Poachers, a New Study Finds

Poaching rates dropped by more than half in African reserves where veterinarians removed the animals’ horns, which are in high demand in some parts of Asia.

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4 Men Charged With Trying to Smuggle Thousands of Ants From Kenya

April 17, 2025Ali WatkinsComments Off on 4 Men Charged With Trying to Smuggle Thousands of Ants From Kenya

The men, including two Belgian teenagers, pleaded guilty to smuggling thousands of live queen ants, which the Kenyan authorities said were destined for markets in Europe and Asia.

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19 Big Cats Rescued in Spain as Police Raid Animal Smuggling Ring

April 15, 2025April 15, 2025Ephrat LivniComments Off on 19 Big Cats Rescued in Spain as Police Raid Animal Smuggling Ring

With a demand for exotic felines on the rise, often driven by social media, endangered and protected populations are under even more threat.

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Can Nigeria Help Save the Pangolins Amid a Global Wildlife Crime Crisis?

April 10, 2025April 10, 2025Ephrat LivniComments Off on Can Nigeria Help Save the Pangolins Amid a Global Wildlife Crime Crisis?

The country has been known as a hub for the trade in illegal wildlife. But it has been stepping up enforcement as concerns grow about the depletion of certain species and the growing role of international crime groups in animal trafficking.

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Myanmar’s War Has Made It the Global Crime Capital

December 31, 2024January 2, 2025HANNAH BEECHComments Off on Myanmar’s War Has Made It the Global Crime Capital

The chaotic country is now a magnet for criminal syndicates, particularly from China, destabilizing law enforcement across much of Asia.

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Here Are the Risks When Zoos Pay for Endangered Species

November 29, 2024Mara HvistendahlComments Off on Here Are the Risks When Zoos Pay for Endangered Species

We tracked $86 million in U.S. money that was supposed to go toward panda conservation in China.

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Here Are the Risks When Zoos Pay for Endangered Species

November 29, 2024Mara HvistendahlComments Off on Here Are the Risks When Zoos Pay for Endangered Species

We tracked $86 million in U.S. money that was supposed to go toward panda conservation in China.

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