The fatal shooting of the head ranger at the Timbavati reserve in South Africa has stoked concerns that organized poaching syndicates are targeting wildlife protectors.
Tag: Wildlife Trade and Poaching
Did Nature Heal During the Pandemic ‘Anthropause’?
Covid precautions created a global slowdown in human activity — and an opportunity to learn more about the complex ways we affect other species.
Biodiversity Crisis Affects Billions Who Rely on Wild Species, Researchers Say
The latest global assessment of the decline in plant and animal life found some bright spots but recommended significant changes to hunting and other practices to address the risks.
Third Man Arrested in Amazon Slayings of Journalist and Activist
The police in Brazil said on Saturday that they had arrested another person connected to the deaths of Dom Phillips and Bruno Araújo Pereira, and said the men been shot to death.
Man Confesses to Killing 2 Men Missing in the Amazon, Police Say
Dom Phillips, a freelance reporter for The Guardian, and Bruno Araújo Pereira, a Brazilian expert on Indigenous peoples, had been missing in the Amazon since June 5.
Authorities Find Belongings of Missing Journalist and Expert in Amazon
Search crews found clothes and other belongings of the two men who went missing in the Amazon last week. Authorities are also testing blood from a suspect’s boat and human remains found elsewhere.
Scientists Uncover a Shady Web of Online Spider Sales
More than 1,200 species of arachnids are part of a largely unregulated global marketplace, according to a new study.
20 Percent of Reptiles Risk Extinction, From King Cobras to Geckos
The first global analysis of its kind found that logging and farming are taking away reptile habitat at an unsustainable pace, exacerbating a worldwide decline in biodiversity.
Kangaroos in India? Experts See Evidence of a Smuggling Trade
The animals are the latest exotic fauna to be smuggled into the country, possibly to be used as pets. Draft legislation would close loopholes in the roaring wildlife trade.
Even the Cactus May Not Be Safe From Climate Change
More than half of species could face greater extinction risk by midcentury, a new study found, as rising heat and dryness test the prickly plants’ limits.