Mystical beliefs fuel Senegal’s illegal big cat trade and threaten lion’s survival in West Africa
The illegal trade of lion and leopard parts is growing in Senegal and threatening the lion's survival across West Africa.
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Tiger poachers use fishing boats to smuggle body parts out of Malaysia, study shows
Credit: AP/Panthera Malaysia As Malaysia went on lockdown during the COVID pandemic, poaching operations came to a near standstill. The researchers were able to use the time to find and interview ...
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Military-backed conservation ‘without firing a single shot’: Interview with Nepal’s Babu Krishna Karki
In the 1970s, Nepal’s government faced major challenges conserving the fertile flood plains of the country’s south. The region is the natural habitat of the iconic greater one-horned rhino (Rhinoceros ...
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Military-backed conservation ‘without firing a single shot’: Interview with Nepal’s Babu Krishna Karki
The region is the natural habitat of the iconic greater one-horned rhino (Rhinoceros unicornis) and Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris), and their populations were declining rapidly due to poaching and ...