Sentences with phrase «by illegal hunting»
Giraffe numbers have declined by as much as 40 percent since the 1980s in a «silent extinction» driven by illegal hunting and an expansion of farmland in Africa, the Red List of endangered species reported on Thursday.
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Yet despite its protected status, the reserve's pristine forests are imperiled by agricultural conversion, illegal cattle ranching, hunting, drug trafficking, and other unsanctioned activities.
Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has described as political witch - hunt by an illegal body, the assets» forfeiture case launched against him.
The partner of the state environmental officer who was shot while investigating reports of illegal deer hunting activity in Columbia County Tuesday evening has been credited with saving the man's life by her «quick and heroic actions.»
Wapping staff are concerned a witch hunt by the MSC will lead to further arrests as huge numbers of internal emails are examined for evidence of illegal activity.
Straddling the border lands of the Eastern Himalayas between Kachin state in Myanmar and Yunnan province in China the Myanmar snub - nosed monkey has been seriously threated by hunting and wildlife trade, illegal logging and forest destruction linked to hydropower schemes and associated infrastructure development.
Several large vertebrates are threatened by hunting, illegal trade and habitat loss.
Madagascar native threatened by habitat destruction, hunting, illegal capture.»
Their numbers have declined by as much as 40 percent since the 1980s, due to illegal hunting and expansion of farmland
Furthermore, the rise of online databases for house hunting, like Zillow, has allegedly increased illegal «steering» of people out of specific communities by prominently featuring school ratings online.