Sentences with phrase «by poachers for»

In just the span of two years from 2010 - 2012, 100,000 African elephants were killed by poachers for their ivory and the species is in danger of extinction in the next couple of decades if the poaching continues at this rate.

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Smaller tusks increase an individual elephant's probability of survival, by making him or her a less attractive target for poachers.

Two well taken goals, the trademark bullet header followed by a typical poacher's goal, have resulted in the annual call for an England re-call; which worryingly usually heralds a new injury set - back.

Rare Illinois Turtles Making Comeback With Help From Chicago Museum - DNAinfo.com Chicago - March 10, 2016 Twenty years of collaborative efforts between several wildlife organizations are starting to pay off for an endangered turtle hunted by poachers, run over by cars and eaten by a multitude of predators.

Increasingly, though, the poisons are intended specifically for vultures, left by poachers who have learned that the circling birds give away the location of their crimes.

In the Huangnihe conservation district, a patchwork of old growth forest and reforested former logging areas adjacent to Jilin's two main tiger habitat reserves, Huangnihe forest reserve director Li Cheng is working with scientists and conservation groups to find alternative jobs for locals, for example by training loggers and poachers as organic honey farmers.

Each year more than 30,000 elephants are killed for their ivory by poachers in Africa to satisfy demand in Asia where raw tusks sell for up to $ 2100 per kilogram.

One of a trio of protégés picked by famed anthropologist Louis Leakey to conduct field studies of great apes, Fossey was determined, devoted, and often angry — over the apes» diminishing habitat and especially over the danger they faced from poachers (who may have been responsible for Fossey's 1985 murder).

Thought to already be extinct, the Philippine forest turtle (Siebenrockiella leytensis) was rediscovered alive in 2001 and immediately targeted by poachers and pet traders who sold them on the black market for as much as $ 2,500 apiece to buyers in the U.S., Japan and Europe.

Teleki calculates that for every infant that survives a year at the final overseas destination, 10 chimpanzees die in transit or on arrival, or are killed in the wild by poachers — small wonder that conservationists are alarmed at the impact continued commercial exploitation will have on wild populations whose habitats are being progressively destroyed.

All are the unrelenting target of poachers controlled by gangs that supply the trade in tiger parts for traditional «medicine» in China and South - East Asia.

A good friend of mine had the ginseng patch he had nurtured for over 20 years decimated by poachers looking to make quick cash by illegally harvesting his ginseng out of season.

As for the Rock, he plays Davis Okoye, an ex Army Special Forces alpha who rescued the gorilla when his family was killed by poachers.

«I've felt a deep connection to Africa and its culture for much of my life, and was taken with Eric's beautiful script about a man drawn into the violent conflict with elephant poachers who emerged with a deeper understanding of man's footprint and a profound sense of responsibility for the world around him,» Jolie says in a statement carried by Variety.

Sixteen - year - old poacher Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) from District 12 is chosen by dint of standing in for her younger sister and accompanied by baker's son Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson).

For instance, last year we had the fantastic Troll Hunter, a Norwegian fantasy film directed by Andre Ovredal about a group of students who get more than they bargained for when they attempt to capture the actions of a supposed bear poacher on cameFor instance, last year we had the fantastic Troll Hunter, a Norwegian fantasy film directed by Andre Ovredal about a group of students who get more than they bargained for when they attempt to capture the actions of a supposed bear poacher on camefor when they attempt to capture the actions of a supposed bear poacher on camera.

Angelina continued: «I was taken by Eric's beautiful script about a man drawn into the violent conflict with elephant poachers who emerged with a deeper understanding of man's footprint and a profound sense of responsibility for the world around him.»

Paul Doiron is the author of The Poacher's Son (published May 11 by Minotaur Books), a crime novel about a rookie Maine game warden who is thrust into the hunt for a murderous fugitive — his own father.

As for why the corruption, all the obvious reasons: a) the country's made up of a zillion different historically hostile tribes arbitrarily thrown together as a country by the Brits; b) life is short, there are few official safety nets (e.g., unemployment insurance, pensions), so there are few moral qualms about taking care of your own, no matter what; c) there's not yet any sort of history of democracy, of regulation of profiteering — this is a very young, very capitalist country; d) the outside world and all its wealth provides tremendous incentives for corruption — the amount and indiscriminate nature of foreign aid, the fact that the amount of money that would eventually be paid for, say, a rhino horn dagger will trickle down to paying the poacher enough money to cover his kids» school fees for years; e) the fact that the west encourages the illicitly wealthy in the developing world to hide their loot in western institutions (e.g., Swiss banks).

The village, not only thousands of miles but many time zones away from Moscow, squats in a lawless region populated by poachers and outcasts and those who, for any number of reasons, want to be left alone.

The breed was developed in England by gamekeepers for protection against poachers.

The «national identity» Walton began to take on after acquiring Kindred Spirits was not, in fact, that of a developer creating a transformative museum but that of a poacher preying on cash - strapped institutions by offering record prices for locally significant treasures.

In 2012, poachers were responsible for the deaths of 668 endangered African rhinos, driven in large part by the demand for their «medicinal» horns in the black markets of Asia — up from just 17 killed in 2007.

The scientists, led by Charles Foley of the conservation society, focused on a terrible drought in 1993 and the fates of three family groups, two of which — led by older females — left the park, found water, and had a higher survival rate for calves than a group whose older females were killed by poachers seeking their tusks.

From 2002 to 2006, 4 of every 10 dead elephants were killed by poachers, but today, poachers are responsible for 8 of 10 elephant deaths in Africa, where the animals are a threatened species, according to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, which the United States has signed.

Developed by Cambridge Consultants, the new motion - triggered cameras send images of animals (or poachers) over the Iridium satellite network in near - real - time, allowing for early detection of poaching activity and identification of endangered or rare species.

Constantly outgunned by poachers» high - tech helicopters, machine guns, night - vision binoculars, bullet - proof vests and insane arsenal in the illegal trade of «medicinal» rhino horns that are worth more than gold, one pissed - off game manager outside of Johannesburg, South Africa wants to do the unthinkable: inject poison into horns as a deadly warning to would - be poachers and the consumers who would buy them.According to South Africa's The Times, Ed Hern, owner of the Lion and Rhino Park outside of Johannesburg, says injecting poison into rhino's horns will protect them from poachers and kill the demand for rhino horn right at the source, which is prized as a medicinal ingredient in Asian medicine.

We campaign for elephant range states and ivory consumer nations like Japan to ban existing legal domestic ivory trade and crack down on poachers and organized criminals by enacting and enforcing tough laws and regulations.

The report underscores the importance of the work being done by Goldman Prize winners like Silas Siakor (2006), who is fighting for stricter logging regulations in Liberia and around the world; Fatima Jibrell (2002), who is working to provide sustainable economic alternatives to the illicit charcoal trade in Somalia; and Raoul du Toit (2011), who has dedicated his life to protecting Southern Africa's last remaining rhino populations from poachers.

According to a Feb. 2 report by Global Witness and The Guardian, 197 activists were killed in 2017 for defending their communities and natural resources against agribusiness, mining companies, infrastructure projects and poachers.

The brazen attack by Morgan and his crew also highlights the increasing clashes around the world between poachers, often backed by organized criminals, and wildlife rangers as demand for wildlife parts such as ivory, rhino horn, and tiger bones sky rocket.

Rhino populations are being hammered by poachers, steeping Africa in blood and pushing the species ever - closer to extinction to satisfy the demand for rhino horn in Vietnam and other countries — a demand largely based on the myth...

Tragically these same matriarchs, and other older elephants are the most targeted by poachers; who kill the animals for their more prominent and developed tusks.

Many cat species are hunted by poachers, who get high prices on the black market for tiger parts and snow leopard pelts.

For elephants in Cameroon's national parks, this year got off to a grim start: More than 500 elephants were killed by poachers in the first two months of 2012.

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In some places it has gotten so bad that a decade's worth of successful conservation efforts are being reversed: WWF says that in the period of 2000 - 2005 the African average for rhinos killed by poachers was about three per month, out of a total population of approximately 18,000.

Perhaps there's a glossy, deep red floor for contrast and a symbolic nod to the bloody ways these tusks are obtained by poachers.

Poaching is also a big threat, not only in China, but also in Russia, and since - unlike many species - both male and females have antlers, the traps and snares used by poachers end up targeting both sexes, making survival for the species even harder.