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A young bull elephant called Philo by locals, photographed in the Samburu reserve in central Kenya four days before it was killed by poachers on January 27, 2013.
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On Monday night, Bastón proved that he can be an excellent poacher, scoring his record - breaking goals by pouncing on a rebound and then converting a cross in Eibar's 5 - 1 win over GranadOn Monday night, Bastón proved that he can be an excellent poacher, scoring his record - breaking goals by pouncing on a rebound and then converting a cross in Eibar's 5 - 1 win over Granadon a rebound and then converting a cross in Eibar's 5 - 1 win over Granada.
DEC Officer James Davey and his partner were investigating a complaint of trespassing and shots fires in rural Columbia County on Nov. 29, 2016, when Davey was accidentally shot by a poacher.
In a massive shake - up exercise done by the Club's technical team saw the former Ghana U17 goal poacher being put on transfer.
They are largely losing to ivory poachers, as attested by the latest available data on Africa's two species of elephant, both threatened: savanna elephant populations fell 30 percent between 2007 and 2014, and those of forest elephants plummeted by 62 percent between 2002 and 2011.
New infantry - style tactics of concealment and ambush by armed park rangers are credited with turning the tide in the war against poachers of the endangered rhino on one front, in South Africa's Madikwe Game Reserve.
IFAW argues that in online sales it's impossible to distinguish between legal ivory (antique pieces that predate strict trade treaties on endangered species) and modern, illicit ivory harvested by poachers.
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.
About 23,000 African elephants were killed by poachers last year, and the death count is on the rise.
He's also, by the way, a veteran of the Army Special Forces, who moved on to stop poachers in Africa.
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 camera.
One of the many different types of Mastiff, the Bullmastiff was developed in the UK during the 19th century by gamekeepers on large country estates to apprehend poachers.
The breed originated in the UK during the 19th Century when they bred by gamekeepers as a deterrent against poachers on country estates.
A group called Rhinos Without Borders (part of the Great Plains Foundation) is focused on saving rhinos by translocating them to Botswana, where they will be safe from the evil clutches of poachers.
Their epic passage has since been obstructed by poachers that have left sturgeon critically endangered in the wild, along with the construction of the pair of hydroelectric dams at the Iron Gates, the scenic 83 - mile long stretch of the Danube separating Serbia on one side with Romania on the opposite bank.
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.
A 15 - year - old bull elephant called Philo was shot by poachers in the Samburu reserve in central Kenya on January 27, 2013.
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.
I've also heard reef bombing going on, seen poachers at work in national parks, seen the devastation caused by humankind's wasteful and destructive treatment of the ocean's resources.
«One of our aims is to stop the killing of animals on a daily basis by poachers.
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.
Updates below This quiet stretch of beach near Limón, Costa Rica, was photographed on May 19 by Jairo Mora Sandoval, a 26 - year - old conservationist who regularly patrolled there to protect endangered sea turtles and their nests from poachers (photo of him at work).
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.
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...
Many cat species are hunted by poachers, who get high prices on the black market for tiger parts and snow leopard pelts.
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