In addition to increasing Asian demand, lack of law enforcement and weak
penalties for poachers who are caught are both contributing to the problem.
Arizona wildlife officials say they're
looking for poachers who killed a female elk on the Mogollon Rim.
Smaller tusks increase an individual elephant's probability of survival, by making him or her a less attractive
target for poachers.
Game reserves in Asia and Africa have utilized the unmanned aerial technology to keep an eye out
for poachers who have grown increasingly more sophisticated in their approach.
Olivier Giroud — 7.5 Was in the right place
for his poachers goal, and made a good showing when needed to defend.
The increased supply from legal trade would likely bring prices down, reducing the
incentive for poachers to continue slaughtering rhinos.
Tulga and Yeruult grew up killing giant taimen — now they're
hunting for poachers before this protected species disappears.
Im sure a lot of you will disagree but even I would score as many goals as he does if you just
wait for a poachers goal
With Spurs desperately lacking a forward and struggling to conclude deals for Emmanuel Adebayor and Leandro Damiao, a fresh
approach for the poacher could be on the cards.
Given that Lurchers derive from hunting dogs originally bred in the 17th century by gypsies and travellers throughout Great Britain and Ireland for poaching rabbits, hares and other small creatures, «thief» would have been a perfectly reasonable descriptive
name for poachers dogs!
Their job included detection of explosives, responding to bomb threats, and patrolling the
jungles for poachers.
The use of small autonomous flying vehicles — model airplanes to hobbyists — is revolutionizing the field of conservation, enabling researchers to track wildlife,
monitor for poachers, and survey inaccessible...
But now, in a step to counter the illicit incentives of illegal hunting, the Kenyan parliament this week approved to significantly increase the penalties
for poachers caught robbing the nation's most precious natural heritage for their own financial gain.
They have been used to look out
for poachers across Africa, join search and rescue missions in Maine, and high - flying drones may soon be used to bring internet to areas without access.
Because of its striking appearance — brilliant white, with blue skin around its eyes and black tips to its wings and tail — it is hugely popular in the caged - bird trade, and as a result is a prime
target for poachers.
Efforts to curb the slaughter have been varied, such as GPS tagging, drone monitoring, and increased
penalties for poachers.
If Snowy was here in these few acres behind the line it was just a matter of walking quietly, crisscrossing it like a gamekeeper
looking for a poacher.
«The ban artificially restricts supply in the face of this demand growth, which pushes up the price for horn and the
incentives for poachers.»
He flies out every morning on the
hunt for poachers, and doesn't return until the end of the day.
Most of the bird embryos belonged to yellow - faced parrots, suggesting that this species could be a common target
for poachers — information the police could use to develop more focused protection plans for the birds.
«Our method tells law enforcement officials, «This is where you need to be looking
for poachers,»» says Samuel Wasser, a conservation geneticist at the University of Washington, Seattle, and the lead author of the new study published in this month's Conservation Biology.
Previous technologies have been good at keeping an eye out
for poachers or monitoring the behavior of herds to prevent conflict between elephants and farmers, but now a new smart collar from Vanderbilt University will actually sound the alarm if gunshots are fired.
There have been a host of technologies developed to help cut down on elephant poaching from GPS collars to drone surveillance that a help monitor herds and look out
for poachers but as of yet there hadn't been any way to know precisely when poaching is taking place so that authorities could act.
From watching out
for poachers to conducting field studies, drones have become one of the best tools for monitoring wildlife.
Using our investigative evidence, we campaign for positive change in legislation and policies to close loopholes that facilitate ivory laundering and to increase penalties
for poachers and ivory traders.
EIA campaigns for positive change in legislation and policies at national and international levels to close loopholes that facilitate ivory laundering and to increase penalties
for poachers and ivory traders.
Increasing the penalties
for poachers is just one of the measures Kenya has taken recently to curb the practice and protect wildlife.