Sentences with phrase «poachers use»

It's sad that it has come to this, but the reality is that poachers use military technology and tactics, and if the people who try to protect wildlife don't have similar technology and training, they don't stand a chance of catching them.

The ranger tells us that poachers use helicopters to enter national parks to kill rhinoes just for their horns.

Bennett has found that modern poachers use methods such as hidden compartments in shipping containers, changes of smuggling routes and anonymous e-commerce to avoid detection.

Not exact matches

Around the same time, in March 2016, Becker installed static thermal cameras capable of identifying human forms and vehicles near a fence line often used by poachers in the national park of Lake Nakuru, around 300 kilometres north of Heath's conservancy.

Spoon into a small circular microwaveable domed dish - I use an egg poacher (so great for mini cakes!!)

According to Millichamp, poachers have one big disadvantage, since at night they must use a flashlight, if only momentarily.

If we use him as that lightning quick poacher he can be, I still think there's a lot he can contribute this season...

Pretty much all of the Zenit man's goals are poacher's efforts which he creates through good movement rather than using any sort of pace.

South African poachers continue to use sophisticated methods to dehorn — and kill — rhinos while rangers are severely hampered in combatting the practice

But the approach isn't just useful for human DNA — scientists are now using it to catch rhinoceros poachers in Africa, The New York Times reports.

Anti-poaching patrols use these tools to monitor poachers, such as holes in the fence or other places they might enter the park so as to pre-empt or even catch them, says Liebenberg.

THREE days after World Wildlife Day, poachers broke into a French zoo not far from Paris, made their way to an enclosure that housed a white rhino called Vince, shot him three times in the head and used a chainsaw to detach his horn.

• More effective management and protection of large areas outside of formally protected areas; • Increased law enforcement combined with improved legal frameworks and stiffer sanctions for poachers; • Coordination across all sectors on land use and protection of natural resources with a priority on conserving great ape populations; • Conservation advocacy for wildlife and law enforcement to effect behavior change; • An enhanced understanding of diseases such as Ebola to guide conservation actions; • Monitoring of great ape abundance and distribution, habitat loss, and illegal activities.

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.

You report on the use of artificial turtle eggs to track poachers (25 March, p 22).

Wasser's method of using DNA to pinpoint poachers finally gives law enforcement a smoking gun to target elephant killers.

In the principal tiger state of Madhya Pradesh, which arguably leads the way in its management of nature reserves, tourism revenue is used to fund programmes for local villagers, who act as gatekeepers against poachers.

But now they're migrating to escape poachers, crowded preserves, and farmers who use slash - and - burn agriculture on their habitats.

In England, during the 16th and 17th centuries, it was used as an auxiliary to the guardians of the law and to chase poachers and thieves that attacked the old travelers.

Protecting the home comes natural in this breed; indeed, in the past bullmastiffs were used to keep large estates free of poachers.

Kept by gameskeepers in the late 19th century, the Bullmastiff was used to scare off poachers in England.

Early specimens were used to accompany gamekeepers on their rounds, helping them to track and catch poachers on their property.

(4) Today dogs are rarely used to pull carts of goods to market, gather fishing nets, rescue drowning sailors, guard the king's forests from poachers, or keep kitchens and shops free of vermin, so many breeds that had those jobs have faded almost into oblivion.

Bullmastiff — Fearless, loyal, affectionate, and protective, this breed was used to protect game from poachers and will do the same for their family.

Used as a poacher's dog by gypsies who admired its speed and gameness.

Gentry used my forefathers to catch poachers, and law enforcement used us for tracking.

Bullmastiffs are a breed with a long working history, originally being trained to scare off poachers and later used as police and military dogs, service animals, and hunting dogs.

«The birds released on Nusa Penida do well; over on Bali, where they used to try to free them in the hope they would repopulate their indigenous grounds, poachers snapped them up in no time.»

Administrative reports at the time suggest these islands were not protected for their resources, but to to stop poachers from using them as a base to trap on mainland Katmai.

The interns of the Gili Eco Trust took immediate action to protect the nests by building a metal structure that later can be used as a Biorock, they protect the nest from lizards, cats and poachers.

While elephants are incredibly smart, they are sadly not much of a match against poachers and the weapons they use, from A47s to cyanide - laced watermelons.

The reserve is largely secure from wildlife traffickers but surrounding buffer zones have been hit by poachers frequenting old roads at night and using spotlights to pick out tigers or other targets, according to Jonathan C. Slaght of the conservation society's Russia program.

Poachers work under the cover of darkness and often use sound - muffling devices to cover up the sounds of their gunshots, but they can't hide the shockwaves of the blast.

Soon after my meeting with Hanks, in collaboration with Prince Bernhard he used the funds I had been told about to set up a unit of former SAS soldiers in apartheid South Africa to track down ivory and rhino horn poachers and traders in neighbouring countries.

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...

We'll be using aerial survey technology to track poachers and wildlife, cutting edge wildlife tagging technology, and increasing support for patrolling and database software.»

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.

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.

Not only will the tracking devices help keep the rhinos alive, says Hustler, but it also could be used to track down any poachers who manage to hack off the chipped horns and elude the authorities.

Bloodhounds have been used in Kenya to track down poachers, and with great success.

Killing sharks so their fins can be used for soup is analogous to poachers in B.C. killing bears for their gall bladders and paws; the gall bladders being marketed in Asia as a cure for things like erectile dysfunction and the paws being used as a ritual dish in parts of China.

The company supports the Born Free Foundation, which protects wild elephants from poachers and opposes their use in zoos and circuses, as well as Tusk, a charity that funds community - based projects in Africa to conserve wildlife and alleviate poverty.