Sentences with phrase «used 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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.