Sentences with phrase «wildlife from poachers»

WCS and the government of Thailand have been working together in the country's western forests for more than a decade, jointly training 40 new park rangers early this year as part of a stepped - up effort to protect the region's wildlife from poachers.

Since then, Katembo has been promoted to director of Upemba National Park, where he continues to protect the park and wildlife from poachers, militia, and extractive industries.

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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.

Although MPAs can work well at protecting habitats like coral reefs and nonmigratory wildlife such as the coconut crab, the authors say that more effort needs to be made to protect migratory species such as the green turtle and the hawksbill turtle from poachers, marine debris, and fishing gear entanglement.

Bill Paxton gives a likable, low - key performance as zoologist Gregg O'Hara, who «rescues» Joe from his poacher - infested home in the African jungle and places him in a Southern California - based wildlife preserve, where Joe gets antsy.

Without the tigers, there would be nothing to prevent wildlife poachers and other outsiders from threatening their meager livelihood.

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.

It has been great to see developing countries crack down aggressively on poachers and wildlife traffickers, from African forests to Bangkok airports.

In addition to security forces assigned to patrol wildlife reserves, aerial drones fit with infrared thermal imagining devices are also being deployed to monitor parks from overhead, particularly a night when poachers are most active.

Richard Bonham is the founder of the Maasailand Preservation Trust, an organization that patrols 1.5 million acres of land in southeast Kenya protecting wildlife like rhinos and elephants from poachers.

By burning worldwide stockpiles, the international community would be sending a clear message to poachers and illegal wildlife traders about our collective resolve to fight these horrific crimes and save the elephant from extinction.

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.