Five Things to Know About Botswana’s Decision to Lift Ban on Hunting Elephants
The move has been criticized by conservationists but lauded by locals who say wild elephants are ruining their livelihoods.
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Botswana: 400 elephant hunting licenses to be granted annually, says government
Following the decision to lift the hunting ban, the Botswana government has stated that fewer than 400 elephant hunting licenses will be granted annually and that “hunting will be allowed on a small, strictly controlled basis”.
Brazilian Dentist Kills 1000 Jaguars With A Gang of Hunters
In the three months that the hunter gang was being watched by hacking their phones and downloading photos and videos, the federal police discovered they were responsible for the deaths of thousands of animals...
The Silent Massacre Of The Amazon River Dolphin
At the start of the 2000 deep within the Amazon Jungles the massacre began, even the baby dolphins were not spared nor the gestating females that had their young sliced out of womb hung...
How Australia Became one of the Worst Deforesters in the World
Australia is the only nation in the developed world to make the World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) global list of deforestation hotspots. The biennial Living Planet Report, published this week, puts Australia alongside New Guinea,...
Exposed: CEO Jimmy Johns Proudly Posing with Elephants and Rhino’s he Killed
Social media users are calling for a boycott of Jimmy Johns after controversial photos of the fast-food sandwich chain’s CEO resurfaced online Friday. Jimmy John Liautaud, who founded the company and currently serves as its...
Brazil will let hunters shoot endangered jaguars, parrots and monkeys under new law
Exclusive: ‘The bill also plays into the hands of the arms industry and arms exporters, particularly those in the US’. Brazil allows jaguar hunting under new law. Trophy hunters may be allowed to shoot jaguars and other...
This is Namibia’s Secret Annual Seal Massacre
Harp seals are not the only pinniped victims of mass slaughter. Cape fur seals are also killed by the tens of thousands each year. Similarities and differences between the harp seal massacre and the...
Cambodia Stops Cruel Elephant Rides At Famous Temple Ankor Wat
Cruel elephant rides at a famous temple in Cambodia are now coming to an end. The overworked group of 14 elephants will no longer be forced to work at Angkor Wat, where over 2.5 million international tourists visit each year.
Species Declared Extinct in 2018 Plus One We Have Already Lost in 2019
Earth is losing wildlife at an alarming pace, a crisis many scientists now describe as a mass extinction event. The planet has seen several mass extinctions before, but this is the first in human history...
Kevin Pietersen: Government ‘could write cheque’ to save rhinos now
The government could write a cheque now and save the rhino from extinction, cricket star Kevin Pietersen has said as he lambasts celebrities who use poverty to virtue signal. The former England captain, who...
Bryan Adams Saves Humpback Putting Himself Between The Whale And The Hunters
An international recording artist used his body as a shield to prevent a whale from being killed off Mustique recently. Canadian born singer-songwriter, artist, and musician Bryan Adams said when he was on the...
One Million Species Risk Extinction Due to Humans: Draft UN Report
PARIS: Up to one million species face extinction due to human influence, according to a draft UN report obtained by AFP that painstakingly catalogues how humanity has undermined the natural resources upon which its very...
China’s 60 Years of Environmental Destruction in Tibet
China’s latest white paper on Tibet, once again highlights Beijing’s absolute lack of understanding of Tibet’s History and its unwillingness to read beyond government documents. China’s 60 Years of Environmental Destruction in Tibet. The...
How to Stop Poaching and Protect Endangered Species? Forget the ‘Kingpins’
Authorities keep arresting people said to be bosses of wildlife trafficking, but that isn’t making a dent in the problem. In 2003, enterprising criminals in Southeast Asia realized that they could exploit a loophole...
USA: One Of Only Two Remaining US Jaguars Has Been Killed And Skinned
One of only two known wild jaguars existing in the United States has been killed, according to wildlife officials. Scientists believe that a young male jaguar named Yo’oko, who had been spotted roaming Arizona’s Huachuca Mountains...
Orangutan Fighting Excavator In Borneo To Protect His Home
Every year, as a direct result of deforestation for palm oil, approximately 6,000 orangutans are killed. Not only is the ingredient (which is common in household products) devastating animals’ natural habitats, it is polluting the environment....
The Silent Mass Slaughter Of Storks And Migrating Birds In Lebanon
Each spring, hundreds of thousands of White Storks and other birds migrate north into continental Europe and Western Asia where they breed. The eastern flyway avoids a long sea crossing of the Mediterranean and is...
Kenya Announces Death Penalty for Poachers
Kenya is home to a number of iconic animals ranging from elephants and rhinoceros to giraffes, leopards and cheetahs. Elephants and rhinoceros are among the most threatened, as their tusks and horns make them...
Thailand: Poacher ‘Punches’ Tiger For Sickening Trophy Picture
Hunter said to have been hired by an international crime gang to target rare Indochinese tigers in Thailand. A POACHER appears to punch an endangered tiger in the head after traveling hundreds of miles...
SHOCKING RESEARCH: How The EU Robs Africa of Its Fish And Seafood
The flowery legalese of any Fishing Partnership Agreement always appears to secure the sustainability of the domestic fisheries involved but really this economic document is Brussels’ strategy for plundering the abundant undersea resources of...
Men Arrested After over 40 Lions Were Killed in South Africa
A joint task force police operation pounced on an illegal Vietnamese lion and tiger bone syndicate operating in the North West at the weekend, after at least 40 lions were reportedly killed at a...
China defends move to ease tiger bones, rhino horns 25-year ban
Beijing’s decision prompts outcry from global conservation groups amid fears over endangered species future in the wild. China has defended its decision to reverse aspects of a decades-old ban on the trade of tiger bones...