Poaching

Asian Elephants Killed For Their Skin In Emerging Poaching Crisis

Poachers aren't just after ivory: “We’ve found mothers and calves brutally killed and skinned," one elephant advocate says.
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Century-Old Rhino Horn Stolen From University Of Vermont

It's likely headed to the international black market.
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We Must Fight Rhino Poaching With Science And Dismiss Superstition

For 2,000 years, people in the East have believed in ancient folktales that are contradicted by modern science.
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Poachers Kill Vince The Rhino Inside French Zoo

Then they sawed off his horn.
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Poachers Have All But Emptied This 'Sanctuary' Of Forest Elephants

Most of these majestic creatures were slaughtered for nothing more than their ivory tusks.
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Wildlife Rangers Are Using Military-Grade Tech To Catch Poachers, And It's Working

A new project in Kenya hopes to protect animals during their most vulnerable time of day: night.
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Endangered Animals Are Being Poisoned In Zimbabwe. Drones Are Flying To The Rescue.

The Air Shepherd program hopes these unmanned crafts can deter elephant and rhino poachers.
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For The First Time, U.S. Burns Rhino Horn Stockpile In Symbolic Stand Against Poaching

This is the first time the United States has ever burned rhino horn.
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A New Elephant Census Shows The Devastating Impact Of Poaching

About 30 percent of Africa's savanna elephant population decreased in just seven years, a report found.
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These African Elephants Will Need 90 Years To Recover From Poachers' Violence

In just over a decade, 65 percent of the population was lost.
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