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Snakeskins, alligator skins and lizard skins are at the centre of a battle between researchers over sustainability.

How science is solving one of the natural world’s greatest and most tragic puzzles.

Military style anti-poaching is often criticised because it alienates communities living around protected areas. But these initiatives give them an incentive to protect the species.

The findings suggest that poaching rates are lower where there is strong national governance and levels of local human development are higher.

South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province is bearing the brunt of renewed rhino poaching efforts. This is a result of increased security and anti-poaching in the Kruger National Park.

There is a significant elephant-poaching problem in northern Botswana that has likely been going on for over a year.

What would you do if you saw a fisher breaking the law? Would you report the offender to the police? Confront them? Or would you do nothing? These choices affect the future of marine protected areas.

A new Kruger National Park study has conclusively found that dehorning rhino can save most from poachers, but some will still be killed for their stumps.

Dropping fences can help the fight against poaching by inviting the people living in surrounding areas to take care of the animals.

Many poachers continue to poach to improve their incomes, rather than just make ends meet.