Lion and tiger farming may be inhumane, but we don’t know if it increases poaching
New report reveals big cats are kept in awful conditions. But the link to poaching in the wild is not clear cut.
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Foreign ‘conservation armies’ in Africa may be doing more harm than good
Protecting rhinos and fighting terrorism are both noble causes, but there isn’t much evidence of a link between the two.
To save the African elephant, focus must turn to poverty and corruption
Poaching of African elephants has fallen, but the species is still at risk. Law enforcement and ivory bans help, but tackling poverty is key to stopping poaching at the source.
Javan rhinos, once thought safe from poachers, are anything but
Poaching may have killed more than a third of the world’s Javan rhino in five years.
Even zoos can no longer protect rhinos from poachers
Organised crime always looks for new ways to make money. And zoo animals are an easy target.
Spy‑cam rhinos to take on poachers with devices hidden in their horns
Conservationists claim the combination of GPS tracker, heart-beat monitor and spy camera will be a game changer.
Save the elephant: what we can learn from failures of the war on drugs
There are many similarities between wildlife poaching and the cultivation of drug plants like the coca bush or the opium poppy.
The near‑extinction of rhinos is at risk of being normalised
A new report shows rhino numbers are now stable – but still only a fraction of what they once were.
How money and technology are militarising the fight against the illegal wildlife trade
Money pouring into conservation has funded drones and military-style training for rangers.
Trophy hunting is not poaching and can help conserve wildlife
There has been a huge increase in attention recently to the problem of wildlife poaching, mostly from the stream of grisly stories from Africa about rhino and elephants illegally killed for their horn…
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