Rhino Horns Implanted With Radioactive Isotopes To Poison Those Who Consume It; Would These Efforts Finally Ward Off Poachers?

Medicine & Technology Jun 27, 2024

Scientists are now considering implanting radioactive isotopes in rhino horns to combat poaching. Read to learn more.

Wild Animals for Sale Online: Dark Web Traded Not As Pets But For Recreational Drugs

May 12, 2023

The internet has now made illegal wildlife trading easier as customers use the dark web to purchase wild animals not for pets but for their recreational drug properties. Read the article to learn more.

Protect Pangolins: These Creatures Are Threatened by Illegal Trade, Poor Regulation

Apr 14, 2023

Pangolins are the world's most trafficked mammals. Read to learn more.

First-Ever Genetic Map of Chimpanzees Shows Traces of Their True Origin, Also Helps Anti-Trafficking

Jun 06, 2022

A large group of scientific institutes constructed the first-ever genetic map of chimpanzees. Read more about how the database was created and what it offers to the studies and conservation of the chimp species.

DNA Unveils Elephant Ivory Smuggling Tactics for Poaching, Shipment, Connectivity of Traffickers Exposed

Feb 15, 2022

The genetic links across shipments that have recently been uncovered reveal an even higher degree of organization among the networks of elephant ivory smuggling compared to previously known.

Radioactive Injections: How Does This Method Help Against Slaughtering of Rhinoceroses, Poaching, Smuggling of Rhino Horns?

Sep 11, 2021

Researchers want to know if a method using radioactive injections into rhino horns is effective against the slaughtering of rhinoceroses, as well as poaching and smuggling in South Africa.

Kenya Rino Anti-Poaching Drive Reports Zero Incidents for the First Time After Two Decades

Mar 18, 2021

Kenya Wildlife Service said rhino poaching decreased from 59 cases in 2013 to zero in 2020.

Recycled, Solar-Power Cellphones are Catching Poachers and Illegal Loggers in Forests

Feb 17, 2021

Conservationists use recycled and solar-powered cellphones to catch poaching and illegal logging activities deep in rainforests, hoping to put an end to these activities.

Poachers Beware: Swedish Motorbike Company Launches Anti-Poaching Electric Bike

Feb 08, 2021

Swedish motorbike company, Cake, unveiled Kalk AP, their latest electric bike that is ultra-quiet to catch poachers in action in Africa.

Lab-Produced Embryos Could Save White Rhinos From Extinction

Jan 27, 2021

Scientists produced two more embryos of white rhinos, increasing the number of viable embryos to five in the race to save the world's most endangered species.

The Last White Giraffe is a "Wake-Up Call to Continue Conservation Efforts"

Nov 18, 2020

One white giraffe remains in Kenya's Ishaqbini Hirola Community Conservancy after the female and its calf's death earlier this year.

Sighting of Endangered Javan Rhinos Encourage Conservation Efforts of the Species

Sep 21, 2020

Javan rhinos are one of the most threatened rhino species around the world. With less than 100 left in a single national park in Indonesia, the sighting to two calves bring hope that their species can still be saved.

11 Elephants In Zimbabwe Died of Unknown Cause, Experts are Now Investigating

Aug 31, 2020

Last Friday, park authorities discovered that 11 elephants had died Pandamascue Forest between Hwange National Park and Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. Experts are baffled by the sudden death of the said elephants and are now investigating the matter.

New Study Shows the Extent of Global Illegal Wildlife Trade

Nov 08, 2019

Poaching has become a greater threat than previously thought. The study surveyed 30,000 species of mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians, and found out that the percentage of the illegally traded animals are 40-60% higher and will continue to rise unless stopped.

Suspected Rhino Poacher Crushed by Elephant and Eaten by Lions

Apr 08, 2019

At Kruger National Park in South Africa, the remains of a man was found in the area where the lions gather. Officials say the man may be a poacher in the park.