Elephants in Namibia.
Niki Rust
Few people could argue that hunting wildlife for trophies is moral, but conservationists have bigger fish to fry to reverse biodiversity loss
A rhinoceros after having had its horn removed.
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Trading rhino horn has been legalised in a bid to undercut poachers and the black market.
Gansbaai, a popular town in the Western Cape, South Africa, is battling illegal poaching.
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Breaking the cycle of illegal abalone poaching in South Africa is going to be tough, but not impossible.
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Saving the rhino means tackling demand for its horn.
Elephants in the Okavango Delta, Botswana.
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Botswana has been an unparalleled elephant conservation success story. That seems to be changing.
Marine parks protect fragile ecosystems, like coral reefs.
Justin Rizzari
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.
Conservation groups are organizing soccer games to help bridge the gaps between park rangers and communities.
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Environmental organizations are using games to engage communities on conservation matters.
An elephant successfully translocated by SAN Parks from Kruger National Park to Addo Elephant National Park.
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Translocations have become more frequent in Africa. Elephants are the biggest animals to be moved.
An elephant in Kenya’s Amboseli National Park. The country wants the death penalty for poachers.
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The death penalty and military intervention to combat poaching, isn't the answer to saving endangered species.
Kenya Wildlife Service rangers on patrol at the Meru National Park.
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Kenya's death penalty proposal is not the quick fix solution to curb wildlife poaching.
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Many poachers continue to poach to improve their incomes, rather than just make ends meet.
The value of abalone increased as it moves from traffickers and later to overseas wholesalers.
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Abalone poaching in Cape Town succeeds because there is a motivated offender, a suitable target and a lack of security.
Zimbabwe’s former first lady Grace Mugabe is being investigated.
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If the allegations are true Zimbabwe intends to prosecute Grace Mugabe for ivory and rhino horn smuggling.
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Rhino resurrection is tempting, but if humans cannot save a species in nature, what future for animals that we manufacture?
Antique ivory – defined as pre-1947 worked ivory – is an exception and can be traded in the UK and EU.
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The EU and UK are fuelling the illegal trade through their continuing sale of legal ivory items.
The world’s biggest burn of illegal ivory.
Daniel Stiles
The destruction of a massive haul of illegal ivory was supposed to send a message to poachers and those who trade in the tusks. Did they notice, or can the ivory be used to help elephant conservation?
White rhino’s in the Kruger National Park.
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Poaching is changing focus by moving from the Kruger National Park to other provinces and reserves.
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Wildlife conservation is often part of the peacebuilding process, but there is a risk it can make conflicts even worse.
The illegal trade in turtles is thriving in Canada and harming turtle populations.
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Poachers are bringing some turtle populations to the edge of extinction.
Snapper is one of the fish under New Zealand’s Quota Management system.
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September 4, 2017
Glenn Simmons , University of Auckland ; Bruce Robertson , University of Otago ; (David) Hugh Whittaker , University of Oxford ; Elisabeth Slooten , University of Otago ; Fiona McCormack , University of Waikato ; Graeme Bremner ; Nigel Haworth , University of Auckland ; Simon Francis Thrush , University of Auckland , and Steve Dawson , University of Otago
New Zealand’s fisheries are considered among the best managed in the world, but this perception doesn't match the facts.