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Wildlife officials say the gray wolf population has made a significant recovery in recent years. Photo by William Campbell/USFWS

Nation Jul 05

Study says hunting, poaching reduce Wisconsin wolf numbers

By John Flesher, Associated Press

World May 15

Africa’s endangered wildlife at risk as tourism dries up

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a new alertness to anti-poaching patrols in Africa, and a new fear.

By Joe Mwihia, Associated Press

World May 23

A pair of male elephants is seen in the Okavango Delta, Botswana, April 25, 2018. Photo by Mike Hutchings/Reuters
Botswana lifts ban on elephant hunting

The decision has elicited anger from wildlife protection groups who warn hunting could decimate elephant populations and be blow to tourism.

By Cara Anna, Associated Press

World May 10

Watch 5:53
The brutal ‘industrial enterprise’ of black-market tiger trafficking

It’s estimated that there are fewer than 4,000 tigers remaining in the wild today, compared to roughly 100,000 in the early 1900s. More tigers now live in captivity than in the wild, and many of those live in so-called “tiger…

World Aug 08

Watch 4:29
A new lust for elephant skin jewelry could decimate Myanmar’s giants

The poaching of African elephants, where they are murdered for their ivory tusks, is well-documented. But halfway around world in Myanmar, their cousins are 10 times more endangered and facing a new serious threat. Poachers are taking the skin of…

By Nsikan Akpan

Jan 17

Watch 8:54
Cracking down on poaching with 3D-printed fake turtle eggs

By John Yang

One of the world’s most endangered species, the sea turtle, is under threat from human encroachment and poaching. But a conservation biologist has developed a strategy that could help save them. By placing 3D-printed eggs with GPS trackers in nesting…

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Nov 17

Watch 9:36
How lessons from fighting terrorism are saving elephants in Kenya

By Jane Ferguson

Widespread illegal poaching in the African wild is threatening elephants and putting them at risk of disappearing in 10 to 15 years. Using some of the same techniques developed to fight terrorism, a new intelligence-led effort spearheaded by a U.S.

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Oct 04

Why it’s so hard to beef up protections for the world’s most trafficked animal

By Gretchen Frazee

A new international agreement plans to ban the trade of the world's most trafficked animal: the pangolin.

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Apr 30

In message to poachers, Kenya sets ablaze more than 100 tons of confiscated elephant and rhino tusks

By Elif Koc

More than 115 tons of elephant and rhino tusks confiscated by authorities were set ablaze in Kenya on Saturday to draw attention to the country's continued fight against poaching.

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Jan 27

Watch 5:28
Why wildlife preserves in Kenya resemble war zones

By PBS NewsHour

With rhinoceros horn now more valuable than gold on the black market, poaching has reached unprecedented levels. Some wildlife preserves in Africa resemble war zones, as rangers struggle to keep pace with poachers, who may have ties to terrorist groups.

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