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- Congo president joins fight against ‘blood ivory’ with 5-ton burn Thu, 11 Jun 15, 1:00amCongo-Brazzaville, the nation officially known as the Republic of the Congo, has joined the ranks of nations standing ground against illegal ivory poaching, by torching an enormous pile of seized elephant ivory several weeks...
- Illegal Poaching Threatens to Wipe Out One Fifth of African Elephant Population Tue, 3 Dec 13, 4:00amElephants at watering hole photo via Shutterstock Africa is poised to lose 20 percent of its elephant population over the next decade if illegal poaching continues at its current rate, according to new figures released by...
- Red Wolves Critically Close to Extinction After Hunters Kill 10 Percent of Population Tue, 26 Nov 13, 1:00amRed wolves, one of the rarest animals in the United States, are being put on the fast track to extinction due to illegal poaching. With estimates of less than 100 endangered red wolves left in the wild, conservationists are...