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Wildlife experts warn that India’s tiger protection plans appear to be failing – and a recent meeting reveals that China is not interested in curtailing its demand for endangered tiger parts. Despite millions of dollars in funding, a new protection force, forest dweller relocation plans, and other measures, wildlife experts fear that India’s attempts to [...]
Park authorities have arrested a dozen people in connection to the recent Chitwan National Park rhino killings. The good news: Multiple arrests have been made in connection to the recent rhino poaching incidents inside Nepal’s Chitwan National Park. The bad news: It turns out that three – not two – rhino were killed by poachers [...]
From the proposed bill to protect the North American black bear to the resurgence of elephant poaching in Kenya – and the skinning of a tiger inside an Indonesian zoo – the issues are not over yet. Lions and tigers and bears … and elephants, whales, and rhino: Here are a few updates – as [...]
Wildlife experts fear that the spread of an AIDS-like virus could force already threatened koalas into extinction. Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) populations are in serious decline – victims of habitat loss, domestic dog predation, vehicular deaths, and bushfires. Sadly, a new and deadly danger is facing the iconic koala: The koala retrovirus.
