UPDATE: May 10, 2013 - At least 26 elephants were massacred in the Dzanga Bai World Heritage Site in the Central African Republic (CAR) after 17 heavily armed suspected poachers entered the site on Monday, May 6th. WWF sources working in the area reported on Thursday that they had counted at least 26 elephant carcasses in [...]
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BREAKING NEWS: Elephants Soon to be Massacred in Central Africa! Should NATO intervene?
Taking advantage of the ongoing political instability in Central African Republic, poachers may be preparing to perpetrate one of the biggest elephant massacres in recent history. WWF sources said heavily armed poachers were in Dzanga Bai, locally known as the “village of elephants,” inside Dzanga-Ndoki National Park. Between 50 and 200 elephants congregate every day [...]
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16 Baby Elephants We Would Like To Be Friends With
It’s too exciting even imagining all the fun you could have with an elephant pal! 1. This guy, who’s practising his rhythmic gymnastics. Source: major_clanger 2. This snuggly guy. Source: steveharris 3. This clambering fella. Source: thebigdurian 4. This one, who just loves when the leaves turn gold. Source: hyper7 5. This one who’s unsure if it’s swimming weather yet. Source: mattjacquitoby 6. This [...]
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AFTER FAILURE OF LEGAL IVORY, TRADE IN RHINO HORN WOULD BE A DISASTER
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) is an international agreement signed by 175 governments, including one of the world’s major markets for illegal wildlife products – China. The international trade in elephant ivory and rhino horn is forbidden under CITES and, after a brief respite from poaching during the 1980s and ’90s, [...]
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Introducing the Bush Warriors Rhino Sanctuary In South Africa
Over the last 4 year we have steadily seen the increase in rhino poaching in [...]
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