Poaching

China Just Eased a Ban on Rhino and Tiger Parts. Here's How Organized Crime Fuels Illegal Poaching

By Billy Perrigo

Lions Reportedly Ate a Suspected Poacher

By Flora Carr

Zimbabwe Will Remove Rhino Horns to Stop Poaching

By Rishi Iyengar

Kenya Will Burn Over $100 Million in Ivory

By Daniel White
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Hong Kong's Iconic Incense Trees Near Extinction

Hong Kong, or "Fragrant Harbor," is named for its incense trees. But illegal loggers, seeking the trees' prized resin, could wipe out the territory's last stocks — and with them, part of Hong Kong's history

By Mark Rivett-Carnac / Hong Kong

Poaching of African Rhinos Rises at 'Alarming' Rate

Poachers have killed at least 5,940 African rhinos since 2008

By Mark Rivett-Carnac

Legalizing the Sale of Rhino Horn May Only Endanger the Animals More

South Africa, home to 80% of the world's wild rhinos, overturned a ban on the sale of their horns. Is that good for the endangered species?

By Aryn Baker

Inside the New Weapon Against Poachers

Meet the Black Mambas, the mostly-women anti-poaching squad that is the scourge of South Africa's poachers

By Aryn Baker

'Black Mamba' Unit Is Taking On South Africa's Poachers

The mostly female unit protect rhinos armed with pepper spray and walkie-talkies

By Aryn Baker / Hoedspruit, South Africa

Female Anti-Poaching Force Wins Top U.N. Honor

The unit has made a major dent in South Africa's illegal wildlife trade

By Rishi Iyengar

5 Ways to Fight Poaching

Don't just tweet your rage. Do something

By Alissa Greenberg

Asia Takes Stock Of Its Tiger Population

Populations are recovering in some regions but the animals remain vulnerable to poaching

By Rishi Iyengar

More Than 40 Lions Get Hunted in Zimbabwe Each Year

Angry about Cecil? Get ready to be angrier

By Alissa Greenberg

Who's Really Killing the Lions of Zimbabwe?

The world's anger at hunter Walter Palmer is understandable but misplaced

By Nash Jenkins

Authorities Hunting for Spaniard Who Killed Famous Lion

Cecil, one of Africa's most famous lions, was brutally murdered and beheaded in Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park earlier this month

By Tanya Basu

India's Tiger Population Has Gone Up Significantly

The surge from 1,411 in 2008 to 2,226 currently comes despite widespread poaching

By Rishi Iyengar

One of the World's 6 Northern White Rhinos Has Died

The animal died of old age at the San Diego Zoo

By TIME Staff

Photojournalism Daily: Nov. 5, 2014

Today’s daily Photojournalism Links collection highlights Dai Kurokawa’s work on poaching in Kenya, where elephants and rhinoceroses are targeted for their tusks and horns. The ivory and keratin are then used in souvenirs and jewelry,...

By Mikko Takkunen

Save the Animals: David Chancellor's Powerful Photographs of Conservation Efforts

Rhinos and elephants are being killed in the thousands, but as David Chancellor's powerful photos attest, rangers are stepping up

By Bryan Walsh

African-Elephant Poaching Soars as Ivory Prices Triple in China

Nigeria and Angola sell the greatest amount of ivory products in Africa

By Melissa Hellmann
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