... are part of Kruger National Park’s plan to fight commercial poaching - which has led to the death of 94 rhinos in South Africa this year. KNP Chief Executive Dr. David Mabunda declared war on poachers with the appointment of 57 field rangers and the return of the military to protect the park’s precious wildlife from the onslaught of unprecedented killings. Read more of this story »

This is part of the series of posts Poaching in Cyprus FAQ What Birds Are Caught And Killed By Poachers? According to the first report on bird trapping levels by BirdLife Cyprus in 2002, more than 150 species of birds (39.5% of the total Cyprus check-list) have been recorded as caught with limesticks or mist-nets. (Hubbard 1967; Horner & Hubbard 1982; Flint & Stewart 1983; Magnin 1986). ...

For Release: Friday, October 30, 2009 DEC Arrests Striped Bass Poachers in Brooklyn Routine Patrol Nets 2 Men Catching Undersize and Over-limit Fish State Environmental Conservation Officers recently arrested two fishermen in Brooklyn for catching dozens of striped bass that were undersized and in excess of allowable limits, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) ...

photo: derekkeats via flickr. As if Zimbabwe didn't have enough problems: The Economic Times forwards on the news that Zimbabwe's director of national parks has told a parliamentary committee that one-quarter of the nation's rhinoceros population has been killed by poachers, just in the last three years:...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Photo: Wikimedia Commons Puntland officials say the most common game in the area is gazelle (such as this one above) and ostrich (file photo) NAIROBI,  – Authorities in the self-declared autonomous region of Puntland, northeastern Somalia, are compiling data on foreign helicopters said to be poaching and stealing wildlife from the area while at the same time scaring off the farm animals. ...

The recent rhino poaching incidents in Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary have prompted officials to discontinue its popular elephant safaris. In an effort to protect greater one-horned rhino in Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary, elephant safaris – booked months in advance by tourists – have reportedly been halted. Read more of this story Please Share or Bookmark this post