Tracking Elephant Poachers’ Killing Grounds
At least knowing where the slaughter is happening means officials know where to try to stop it.
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OMG, Who Wants Some #RhinoHorn?
Social media and e-commerce sites are the new battlegrounds for the illegal wildlife trade.
Demolishing the Ivory Tower
You'll need two Ph.D.s and a J.D. to buy ivory legally in the United States. So don’t even try it.
Shooting a Mountain Lion
Until his illegal hunting business was shut down by authorities, you could have paid Christopher Loncarich $7,000 to bag a mountain lion.
Catch, Fillet, and Sell the Eggs of a Dinosaur: How to Save the Paddlefish
As beluga sturgeon populations dwindle, poachers have descended on the waters of Oklahoma, searching for the source of next-best caviar: the paddlefish. But conservation officials might have found a way to save the prehistoric-looking creatures from a steady decline—they're selling the caviar themselves.
The Economics of Illegal Ivory
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says destroying ivory can reduce supply and demand at same time.
Seeking Peace Through Superior Flower Power
Restoring Africa's peace could be helped by restoring its fabled—and endangered—fauna.
The Most Senseless Environmental Crime of the 20th Century
Fifty years ago 180,000 whales disappeared from the oceans without a trace, and researchers are still trying to make sense of why. Inside the most irrational environmental crime of the century.
Time May Be Running Out for Rhinos as Poaching Persists Worldwide
South Africa debates legalization of the rhino-horn trade to stem smuggling.