A total of 24 martens were collected throughout Korea and one individual from Russia (Fig.1). All sampling was non-invasive as a consequence of road kills, with the only exception of a poached specimen (trapping) that died soon after attempted rescue, from which tissue samples were taken po...
One of Africa's largest wildlife preserves is marking a year without a single elephant found killed by poachers, which experts call an extraordinary development in an area larger than Switzerland where thousands of the animals have been slaughtered in recent years. The apparent turnaround in Niassa...
10. Farming crocodiles Why you shouldn’t participate Many crocodile farms that operate as tourist attractions breed these animals for meat and leather. The cramped and unnatural spaces, limited food and water can be stressful and many injuries are caused by fighting. See them in the wild Austral...
Over the past several years, South Africa's rhino poaching problem has turned into a full-blown crisis. With World Rhino Day approaching on 22 September, our Top 10 this week is dedicated to highlighting some of the horn trade's most shocking fig
The meat of wild animals or those that graze for most of the year is beneficial but so too is the saturated fat which provides the body with energy and those essential hormones. As you will be aware from Ty’s research, PUFAs in particular are known to be potent suppressors of the ...
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him. Despite the accusations, Shivakumar assured the group that the Congress leadership, specifically Sonia Gandhi, knew the full extent of his sacrifices and work in election victories. He recalled how, in spite of his best efforts to protect Congress MLAs, they were later poached by the ...
The carcasses of more than 450 poached rhinos have been found in the park between January and the end of August, and elephant poaching is growing. Both are top issues at the conference of the Convention on Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, or CITES, which ends Wednesday...
Jaguar records correspond to camera-trap pictures, locations of collared individuals, poached or road-killed animals, sightings and jaguar confirmed tracks and feces obtained in systematic and non-systematic surveys (Supplementary material Methods S1). To reduce the spatial correlation among ...
Their legs are much straighter than those of other animals and support their weight so well that elephants sleep while standing. Elephants spend most of their lives walking huge distances, and their feet are suitably adapted to such a lifestyle. Zoos which keep elephants often find they develop...