Poaching wars

The world wide problem caused by poaching syndicates

By Martin van der Merwe

Martin van der Merwe
Poachers could be to blame in Russia's Far Eastern Khabarovsk Region as endangered Siberian tiger found BEHEADED in National Park https://www.rt.com/russia/521027-siberian-tiger-beheaded-national-park …
Poachers could be to blame in Russia's Far Eastern Khabarovsk Region as endangered Siberian tiger found BEHEADED in National...
rt.com - RT
4 days ago
Martin van der Merwe
Dangerous livestock drug kills vulture from threatened species in Spain, sparking renewed calls for European ban on it
rt.com - RT
An anti-inflammatory livestock drug, which was banned in several Asian countries after killing tens of millions of birds, has killed at least one of …
Apr 11
Martin van der Merwe
The World’s Smallest and Rarest Dolphin Is Disappearing
takepart.com - May 26, 2015· 2 MIN READ
There are fewer than 50 Maui’s dolphins—the smallest dolphins in the world—left on the planet, and they could be extinct in 15 years. That prediction …
May 26, 2015
Martin van der Merwe
Wildlife
Network of underwater cameras to protect wildlife in UK Overseas Territories
sky.com - Sky
A network of underwater camera rigs will be used to protect wildlife in UK Overseas Territories. The government says the network is the first of its …
Apr 3
Martin van der Merwe
The crackdown on rhino poaching in Namibia https://news.sky.com/video/share-12242153
Africa
Namibia: Meet the conservationists trying to turn the tide against rhino poachers
sky.com - Sky
Mar 10
Martin van der Merwe
https://news.sky.com/story/horn-wars-how-covid-has-infected-the-fight-to-save-the-rhino-12263254
Africa
How COVID has infected the fight to save the rhino
sky.com - Sky
Apr 1
Martin van der Merwe
Birds
Hunting rare birds in Pakistan to feed the sex drive of princes
BBC News - By Saher Baloch
In 1983, two army officers stopped at a car rental office in Pasni, a small coastal town in south-west Pakistan. One of them asked the owner: "Do you have a good car? We have to take an Arab sheikh to...
Mar 28
Martin van der Merwe
Baja California
Endangered condors return to northern California skies after nearly a century
Guardian US - Sierra Cistone
After a century of absence, the endangered California condor is set to return to the skies of the Pacific north-west. The condor once soared from British Columbia to Mexico, but habitat loss, overhunting...
Mar 27
Martin van der Merwe
Lioness spotted sitting on Moscow suburb roof, but owner lashes out at neighbor who put clip online, saying it’s perfectly...
rt.com - RT
In the footage, which looks more like the savannah than a Moscow suburb, the seemingly surprised resident of the property next door claims the …
Mar 26
Martin van der Merwe
Extinction: Elephants driven to the brink by poaching https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-56510593
Elephants
Extinction: Elephants driven to the brink by poaching
bbc.co.uk - By Victoria Gill
Mar 25
Martin van der Merwe
Elephants
African elephants face growing risk of extinction due to poaching - Red List | News24
news24.com
African elephants living in forests and savannas are increasingly threatened with extinction, the Red List of species in trouble showed on Thursday, …
Mar 25
Martin van der Merwe
Central Africa
Africa's elephants now endangered by poaching, habitat loss
Associated Press
LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) — Increasing threats of poaching and loss of habitat have made Africa's elephant populations more endangered, according to a report released Thursday by the International Union Conservation...
Mar 25
Martin van der Merwe
Limpopo
Two denied bail in Limpopo court for alleged rhino poaching | News24
news24.com - Nicole McCain
• Two people will appear in court on rhino poaching charges after their arrest at the weekend.• Three rhinos were killed in the incident and one of them …
Mar 25
Martin van der Merwe
Africa
World's first wildlife bond to track rhino populations in Africa
straitstimes.com
If successful, the programme could be expanded to protect black rhino populations in Kenya, and other wildlife species.
Mar 24
Martin van der Merwe
Africa
Uganda: Lions found dead in Queen Elizabeth National Park
BBC News
Six lions have been found dead and dismembered after a suspected poisoning in one of Uganda's most famous parks. The lions were found in Queen Elizabeth National Park with their heads and paws hacked and...
Mar 20
Martin van der Merwe
65 suspected abalone poachers arrested in Cape Town | News24
news24.com - Sesona Ngqakamba
• SANParks says the suspected poachers were arrested on Thursday night.• The arrests are due to joint efforts by the police, City of Cape Town law …
Mar 13
Martin van der Merwe
Six arrested for attempting to sell live pangolin | News24
news24.com - Nicole McCain
Six people have been arrested for dealing in pangolin during a Hawks sting operation in Midrand, Gauteng. The suspects, aged 30 to 43, were arrested …
Mar 4
Martin van der Merwe
Virunga National Park
DR Congo's Virunga National Park: The deadly job of protecting gorillas
BBC News - By Vivienne Nunis and Sarah Treanor
Protecting the forests of Virunga National Park in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo - home to endangered mountain gorillas - could be described as one of the toughest jobs on the planet. In the past...
Mar 3
Martin van der Merwe
Russian MP moves to ban poaching of killer whales & dolphins in bid to shut vibrant but controversial marine mammal park industry https://www.rt.com/russia/516953-ban-mammal-park-industry/
Russian MP moves to ban poaching of killer whales & dolphins in bid to shut vibrant but controversial marine mammal park...
rt.com - RT
Mar 2
Martin van der Merwe
Russia’s wealthiest official, local Sakhalin politician Dmitry Pashov, arrested over links to ‘Crab King’ murder & smuggling...
rt.com - RT
Dmitry Pashov, named by Forbes as Russia’s richest official, has been arrested over the case involving Oleg Khan, the man dubbed by the media as the …
Mar 1
Martin van der Merwe
Ten rescued orangutans returned to the wild in Indonesia
Reuters - Yuddy Cahya Budiman
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Ten orangutans have been released back into the wild in the Indonesian portion of Borneo island, with helicopters used to ferry the critically endangered great apes deep into the forest...
Feb 23
Martin van der Merwe
PICS | Bones from 27 lions found on Krugersdorp property, man arrested | News24
news24.com - Jenni Evans
A man was arrested after a stash of lion bones was discovered on his property in Wentworth Park, Krugersdorp, the Hawks said on Saturday. Spokesperson …
Feb 27
Martin van der Merwe
Abalone worth R2.7m seized in Cape Town bust | News24
news24.com - Nicole McCain
The Hawks have confiscated abalone worth R2.7 million in a bust in Cape Town. The Hawks' Serious Organised Crime Investigation team together with …
Feb 25
Martin van der Merwe
Abalone poacher sentenced to 244 years in jail for paying officials to get his haul back | News24
news24.com
• An abalone poacher was sentenced to 244 years' imprisonment after a massive poaching racket which involved buying back confiscated stock for …
Feb 16
Martin van der Merwe
Stop the Illegal Wildlife Trade: Animal populations fall by 62% where wildlife trade occurs, study reveals
msn.com
A major analysis of hundreds of species of animals has revealed the huge toll the world’s booming wildlife trade is taking on the natural …
Feb 15
Martin van der Merwe
Two to appear in court for alleged rhino horn possession | News24
news24.com - Nicole McCain
The Hawks have arrested two men for the alleged possession of rhino horn. They were taken into custody after an operation in Port Elizabeth on Friday, …
Feb 15
Martin van der Merwe
'Hedge trimmer' fish facing global extinction
bbc.co.uk - By Helen Briggs
They are the most extraordinary of fish, resembling "hedge trimmers with fins". The sawfish, which is a kind of ray, is also among the most endangered of the fish living in the oceans. Once found along...
Feb 12
Martin van der Merwe
Gas bottle explosion leads Stellenbosch cops to abalone cache worth nearly R1 million | News24
news24.com - Nicole McCain
An explosion at a Stellenbosch property has led police to a cache of abalone worth R900 000, as well as two suspected abalone poachers. Officers …
Feb 10
Martin van der Merwe
Bolivia investigates death of 35 condors https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-55980986
Bolivia investigates death of 35 condors
bbc.co.uk - BBC News
Feb 8