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© USFWS As record numbers of rhinos are slaughtered for their horns, there is good news that poachers will be punished for their crimes. Here in the United States, two businessmen will now serve time in prison and pay hefty Continue Reading
UPDATE: May 10, 2013 – At least 26 elephants were massacred in the Dzanga Bai World Heritage Site in the Central African Republic (CAR) after 17 heavily armed suspected poachers entered the site on Monday, May 6th. WWF sources working in Continue Reading
Taking advantage of the ongoing political instability in Central African Republic, poachers may be preparing to perpetrate one of the biggest elephant massacres in recent history. WWF sources said heavily armed poachers were in Dzanga Bai, locally known as the Continue Reading
2013 Youth Art Contest Semi-finalists Grades K-2 Amanda Liu Polar Bear Angela Liu Sandhill Crane Ann C. Sonu Spotted Owl Annabelle Chen Hawaii Honeycreeper Grand Prize Winner Ava Bribriesco American Burying Beetle 1st Place K-2 Hannah Chacko San Francisco Garter Continue Reading
Rhino horn is now more expensive (by weight) than gold or cocaine and as a result rhino poaching is reaching epidemic proportions. The number of rhino’s lost to poaching in South Africa climbed from 300 in 2010 to 668 in 2012! 232 rhinos Continue Reading