Illegal sales of ivory and rhino horn are estimated to be a $2 billion a year industry. And some of that money is going to fund Islamic militant terrorists, according to a Dutch conservation group.
Rangers in Kenya are outgunned in the new poaching arms race
Scientists at the University of Washington are putting rescue dogs to work for science. The Conservation Canines are helping to save endangered species from the Jemez Mountains of New Mexico to the Alberta tar sands.
Amidst awful stories of elephants and rhinos slaughtered by poachers in Africa, Namibia stands out for its cutting-edge approach to protecting wildlife. Rick Bass talks about how former poachers have been enlisted to protect the animals they once killed.
Ivory Poachers in Central Africa are Hunting Elephants with Heavy Artillery
Jeffrey Gettleman, East Africa Bureau Chief for The New York Times, wrote that the poaching of elephants for the illegal ivory trade has gotten out of control in Central Africa, and has become increasingly militarized.
Spanish King Apologies After Botswana Elephant Hunting Trip
King Juan Carlos has apologized to the Spanish people after going on a hunting trip in Africa while his country was in the midst of an economic crisis. It was widely reported that he had been hunting elephants.
Scientists recently discovered a baby woolly mammoth preserved in the frozen tundra of Northern Siberia. Nicknamed Yuka, the mammoth lived around 10,000 years ago.
