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The White Sage Black Market
As “smudging” has been appropriated from Native American use, the selling of sage offers a cautionary tale for the wellness economy—one where the intentions of users can be subverted by suppliers, and many sellers have no idea of their impacts.
Mammals Are Dying at an Alarming Rate Even in Unpolluted Forests
Scientists made maps to show how mammals in an intact habitat still face major pressures from human hunters.
Suspected Poacher Gets Trampled to Death by Elephant Then Eaten by a Pride of Lions
Only the man's skull and his pants were retrieved by rangers at South Africa's Kruger National Park.
Saving a Pristine Wilderness from Militarized Poachers and a Humanitarian Crisis
Chinko, in the Central African Republic, "portrays hope in a situation where everything is stacked up to be doom and gloom. We are not allowing Eden to be lost. We are in the process of bringing Eden back."
The World Spent $14.4 Billion on Conservation, and It Actually Worked
Between 1992-2003, that investment led to a 29 percent decrease in the rate of biodiversity decline.
Zimbabwe Wants to Dehorn Its 800 Rhinos to Prevent Poaching
“We want to send a message to poachers that they will not get much if they come to Zimbabwe.”
I Fought African Militias to Protect Rhinos from Extinction
From the comfort of Sydney, I'd read how rhino horn was now worth more than gold or cocaine. That one fact transported me to African lion country, staking out poachers with an ancient rifle.
Infographic: Traditional Medicine Fuels the Mass Slaughter of Wild Animals
Humans are uniquely gifted at driving other animals into extinction.
Meet Diego, the Dog that Hunts Rhino Poachers
A rhino refuge in Kenya strapped a GoPro to its anti-poaching dog.
Poachers Are Using Cyanide to Slaughter Entire Elephant Herds
Why cyanide is a poacher's perfect weapon—and a conservationist's nightmare.
An Iconic Lion Named Cecil Was Skinned and Decapitated by Hunters in Zimbabwe
Authorities are reportedly looking to arrest a Spanish hunter who paid guides 50,000 euros to lure a protected lion from a national park and kill him.