According to the US Department of Homeland Security, the illegal wildlife trade brings in over $23 billion annually.Angelina Bagdasaryan has more on a new exhibit that’s opened in Los Angeles trying to shed some light on the practice in this story narrated by Anna Rice.
India’s inaugural survey on snow leopards has unveiled a population of 718 individuals within its borders, signaling hope for the species despite threats from poaching, climate change, infrastructure development and the degradation of their high-altitude habitats.
India recorded a count of 3,682 tigers, establishing it as the habitat for 75% of the global wild tiger population, while Bhutan’s wild tiger population has increased to 131, up 27% since the first systematic survey in 2015.
Engendered mountain gorillas in the region are at risk due to hostilities between Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo. Despite the strain, communities on both sides of the border have come together to improve gorilla conservation.
Kazakh conservationists fear that the construction of a new highway linking central and western Kazakhstan could disrupt the migration of critically endangered saiga antelope and lead to a further reduction in their population
Kenya’s Amboseli National Park is home to herds of elephants which are prone to poaching for the illicit trade in ivory. And now a program that has brought on board women in the fight against poachers is gaining traction
Environment and wildlife advocates in Afghanistan’s central province of Bamyan are concerned about an increase in the hunting of exotic birds, in particular hawks. Bird traffickers sell them for little profit to traffickers in neighboring countries
A bridge over a busy interstate highway — not for cars or pedestrians, but for wildlife — is under construction in Washington state
The best camping is Karenge Bush Camp but it is seasonal set up for three months.Visitors can get basic amenities like bedding, mat floors, solar lights, camp chairs,warm waters