by Ryan Tate | Oct 13, 2014 | China, Horn, Ivory, poaching, Wildlife Crime
Nine major internet companies have agreed to ban the online trading of wildlife and wildlife products. If implemented properly, this will be significant proof — both symbolically and literally — that China is committed to doing its part to end the wildlife trade....
by Ryan Tate | Sep 5, 2014 | poaching, rhinos
Kruger National Park in South Africa has seen some of the most devastating rhino poaching in Africa. Innovative, sophisticated tools are needed to outsmart poachers, so technology that has been used in urban environments is now being pressed into service for...
by Ryan Tate | Aug 31, 2014 | Africa, conservation, elephants, Ivory, poaching, rhinos, tanzania, Zimbabwe
This piece on the website Fight for Rhinos looks at the shoot-to-kill policy toward poachers that some African countries have adopted in a desperate attempt to reduce rampant poaching of rhinos and elephants. While it is controversial, it has also proven...
