WASHINGTON (AP) — War is hell for wildlife, too. A new study finds that wartime is the biggest threat to Africa's elephants, rhinos, hippos and other large animals. The researchers analyzed how ...

NAIROBI, Kenya — Africa is getting tougher in its fight against poaching. New laws with stiff penalties, more military training for rangers and new technology like drones with thermal cameras are all ...

African rhino populations are increasing despite poaching and habitat loss, new figures from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) show. The new figures, released Thursday, ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- Veterinarians in South Africa have treated an injured rhino whose face was mutilated by poachers last week by fitting it with a bandage made of elephant leather.Dr. Johan Marais, ...

(WSVN) - A man who was hunting rhinos was reported to have been trampled and killed by an elephant before lions ate his remains. According to Fox 13, the poacher was illegally hunting with four others ...

A suspected rhino poacher was killed by an elephant and his remains likely eaten by a pride of lions, park officials in South Africa said. Kruger National Park rangers received a call last week from ...

A court in Malawi has sentenced a Chinese national to 14 years in jail for masterminding an illegal wildlife trafficking cartel that operated across Southern Africa. Yunhua Lin and his accomplices, ...

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