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Kenya's Zero Rhino Poaching: A Model for Conservation
Kenya's effective anti-poaching strategies, including advanced technology and a strict 2013 law, have resulted in zero rhino poaching incidents in the past five years; the country now boasts 1,605 rhinos and serves as a model for other nations.
Kenya's Zero Rhino Poaching: A Model for Conservation
Kenya's effective anti-poaching strategies, including advanced technology and a strict 2013 law, have resulted in zero rhino poaching incidents in the past five years; the country now boasts 1,605 rhinos and serves as a model for other nations.
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36% Bias Score
Bavaria: 14 Poisoned Birds of Prey in First Half of 2025
During the first half of 2025, 14 birds of prey were found poisoned in Bavaria, exceeding the 13 cases reported in 2024. The banned insecticide Carbofuran is the most common poison identified; investigations are ongoing, and convictions remain elusive.
Bavaria: 14 Poisoned Birds of Prey in First Half of 2025
During the first half of 2025, 14 birds of prey were found poisoned in Bavaria, exceeding the 13 cases reported in 2024. The banned insecticide Carbofuran is the most common poison identified; investigations are ongoing, and convictions remain elusive.
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40% Bias Score
Carbide Found Near Badger Sets in Maasheggen Nature Reserve
On Good Friday, a gamekeeper in the Maasheggen nature reserve found white powder, suspected to be carbide, near five badger set entrances; the substance was removed, and while no badgers died, police are investigating.
Carbide Found Near Badger Sets in Maasheggen Nature Reserve
On Good Friday, a gamekeeper in the Maasheggen nature reserve found white powder, suspected to be carbide, near five badger set entrances; the substance was removed, and while no badgers died, police are investigating.
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36% Bias Score
Poacher's Killing of Endangered Amur Leopard Lucy Spurs Stricter Anti-Poaching Measures
In the late 1990s, a critically injured Amur leopard, Lucy, was killed by a poacher in Russia's Primorsky Krai before she could be rescued; this event, with only 30 leopards remaining at the time, spurred stricter anti-poaching measures and resulted in the first lengthy prison sentence for such a cr...
Poacher's Killing of Endangered Amur Leopard Lucy Spurs Stricter Anti-Poaching Measures
In the late 1990s, a critically injured Amur leopard, Lucy, was killed by a poacher in Russia's Primorsky Krai before she could be rescued; this event, with only 30 leopards remaining at the time, spurred stricter anti-poaching measures and resulted in the first lengthy prison sentence for such a cr...
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48% Bias Score
Surge in Leopard Killings Threatens Pakistan's Vulnerable Population
In Pakistan, 45 leopards have been killed in the last five years, a drastic increase driven by retaliatory killings after attacks on humans and livestock, worsened by habitat loss and inadequate government compensation.
Surge in Leopard Killings Threatens Pakistan's Vulnerable Population
In Pakistan, 45 leopards have been killed in the last five years, a drastic increase driven by retaliatory killings after attacks on humans and livestock, worsened by habitat loss and inadequate government compensation.
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48% Bias Score
Man Sentenced for Smuggling Endangered Eels into Wales
A 33-year-old man, Kevin Forbes, was sentenced to 12 months in prison, suspended for 18 months, for smuggling 37 boxes of endangered European eels from Dublin to Holyhead Port in Wales in January 2024; many eels needed to be euthanised.
Man Sentenced for Smuggling Endangered Eels into Wales
A 33-year-old man, Kevin Forbes, was sentenced to 12 months in prison, suspended for 18 months, for smuggling 37 boxes of endangered European eels from Dublin to Holyhead Port in Wales in January 2024; many eels needed to be euthanised.
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24% Bias Score
South African Rhino Breeder Arrested in \$14.1 Million Horn Smuggling Case
South African authorities arrested rhino breeder John Hume and five others, charging them with running a global rhino horn smuggling operation involving 964 horns worth \$14.1 million, exploiting domestic trade loopholes to violate CITES regulations.
South African Rhino Breeder Arrested in \$14.1 Million Horn Smuggling Case
South African authorities arrested rhino breeder John Hume and five others, charging them with running a global rhino horn smuggling operation involving 964 horns worth \$14.1 million, exploiting domestic trade loopholes to violate CITES regulations.
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40% Bias Score
Rhino Dehorning Reduces Poaching, but Challenges Remain
Dehorning rhinoceroses in eleven South African reserves between 2017 and 2023 reduced poaching by approximately 75%, according to a study in Science; however, poaching persists due to horn regrowth and potential shifts in poaching locations.
Rhino Dehorning Reduces Poaching, but Challenges Remain
Dehorning rhinoceroses in eleven South African reserves between 2017 and 2023 reduced poaching by approximately 75%, according to a study in Science; however, poaching persists due to horn regrowth and potential shifts in poaching locations.
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36% Bias Score
Kenya Makes Landmark Arrest in Giant Ant Smuggling Case
Four men pleaded guilty in Kenya to smuggling hundreds of giant African harvester ants, valued at up to $220 each, concealed in modified test tubes; this is Kenya's first bio-piracy case of this scale, highlighting a shift in trafficking patterns.
Kenya Makes Landmark Arrest in Giant Ant Smuggling Case
Four men pleaded guilty in Kenya to smuggling hundreds of giant African harvester ants, valued at up to $220 each, concealed in modified test tubes; this is Kenya's first bio-piracy case of this scale, highlighting a shift in trafficking patterns.
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40% Bias Score
Bolivian Jaguar Poaching Ring Exposed: International Wildlife Trafficking and Weak Law Enforcement
An Argentinan illegal hunting ring leader, Jorge Nestor Noya, is accused of killing jaguars in Bolivia for a Spanish client, Luis Villalba, exposing the international wildlife trafficking network targeting jaguars for their body parts in Asian markets, fueled by habitat loss and weak law enforcement...
Bolivian Jaguar Poaching Ring Exposed: International Wildlife Trafficking and Weak Law Enforcement
An Argentinan illegal hunting ring leader, Jorge Nestor Noya, is accused of killing jaguars in Bolivia for a Spanish client, Luis Villalba, exposing the international wildlife trafficking network targeting jaguars for their body parts in Asian markets, fueled by habitat loss and weak law enforcement...
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40% Bias Score
Illegal Jaguar Hunting in Bolivia Sparks International Investigation
Photos of smiling hunters posing with illegally killed jaguars in Bolivia went viral, leading to an investigation of Caza & Safaris, an Argentinian hunting company accused of offering illegal hunts to foreign clients in Bolivia, Argentina, and Brazil; resulting in charges for biocidio and the potent...
Illegal Jaguar Hunting in Bolivia Sparks International Investigation
Photos of smiling hunters posing with illegally killed jaguars in Bolivia went viral, leading to an investigation of Caza & Safaris, an Argentinian hunting company accused of offering illegal hunts to foreign clients in Bolivia, Argentina, and Brazil; resulting in charges for biocidio and the potent...
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44% Bias Score
Record-Breaking Wild Bird Egg Seizure Exposes International Crime Network
Over 6,000 wild bird eggs were seized in the UK in November 2023 as part of Operation Pulka, an international effort targeting a criminal network that also had 50,000 eggs seized in Norway and an estimated 3,500 in Australia; the UK seizure is the largest in its history.
Record-Breaking Wild Bird Egg Seizure Exposes International Crime Network
Over 6,000 wild bird eggs were seized in the UK in November 2023 as part of Operation Pulka, an international effort targeting a criminal network that also had 50,000 eggs seized in Norway and an estimated 3,500 in Australia; the UK seizure is the largest in its history.
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24% Bias Score
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