The small animals, whose scales are coveted for use ... an estimated one million pangolins were poached from 2000 through 2013—mainly for their scales, used in traditional medicine.

South Africa continues to see a downward trend in rhino poaching, with statistics showing that 420 of the animals were poached in 2024.

Leopards are poached almost exclusively for their attractive ... Another poacher said he prefers to shoot the animals as it is much easier. He claimed to be working with Kruger staff on the ...

The difference in lip shape is related to the animals' diets. Black rhinos are browsers that get most of their sustenance from eating trees and bushes. They use their lips to pluck leaves and ...

A genetic library for African rhinoceros populations has helped match illegally trafficked products to individual poached animals in more than 120 criminal cases. After a year teaching an algorithm to ...