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How Forensics Are Boosting the Battle Against the Wildlife Trade

Heather Millar

November 08, 2016 |

Yale Environment 360 |

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Response Location: Kenya, Mombasa

In recent years, advances in technologies such as genetics testing, forensic sciences, and online database management have allowed governments and organizations to tackle poaching and the illegal trade of wildlife at a whole new level. Where before law enforcement generally focused on capturing poachers and traders red-handed - usually resulting in the arrest of players low down on the chain - technology is helping investigators target the ringleaders and instigate preventative, rather than reactionary, measures.

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EGI: Filling in the gaps in law enforcement for the online wildlife trade

Julia John

October 03, 2016 |

Mongabay |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Protected species of animals and plants are illegally sold online mainly due to buyers and sellers having no knowledge of laws or the consequences to the ecosystem. Enforcement Gaps Interface (EGI) is a software which uses machine learning to determine if the animal product is illegal or not.

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Poaching Leaves Elephant Daughters in Charge

Amy Yee

July 04, 2016 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Kenya

It's not just poaching that is changing the landscape of the elephant kingdom, it's human's actions in general. In an attempt to understand the geographical needs of elephants, scientists are arming the species with radio collars to track movements in hopes of impacting conversations around land use and development.

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The Birds and the Bombs

Benjamin Goldfarb

June 28, 2016 |

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Response Location: United States, Fort Bragg, North Carolina

The fate of the Southeast's longleaf pine forests, and the endangered woodpeckers that depend on them, is in jeopardy. Fort Bragg, a station of the US military, is trying to save their local environment.

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U.S. Fish And Wildlife Cease Dell Creek Wolf Pack Kill

Melodie Edwards

May 20, 2016 |

Wyoming Public Radio |

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Response Location: United States, Bondurant, Wyoming

Growing wolf populations in Wyoming are forcing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to make hard decisions about culling the endangered species in order to preserve local wildlife and livestock.

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How These Dogs Protect Elephants

Amy Yee

April 27, 2016 |

National Geographic |

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Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

Ivory poaching has decreased the number of live elephants by one-fifth in the past decade. Although Kenya has ratified laws that make ivory poaching and trafficking punishable, identifying smugglers at border security is still a challenge. Airports in Kenya and Tanzania have employed dogs to sniff out ivory hidden in transit with a high success rate of 18 busts in four months at the Kenya location.

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How Dwindling Fish Stocks Got a Reprieve

Sylvia Rowley

April 19, 2016 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Giving fishermen a business incentive to fish sustainably can “unleash their creative capacity” to help solve the problem, says one expert.

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Controversial Railway Splits Kenya's Parks, Threatens Wildlife

Jacob Kushner

April 18, 2016 |

National Geographic |

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Response Location: Kenya, Tsavo

As a new railway is built in Kenya, conservationists are using satellite collars to study elephant movement and how they interact with the transport system. There are some overpasses at various points throughout the track for the elephants to cross through, but little is known about how they are passing under the railway. While building overpasses can be costly, conservationists hope the data can convince the government to ensure that any future infrastructure will include this design to allow the animals to migrate.

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Coexisting with Carnivores

Haley Rivet

April 01, 2016 |

OR Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, Oregon

Wolves and ranchers have a long history of conflict. Today, wolves are back in Oregon, and ranchers are learning how to coexist with them, using an array of nonviolent techniques to protect both their herds and the predators.

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The all-female patrol stopping South Africa's rhino poachers

Jessica Aldred

February 26, 2016 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: South Africa

The poaching of rhinos in South Africa has seen a rapid increase since 2007, jumping from 13 deaths then to 1,215 in 2014. After concluding that guns alone were not the solution, a patrol of local women from impoverished areas were brought together in the Balule reserve to focus on efforts in removing snares, stopping bushmeat kitchens, setting up roadblocks and implementing educational opportunities in poor communities and schools. Since their start, the area has seen a 76% reduction in snaring and poaching incidents.

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