World Wide Fund for Nature

World Wide Fund for Nature

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  South Africa: fight over rhino poaching escalates

  A U.S. firm recently gave smart phones to some game rangers in South Africa to help them track poachers who kill rhinos for their horns. 

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  Boat filled with protected species hits coral reef

  A Chinese boat that ran into a coral reef in the southwestern Philippines held evidence of even more environmental destruction inside: more than ... 

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  Monarch butterflies drop ominously in Mexico

  The number of Monarch butterflies making it to their winter refuge in Mexico dropped 59 percent this year, falling to the lowest level since ... 

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  DiCaprio calls for ivory trade ban in Thailand

  Leonardo DiCaprio wants Thailand to ban all ivory trade in the country as part of a global campaign to tackle illegal wildlife crimes. World Wildlife ... 

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  Foreign poachers target Cameroon elephants: Expert

  Despite armed guards, Cameroon's dwindling elephant population is being decimated by heavily armed gangs of international poachers, according to a top ...