Kony's LRA killing fewer civilians, group finds
Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army, the shadowy group of militants that has terrorized Central Africa for years, killed far fewer civilians in 2012 ...
57 rhinos killed in South Africa so far this year
Officials in South Africa say that 57 rhinos have been killed by poachers across the country so far this year. The Department of Environmental Affairs ...

Cyprus jobless turn to illegal songbird trapping
It's just before first light and the bird-catcher strings nets among the orange, pomegranate, fig and carob trees in his orchard. The sound of ...

South Africa: vets struggle to treat hurt rhinos
A high-value target survives two attempts on her life. After recovering from multiple gunshot wounds, she is secretly moved to an undisclosed location ...

Kenya study: Big jump in elephant poaching deaths
A 14-year study of a nearly 1,000 elephants in Kenya shows an alarming death rate among older males — those with large, valuable tusks — and an ...
638 illegal elephant tusks found at Kenyan port
Custom officials seized 638 pieces of illegal elephant ivory estimated to be worth $1.2 million at Kenya's main port, evidence of what wildlife ...

Indian park battles poachers targeting rhino horn
Out of the early morning mists and tall grass of northeast India emerges a massive creature with a dinosaur-like face, having survived millions of ...
Poachers kill 11 elephants in Kenyan wildlife park
The Kenya Wildlife Service says its rangers are pursuing a poaching gang believed to have killed 11 elephants for their ivory tusks. KWS said Monday ...

Feds crack alleged narwhal tusk-smuggling ring
A smuggling ring brought narwhal tusks from the Canadian Artic into Maine in a trailer with a secret compartment and then illegally sold them to ...

Nonprofit tech innovators inspire new philanthropy
Scott Harrison knows his charity has funded nearly 7,000 clean water projects in some of the poorest areas of the world in the past six years.
South Africa: 633 rhinos poached this year
South Africa says at least 633 rhinoceros have been killed this year alone as a poaching epidemic continues to threaten the animals. South Africa's ...