Poaching

South Africa’s new plant poaching epidemic — Natural History Wanderings

Geographical Magazine reports In South Africa, a new wave of poaching has taken off, but this time it isn’t big cats, elephants or rhinos that are in the firing line, but tiny succulent plants In recent years, ornamental succulents have become fashionable around the world and the burgeoning demand from plant collectors has fuelled what botanists […]

South Africa’s new plant poaching epidemic — Natural History Wanderings
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Prickly Cactus Species ‘Under Threat’ — Natural History Wanderings

The BBC reports The iconic cactus plant is veering into trouble say researchers. The most serious problem is illegal smuggling. Despite the international ban on uncontrolled trade in cacti, policing the smuggling faces many problems and semi-professional hunters continue to uproot plants to order, stealing from National Parks, Indian Reservations, but more significantly from the […]

Prickly Cactus Species ‘Under Threat’ — Natural History Wanderings
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Drought Increases Poaching Pressure in Kenya. Chake Conservancy Rangers Seek Funding — Wild Open Eye – Natural Vision, News from Wild Open Eye

Chake Conservancy Rangers holding poachers’ snares that they find and remove on patrols. Chake Conservancy image and copyright. Chake Conservancy in Maasai Mara Region Seeks Funding For Rangers Activities. Drought is hitting the East African region and tourist numbers haven’t yet recovered from the Covid pandemic. The normal revenue streams from ecotourism are no longer […]

Drought Increases Poaching Pressure in Kenya. Chake Conservancy Rangers Seek Funding — Wild Open Eye – Natural Vision, News from Wild Open Eye
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California Bans Plant Poaching of Dudleya — Natural History Wanderings

from the California Native Plant Society California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the first piece of California legislation to specifically address plant poaching, making it illegal to remove dudleya from state and private lands. In recent years, law enforcement officials have documented an alarming increase in the large-scale harvest of these precious native succulents from California […]

California Bans Plant Poaching of Dudleya — Natural History Wanderings
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In South Africa, Poachers Now Traffic in Tiny Succulent Plants — Natural History Wanderings

The New York Times reports Police search the desert trying to track down the poachers selling Conophytums to collectors worldwide, threatening to wipe out rare plants in the wild. Conophytum, a genus of flowering plants that consists of over 100 species — including several listed as endangered — are the latest victims of a global […]

In South Africa, Poachers Now Traffic in Tiny Succulent Plants — Natural History Wanderings
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I Know Why the Caged Songbird Goes Extinct — Natural History Wanderings

The Revelator reports A rampant trade in Asian birds for their beautiful songs is emptying forests of sound and life. Read story at I Know Why the Caged Songbird Goes Extinct • The Revelator

I Know Why the Caged Songbird Goes Extinct — Natural History Wanderings
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Endangered Species Updates — Natural History Wanderings

The International Union for Conservation of Nature has recently updated its red list of endangered species. Their assessment of  71,576 species concludes that 21,286 are now threatened with extinction. Some of their recent updates serious declines in the population of the Okapi (Okapia johnstoni), a close relative of the giraffe, unique to the rainforests of […]

Endangered Species Updates — Natural History Wanderings
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What it Means to be Critically Endangered — The International Rhino Foundation Blog

Black rhino The IUCN has just issued a Red List update for African rhinos. Black rhino numbers have steadily been increasing since 1995, so why are they still considered Critically Endangered? Of the five living rhino species, three – the black, Sumatran and Javan rhinos – are classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red […]

What it Means to be Critically Endangered — The International Rhino Foundation Blog
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Studying up before my Kenyan Safari! — Wild Open Eye – Natural Vision, News from Wild Open Eye

Magnificent Maasai Mara! Bring full batteries and empty memory cards. Paxton images photo and copyright. When the Sun rises over the great mosaic of grassland and Acacia trees of Kenya’s Maasai Mara, as it has done since the dawn of mankind, the experienced eyes of wildlife rangers are alert for signs of poaching activities that […]

Studying up before my Safari! — Wild Open Eye – Natural Vision, News from Wild Open Eye
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What We’ve Lost: The Species Declared Extinct in 2020 — Repeating Islands

John R. Platt (Scientific American) writes that “Dozens of frogs, fish, orchids and other species—many unseen for decades—may no longer exist because of humanity’s destructive effects on the planet.” His article lists the many species lost in 2020, including 32 orchid species in Bangladesh, the Smooth handfish from Tasmania, 65 North American plants, 22 frog […]

What We’ve Lost: The Species Declared Extinct in 2020 — Repeating Islands
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