Rare soft-shell turtle, nesting ground found in Cambodia
...ect nesting beaches for the turtles and to conduct patrols during the dry season to prevent illegal fishing of the species prized as an expensive delicacy in neighboring Vietnam. The organizations will also provide the communities with financial incentives to offset the potential loss of revenue from illegal...Serengeti patrols cut poaching of buffalo, elephants, rhinos
...fish has shown for the first time that enforcement patrols are effective at reducing poaching of elephants, A... the $2 million spent annually in the Serengeti on patrols would be better spent on other preventive activities," says Ray Hilborn, University of Washington pr...Widespread elephant slaughter discovered in Chad
...ers, which will increase aerial surveys and extend patrols outside the park through the wet season that ends ...ss to control poaching in coming years with aerial patrols as well as to significantly increase ground security and information gathering....Alarming decline in Nepal's rhinos and tigers in former Maoist stronghold
... who took advantage of the absence of antipoaching patrols in this critical rhino and tiger habitat, which wa... who committed to conducting regular anti-poaching patrols in Bardia National Park before the monsoon rains begin. One new antipoaching post will be establishe...Green sturgeon receives 'threatened' status
The living fossil that still patrols the rivers of the Pacific Coast recently received a boost from the US government, which listed the green sturgeon as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act, effective April 6th. While the ruling is needed to improve the health and outlook for ...More males chimps means more territorial patrols, study shows
...that the biggest predictor of territorial boundary patrols is the number of males in the group. The more male... Scientists have known for about 25 years that the patrols and fatal attacks occur, the question has been what accounts for the varying number and frequency of...Searching the depths of the straits of Florida for disease cures
...ping point for narcotics smugglers, though regular patrols have all but eliminated that reputation. Though only about 50 miles from the Florida Keys, the Cay Sal Bank remains remote and relatively pristine because would-be visitors must clear customs on inhabited islands such as Bimini before heading for the...