Segmenting certain areas of the seas and oceans to spare the rare species from fishing is an idea that has been adopted at many places in the world. But in Indonesia the idea is backfiring as poachers try and loot the same marine protected areas.
A new safari adventure is making waves with animal lovers all over the world and its not because it supports conservation of wildlife. Giraffe hunting is fast becoming the new ‘adventure’ and sportsmen are paying big bucks to kill one of these amazing creatures.
Over the last several years, many animals have stood on the brink of extinction. For homes for humans, food for humans, paper, chairs and everything else in existence, habitat homes for wildlife are depleting at alarming rates.
An endangered Sumatran Tiger is lucky to be alive after it was found with arrow wounds all over his body and in a wire trap in protected Indonesian jungle.
Gorillas are no longer safe in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Last Tuesday the Congolese Wildlife Authority, authorities arrested alleged poachers who were trying to sell a baby gorilla for $40,000. This is the fourth incident reported this year giving a glimpse of the rapidly growing black market for gorillas.
Officials in Madagascar were successfully able to thwart the attempts of smugglers who were trying to board a flight with about 200 rare tortoises in their baggage. The final destination of the animals was Jakarta where they would have been sold in the illegal pet market for thousands of dollars.
