10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

On average, over 100 rhinos were illegally killed each month. Fast-forward to the present murky sky and the 1,215 rhino butchered last year. The annual number of rhino poached in South Africa last year rose to 1,215, Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa told a media briefing in Pretoria two weeks ago.

Rhinos 173

Rhinos South Africa Rhinoceros White Rhinos 173

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

I say they were butchered, face-off. Indeed, the proposal to up-list four southern African populations to Appendix I could well have opened a back door to illegal international trade.”. But the “illegal international trade” is already there, killing – among other places – in Kruger (S. One may say so.

Elephants 184

Elephants Botswana Zimbabwe Africa 184

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Snowy Owls are at risk of getting killed via collisions, incidental poisoning from rodenticides, and even illegal hunting (Stone et al. Butcher, A. It is estimated that Snowy Owl populations in North America have declined by 52% since the 1960s (Berlanga et al. 1999, Holt et al. of Snowy Owl deaths (Kerlinger and Lein 1988).

Ethics 141

Ethics Owls New York North America 141