Posts Tagged ‘Poachers’

Poachers wreak havoc on salmon rivers

Saturday, September 4th, 2010
Almost all the salmon have been stripped from the Queen of the Glens, thanks to poaching.

Shoot-out Erupts Between Police, Abalone Poachers and Angry Mob

Thursday, August 27th, 2009
Earlier this week, eight Hermanus police officers and four inspectors from the Marine and Coastal Management (MCM) were ambushed by alleged poachers during a raid in Hawston, South Africa.   When officials arrived on the scene, they found 50 men counting fresh abalone in the back yard.  The suspects fled.  » See also: Fishing Salmon in the Seine - Paris Cleans the River and Species Return» Get EcoWorldly by RSS or sign up by email.According to the Cape Times, while officials were loading the con

Zimbabwe’s Black Rhino: Good News

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009
In an intense international rescue and anti-poaching operation, 46 black rhino have been moved to safer areas - and eight poachers have been killed - in Zimbabwe. Thanks to coverage by international media, public support, and international pressure from CITES, the International Rhino Foundation’s (IRF) Crisis Zimbabwe awareness campaign has reportedly raised more than $120,000 in emergency funds to rescue 46 black rhino from vulnerable areas in Zimbabwe. And since May, eight poachers have b