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07/24/2018 / By Rhonda Johansson

Revenge? Poacher hunting pride of lions in South African game reserve mauled to death, eaten

A suspected poacher was mauled, killed, and partially eaten by a pride of lions at the Ingwelala Private Nature Reserve in South Africa. The man, who has yet to be identified, is suspected to be a big cat poacher and was allegedly hunting at the game reserve. Employees were alerted to the man’s death after […]

09/19/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

Highly intelligent Elephants adopt stealth guerilla warfare tactics to stay alive by avoiding hunters

A 10-year study found that the rise of illegal hunting in Kenya have forced elephants to become nocturnal, according to a Daily Mail report. “The escalation of poaching has become the greatest immediate threat to the survival of elephants,” Festus Ihwagi, study co-author and a researcher at the University of Twente in The Netherlands expressed. […]

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