"Poached"

#2383966

18 December 2017

Officials from the Department of Wildlife Conservation work to try and save an elephant shot by ivory poachers near a remote jungle area in Mannar, Sri Lanka.

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#2383969

18 December 2017

Officials from the Department of Wildlife Conservation work to try and save an elephant shot by ivory poachers near a remote jungle area in Mannar, Sri Lanka.

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#2383970

18 December 2017

Officials from the Department of Wildlife Conservation work to try and save an elephant shot by ivory poachers near a remote jungle area in Mannar, Sri Lanka.

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#899121

10 November 2015

Member of the Ostional Integral Development Association (OIDA) package Olive Ridley sea turtle eggs for to be shipped and sold on Ostional beach, 183 miles north-west of the capital of San Jose, Costa Rica, Monday, Nov. 9, 2015. Over a quarter of a million Olive Ridley sea turtles had lumbered ashore by Monday morning to nest at Ostional beach on Costa Rica's north Pacific coast. It was the thirteenth mass nesting this year and Saturday's number of arrivals was probably the largest for a single day in recent years, according to marine biologist Mauricio Mendez. The Ostional Wildlife Refuge is one of the two most important breeding sites in the world for the endangered species. Ostional is the only beach in the world where harvesting and selling sea turtle eggs is legal. Starting in 1987, authorities have allowed members the community of Ostional to collect eggs during the first three nights of the arribadas. In return, the villagers protect the turtles by keeping the beaches clear of debris, and running day and night patrols against poachers, until the baby turtles hatch approximately 60 days later.

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#899122

10 November 2015

In this photo taken Nov. 8, a member of the Ostional Integral Development Association (OIDA) prepares to eat a raw Olive Ridley sea turtle egg on Ostional beach, 183 miles north-west of the capital of San Jose, Costa Rica, Monday, Nov. 9, 2015. Over a quarter of a million Olive Ridley sea turtles had lumbered ashore by Monday morning to nest at Ostional beach on Costa Rica's north Pacific coast. It was the thirteenth mass nesting this year and Saturday's number of arrivals was probably the largest for a single day in recent years, according to marine biologist Mauricio Mendez. The Ostional Wildlife Refuge is one of the two most important breeding sites in the world for the endangered species. Ostional is the only beach in the world where harvesting and selling sea turtle eggs is legal. Starting in 1987, authorities have allowed members the community of Ostional to collect eggs during the first three nights of the arribadas. In return, the villagers protect the turtles by keeping the beaches clear of debris, and running day and night patrols against poachers, until the baby turtles hatch approximately 60 days later.

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#899124

10 November 2015

A volunteer of the Ostional Integral Development Association (OIDA) holds three recently hatched Olive Ridley sea turtles that she will help to the ocean on Ostional beach, 183 miles north-west of the capital of San Jose, Costa Rica, Monday, Nov. 9, 2015. Over a quarter of a million Olive Ridley sea turtles had lumbered ashore by Monday morning to nest at Ostional beach on Costa Rica's north Pacific coast. It was the thirteenth mass nesting this year and Saturday's number of arrivals was probably the largest for a single day in recent years, according to marine biologist Mauricio Mendez. The Ostional Wildlife Refuge is one of the two most important breeding sites in the world for the endangered species. Ostional is the only beach in the world where harvesting and selling sea turtle eggs is legal. Starting in 1987, authorities have allowed members the community of Ostional to collect eggs during the first three nights of the arribadas. In return, the villagers protect the turtles by keeping the beaches clear of debris, and running day and night patrols against poachers, until the baby turtles hatch approximately 60 days later.

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#899125

10 November 2015

In this photo taken Nov. 7, Olive Ridley sea turtles arrive to lay teir eggs in nests on Ostional beach, 183 miles north-west of the capital of San Jose, Costa Rica, Monday, Nov. 9, 2015. Over a quarter of a million Olive Ridley sea turtles had lumbered ashore by Monday morning to nest at Ostional beach on Costa Rica's north Pacific coast. It was the thirteenth mass nesting this year and Saturday's number of arrivals was probably the largest for a single day in recent years, according to marine biologist Mauricio Mendez. The Ostional Wildlife Refuge is one of the two most important breeding sites in the world for the endangered species. Ostional is the only beach in the world where harvesting and selling sea turtle eggs is legal. Starting in 1987, authorities have allowed members the community of Ostional to collect eggs during the first three nights of the arribadas. In return, the villagers protect the turtles by keeping the beaches clear of debris, and running day and night patrols against poachers, until the baby turtles hatch approximately 60 later.

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#899127

10 November 2015

Members of the Ostional Integral Development Association (OIDA) carry bags of Olive Ridley sea turtle eggs that they washed in the ocean on Ostional beach, 183 miles north-west of the capital of San Jose, Costa Rica, Monday, Nov. 9, 2015. Over a quarter of a million Olive Ridley sea turtles had lumbered ashore by Monday morning to nest at Ostional beach on Costa Rica's north Pacific coast. It was the thirteenth mass nesting this year and Saturday's number of arrivals was probably the largest for a single day in recent years, according to marine biologist Mauricio Mendez. The Ostional Wildlife Refuge is one of the two most important breeding sites in the world for the endangered species. Ostional is the only beach in the world where harvesting and selling sea turtle eggs is legal. Starting in 1987, authorities have allowed members the community of Ostional to collect eggs during the first three nights of the arribadas. In return, the villagers protect the turtles by keeping the beaches clear of debris, and running day and night patrols against poachers, until the baby turtles hatch approximately 60 days later.

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#899130

10 November 2015

In this photon taken Nov. 7, hundres of thousands of Olive Ridley sea turtle eggs wait to be shipped and sold by the Ostional Integral Development Association (OIDA) on Ostional beach, 183 miles north-west of the capital of San Jose, Costa Rica, Monday, Nov. 9, 2015. Over a quarter of a million Olive Ridley sea turtles had lumbered ashore by Monday morning to nest at Ostional beach on Costa Rica's north Pacific coast. It was the thirteenth mass nesting this year and Saturday's number of arrivals was probably the largest for a single day in recent years, according to marine biologist Mauricio Mendez. The Ostional Wildlife Refuge is one of the two most important breeding sites in the world for the endangered species. Ostional is the only beach in the world where harvesting and selling sea turtle eggs is legal. Starting in 1987, authorities have allowed members the community of Ostional to collect eggs during the first three nights of the arribadas. In return, the villagers protect the turtles by keeping the beaches clear of debris, and running day and night patrols against poachers, until the baby turtles hatch approximately 60 days later.

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#678599

8 July 2015

Victoria a African giant poached mine detection rat (MDR), also dubbed a (hero rat) is taken for a walk on her training lead. CMAC demining unit 4 headquarters, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia. Cambodia is still one of the most landmine-affected countries in the world. Over 64,000 landmine and other Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) casualties have been recorded in Cambodia since 1979.

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#678614

8 July 2015

Marcous a giant African poached mine detection rat. CMAC demining unit 4 headquarters, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia. Cambodia is still one of the most landmine-affected countries in the world. Over 64,000 landmine and other Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) casualties have been recorded in Cambodia since 1979.

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#678753

8 July 2015

Lawrence Kombani forty year old father of three has been training African giant poached rats or MDR's (Mine detection rats) to locate land mines and UXO for the past fifteen years. He has left his family in Tanzania after being transferred on a three month program to Cambodia to teach the CMAC DU4 team handling techniques and prepare them for live munitions. CMAC demining unit 4 headquarters, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia. Cambodia is still one of the most landmine-affected countries in the world. Over 64,000 landmine and other Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) casualties have been recorded in Cambodia since 1979.

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#678598

8 July 2015

Lawrence Kombani, forty year old father of three has been training African giant poached rats or MDR's (Mine detection rats) to locate land mines and UXO for the past fifteen years. He has left his family in Tanzania and moved to Cambodia to teach the CMAC DU4 team handling techniques and prepare them for live munitions. CMAC demining unit 4 headquarters, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia. Cambodia is still one of the most landmine-affected countries in the world. Over 64,000 landmine and other Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) casualties have been recorded in Cambodia since 1979.

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#659056

29 June 2015

Lawrence Kombani forty year old father of three has been training African giant poached rats or MDR's (Mine detection rats) to locate land mines and UXO for the past fifteen years. He has left his family in Tanzania after being transferred on a three month program to Cambodia to teach the CMAC DU4 team handling techniques and prepare them for live munitions. CMAC demining unit 4 headquarters, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia on June 29, 2015. (photo: George Nickels/NurPhoto).

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#602799

23 May 2015

Tanzania-based NGO Apopo trains giant African pouched rats to sniff out land mines and detect tuberculosis. Apopo has joined forces with the Cambodian mine action centre (CMAC) to use mine detection rats (MDR'S) to detect and help systematically rid Cambodia of the the millions of still uncovered landmines and UXO.

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#340972

17 November 2014

United for Wildlife, a collaboration of seven international conservation organisations convened by The Duke of Cambridge, has teamed up with the Angry Birds Friends game to raise awareness of the critical threat to wildlife posed by illegal poaching. The collaboration will raise awareness among the estimated 200 million Angry Birds players worldwide that some species are being illegally hunted to the brink of extinction. The project is part of United for Wildlife's aim to encourage a new generation to be part of a movement that says no to poached ivory and rhino horn, and other animal parts. Rovio Entertainment, the makers of Angry Birds, have created a week-long tournament which will run from 17th November featuring animated Pangolins a species of scaly ant-eaters living in Asia and Africa which are now one of the most critically endangered animals on the planet due to illegal hunting. This partnership with Rovio Entertainment is one part of United for Wildlife's campaign to engage young people with the illegal wildlife trade message through existing digital platforms such as social media and the online gaming industry. The Angry Birds online audience has a vast global reach, especially in countries where the demand for illegal wildlife products is high. This initiative follows a successful partnership between United for Wildlife and the virtual reality game Runescape in July this year, which saw players engage with virtual Rhinos within the game to learn about the United for Wildlife campaign.

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