On a walking safari in Zambia, a writer traded animal locator apps and spine-jostling game drives for a slow and sensuous experience in which the lore and nuances of the landscape came to the fore.
Tag: Wildlife Trade and Poaching
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Man Behind Amazon Murders of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira Caught in Brazil
Brazilian police officials accused an illegal fishing trafficker of ordering an assassination in June that left a British journalist and Brazilian activist dead deep in the Amazon.
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Cockfighting Is Illegal in the U.S. Why Does It Breed so Many Fighting Birds?
The long tradition of American game-fowl breeding has produced some of the world’s most coveted roosters.
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3 Chimpanzees Kidnapped for Ransom From Congo Sanctuary
In a country where wildlife trafficking already runs rampant, conservationists fear that ransoming of animals may become a common tactic used by criminals.
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Guns, Gorillas and Netflix: A Belgian Prince in Congo
Emmanuel de Merode is trying to protect Virunga National Park, catching the eye of Hollywood, and its philanthropists, along the way. “Complicated” doesn’t even begin to describe the story.