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Searching the depths of the straits of Florida for disease cures

...ping point for narcotics smugglers, though regular patrols have all but eliminated that reputation. Though only about 50 miles from the Florida Keys, the Cay Sal Bank remains remote and relatively pristine because would-be visitors must clear customs on inhabited islands such as Bimini before heading for the...

Widespread elephant slaughter discovered in Chad

...ers, which will increase aerial surveys and extend patrols outside the park through the wet season that ends ...ss to control poaching in coming years with aerial patrols as well as to significantly increase ground security and information gathering. ...

Alarming decline in Nepal's rhinos and tigers in former Maoist stronghold

... who took advantage of the absence of antipoaching patrols in this critical rhino and tiger habitat, which wa... who committed to conducting regular anti-poaching patrols in Bardia National Park before the monsoon rains begin. One new antipoaching post will be establishe...

Serengeti patrols cut poaching of buffalo, elephants, rhinos

...fish has shown for the first time that enforcement patrols are effective at reducing poaching of elephants, A... the $2 million spent annually in the Serengeti on patrols would be better spent on other preventive activities," says Ray Hilborn, University of Washington pr...

Rare soft-shell turtle, nesting ground found in Cambodia

...ect nesting beaches for the turtles and to conduct patrols during the dry season to prevent illegal fishing of the species prized as an expensive delicacy in neighboring Vietnam. The organizations will also provide the communities with financial incentives to offset the potential loss of revenue from illegal...

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