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Invasive alligator snapping turtle native to Florida rescued out of lake in England
The exotic reptile, which is native to Florida, was found by a dog walker on Monday in a lake in the northwest county of Cumbria, the BBC reported.
Texas awarding $2K to anyone who reports alligator snapping turtle poaching
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department doubles reward for tips on poaching the prehistoric-like reptile.
Suspected poacher accused of killing bear, two cubs in Colorado
Paul Stromberg was taken into custody on suspicion of killing the animals, which Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers found dumped on state trust land.
Beloved, horny Staten Island 'monster' turtle poached, feared sold for soup: 'It's horrifying'
A beloved monster turtle considered one of the largest in the Big Apple has disappeared from its decades-old home at Clove Lakes Park.
Wildlife trafficker known as the 'Godfather' sentenced to 18 months over $2.1M in poached rhinoceros horns
Teo Boon Ching, 58, acted as the middleman in the transnational poaching plot, arranging to ship the 219 kilograms of rhino horns he received from co-conspirators in Africa, the feds...
Alleged killer of beloved bald eagle turns self in — as 'devastated' residents demand answers
A poacher who allegedly killed a beloved bald eagle in Mount Pleasant Township, Pennsylvania, later turned themselves in — but locals are fuming at the lack of information on the...
Hamptons fishing for stiffer laws against 'organized crab crime ring' that steals bushels of shellfish
East Hampton town officials are fishing for even stiffer laws in the war against "organized crab crime rings."
Celeb bowhunters fined $133K for 'worst ever poaching ring'
The celebrity bowhunting couple were sentenced last week in a federal court in what's being labeled the largest poaching case in the state's history.
Turtles in demand as pets, leading to a spike in poaching
Swimming in two plastic bins inside a brightly lit and sterile quarantine room at a Rhode Island zoo, 16 quarter-sized turtle hatchlings represent a growing worry for conservationist Lou Perrotti....
Collared female wolf shot dead, police offering $11,500 reward for info
A black female wolf that belonged to the Lookout Mountain Pack was found shot dead in northeast Oregon earlier this month, a year after eight wolves were found poisoned in...
These ‘Redwood Bandits’ poach trees out West — and almost never get caught
Tree poachers known as Redwood Bandits are wreaking havoc in the West — and they're almost impossible to catch.
Search for missing British journalist, Brazilian expert 'heading toward the end': lawyer
Brazil police have arrested the main suspect's brother.
Brazilian search teams find backpack, laptop belonging to missing British journalist and Brazilian expert: police
Brazil search teams looking for a British journalist and a local expert confirmed no bodies were found, despite conflicting reports.
2 bodies found tied to tree in search for journalist and indigenous expert in Brazil: diplomat
Two bodies were apparently found tied to a tree in the Amazon rainforest during the search for missing British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira.
'Human' remains found in Amazon where British journalist, Brazilian expert vanished
Experts will analyze the "organic material" found in a river Friday, in what may be the biggest break yet for the five-day investigation.
Search for missing British journalist, Brazilian expert intensifies as world leaders, celebs call for action
Traces of blood were found on a local fisherman's boat as police now examine if the blood is linked to the two missing men.
British writer and Brazil official missing in Amazon days after being threatened
British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous affairs official are still missing in a remote part of Brazil’s Amazon.
California man admits to stealing 2 baby bears from den
Cody Dylon Setzer, 29, and one of his coworkers took the 4-week-old bears from their den in a fallen tree in Yreka in March 2019, the California Department of Fish...
Elephant tusk DNA sleuthing reveals ivory trafficking networks
Researchers said on Monday they conducted DNA tests on 4,320 elephant tusks from 49 ivory seizures, totaling 111 tons in 12 African nations from 2002 to 2019. The results could...
Safari with Africa's all-female anti-poaching force the 'Black Mambas'
South Africa's bush is where you'll find the (nearly) all-female Black Mambas, who are as venomous as their namesake serpents when it comes to poachers.