Today is World Lion Day. This blog comes to us from WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) as an update to this post about Jacob the three-legged lion. Jacob is one of eleven lions in Uganda’s Kyambura ...

Snares are simple, low-tech, noose-like traps that can be made from cheap and easily accessible materials such as wire, rope or brake cables. Easy to set, a single person can place thousands, with one ...

Snaring -- a non-selective method of poaching using wire traps -- is widespread in tropical forests in Southeast Asia. Snaring decimates wildlife populations and has pushed many larger mammals to ...

Researchers recently looked at the impacts of wire snares and shotgun pellets on lions and leopards in Zambia. Through the forensic examination of skulls and teeth, they discovered that humans are ...