Snares: The Hidden Killers - David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation
Nov 3, 2023 · But tragically, snares are not as effective at killing as they are at catching animals. Often, they inflict brutal and horrific injuries that mean agonising, unending pain before death from starvation or thirst. And up to 90% of animals caught in snares are left to rot by poachers who never return to them*.
These traps once snared Uganda’s wildlife. Now they’re art
Nov 12, 2020 · Poachers set countless illegal traps in the park, most of the time to kill antelope and other herbivores for their meat. By the time the team members finished their patrol, they had scoured 19...
Solving the Southeast Asian snaring crisis: Wire snare removal in ...
Jun 3, 2024 · 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...
7 High-Tech Tools to Combat Poaching - Treehugger
Feb 9, 2021 · Poachers set snares that snag species like lions, cheetahs, leopards and painted dogs around the neck. This often means a slow and painful death while waiting for the poacher to check traps....
Snares: Low-tech, low-profile killers of rare wildlife the world over
Aug 18, 2022 · Hunters and poachers around the world use rope, wire or brake cables to make these simple, low-tech, noose-like traps. And they set them in the forest to catch animals. While hunters mostly target antelope and other smaller game to eat or sell as bushmeat, the snares don’t care. They’re indiscriminate.
Predators of predators: the snaring crisis threatening the survival …
Nov 21, 2022 · Half of the snaring cases of tigers in mainland Asia were targeted for poaching, according to WWF-TRAFFIC’s new briefing Snaring of Big Cats in Mainland Asia. Poachers kill big cats for traditional medicine, spiritual amulets, fashion, or home décor.
This mysterious cat is threatened. A deceptively simple plan could …
Jun 1, 2023 · That’s especially crucial as both West and East African subspecies of this shy feline are dwindling, due to both widespread deforestation and getting caught in illegal snares intended for...
Snares don’t discriminate: A problem for wild cats, both big and …
May 5, 2023 · Millions of snares dot the forests and protected areas of Southeast Asia, set to feed the illegal wildlife trade and wild game demand, where they sweep up multiple species, including threatened wild cats; in Africa, snaring for subsistence hunting causes a similar problem.
What does it take to run an Anti-Poaching Unit (APU)
Anti-Poaching Units (APU) hold the shield for wildlife around the world. Take a look at what it takes, and costs, to run a basic unit on the “frontline”. This poster shows the 5 minute explanation but there is much more that goes into the protection …
Evaluating wire-snare poaching trends and the impacts of by-catch on ...
Feb 1, 2013 · Wire snare poaching is widespread in Africa yet snaring trends, patterns and the impacts of by-catch on non-target threatened species such as elephant ( Loxodonta africana ), lion ( Panthera leo) and African wild dog ( Lycaon pictus) are poorly understood.