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Poacher Shot After Killing Rhino(s) In Kruger National Park
Source: Rhino Conservation Org
A poacher who attempted to flee after killing a rhino has been shot and wounded by Kruger National Park rangers.
Rangers in Kruger National Park managed to shoot and wound one rhino poacher in an exchange of gunfire that occurred after a dead rhino was found early Monday morning. The rhino had been shot and its horns were still intact. Although two poachers managed to escape, the other is hospitalized and will appear in the Saselamani Periodical Court following recovery.
Park spokesperson William Mambasa said via The Independent that the group of three poachers were wearing ranger uniforms as a disguise. The shooting occurred between Punda Maria and Shingwedzi Camp....
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Update on Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
Source: Wildlife Management Institute
Nearly two months after the explosion that sank the Deepwater Horizon oil platform, starting a massive oil spume into the Gulf of Mexico, the “leak” still has not been stopped. Current estimates of the amount of oil spewing daily into the Gulf are far worse than earlier projections. With oil now reaching the fragile marshes and beaches along the coast, impacts to wildlife also are worsening. In addition, reports of dispersed oil plumes stretching deep into the water column are increasing fears about how widespread the spill will ultimately be, reports the Wildlife Management Institute.
The Deepwater Horizon rig’s owner, BP, originally estimated that 5,000 barrels (210,000 gallons; each barrel equals approximately 42 gallons) of oil was gushing from the well every day, but on June 11, estimates jumped dramatically to 40,000 barrels (1.7 million gallons) per day. Outside experts believe that as much as 100,000 barrels have been pouring out daily, and BP’s own high-end estimate is 250,000 barrels per day. BP currently is trying to position pressure sensors on the well to get a more accurate picture of the amount of oil gushing into the water. At the current estimate of 40,000 barrels per day, more than 90 million barrels have flowed into the Gulf since the April 20 explosion.
For perspective, that currently puts the catastrophe at almost nine times the amount of oil spilled into Alaska waters by the Exxon Valdez in 1989...
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Siamese crocodile nest hatches
Source: Fauna & Flora International
Fauna & Flora International (FFI) is pleased to announce it has successfully hatched 13 wild Siamese crocodiles in Southwest Cambodia!
A Siamese crocodile nest with 22 eggs was discovered in the Areng Valley of Cambodia’s Cardamom Mountains during monitoring patrols implemented by local Community Crocodile Wardens and FFI’s Cambodian Crocodile Conservation Programme (CCCP) on April 22.
As a precaution to reduce the risk of the nest being flooded or predated, the team implemented 'head-start' activities by carefully moving 15 fertilized eggs to an artificial nest in a safe location. The nest was then guarded 24 hours daily by community members from nearby villages...
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