Portrait of a Poacher
A team of diligent agencies and individuals worked together for years to secure the long-awaited guilty plea from Oregon’s serial poacher. Kathy Spengler needed to paint a picture. Not a paint-by-numbers type portrait, but one that had to be closer to a...
Poacher Banned From 48 States After Poaching Spree
A poacher from Colorado Springs has been permanently banned from hunting in 48 states, including Colorado, after he pleaded guilty to several poaching charges across the state. Colorado Parks and Wildlife said hearing examiner Steven Cooley decided last week to...
Elephant Hunting: Because Their Lives Depend On It
Elephant hunting means the entire hunting party counts on you to make a clean, killing shot. Chris Dorsey shows how it’s done in this awe-inspiring video. Every elephant hunting experience starts with a new frame of mind, an awakening that the stakes are higher...
Frenzy of Wildlife Poaching in Oregon Causes Concern
A decapitated black bear joins a growing list of animals from a frenzy of poaching in Lane County, Oregon in recent weeks. The crimes appear to be random and opportunistic, and officials are looking for leads in multiple cases. Oregon State Police Senior Trooper Josh...
Death of a Tusker
Poaching of Africa’s elephants continues at alarming levels, spurred by poverty, corrupt government officials, and the demand for illegal ivory in Asian countries. My earliest and fondest memories of the Kenya bush are the times I spent in Tsavo National Park...
Reward Offered For Utah Elk Poacher
Between Dec. 20, 2019 and Jan. 15, 2020, six mature bull elk were shot and killed by poachers in the Knob Hill area of Park City, Utah. The area between Knob Hill and the Glenwild Residential Area is home to a herd of large, adult bull elk. Local residents routinely...
The Last Rhino
Listed as seriously endangered, rhino could face extinction in the wild within the next few years. Africa’s mystique and appeal often involves danger that, to a large extent, is why hunters the world over are drawn there to hunt big game. Hunting as a resident of...
Genetics Being Used to Combat Poaching
Researchers are using an animal’s DNA footprint to identify its body parts on the black market.