endangered animals
Police Kill Six Alleged Tiger Poachers in Bangladesh Gunfight
The fierce battle between authorities and suspected poachers took place in Khulna's Koyra Upazila area on Sunday, said officials, and came as Bangladesh launches a crackdown on illegal hunting.
The New Zealand Government Wants to Allow Drilling for Oil in a Dolphin Habitat
Plans for oil and gas exploration are a death sentence for the world's smallest and rarest dolphin.
The Shady World of People Who Offer to Illegally Sell Chimps Online
A recent report suggested there were 33,000 protected animals—or animal parts—for sale on the internet, so I set off to find out if that was true.
See Argentina's Endangered Species Preserved As Cardboard Sculptures
To raise awareness for Argentina's endangered wildlife, Estudia Guardabosques lets you hang out with cardboard renditions of animals threatened by deforestation.
China Outlaws the Eating of Tiger Penis, Rhino Horn, and Other Endangered Animal Products
Rare animals are widely used in traditional Chinese medicine for supposed health benefits, and are also consumed as a mark of status.
Two of Your Favorite Big Cats Are Probably Going to Be Extinct Soon
Lions and tigers are even more beleaguered than you thought they were.
I Hate That I Love 'Far Cry 3'
This is a game I had every intention of never playing. If you had told me any of its premise ahead of time, I would have gotten on my indie high horse and sneered safely in the arms of my anti-Ebertian, post-gamer ideals. And yet it moves.
The Rare Pink Dolphin Is Now a Bolivian National Treasure
The Bolivian river dolphin, long threatened by habitat destruction and overfishing in the Amazon, has just received protection from Bolivian President Evo Morales. The subspecies of the shockingly pink Amazon river dolphin has been declared a national...
Watch In Horror As Dumb Humans Accidentally Set an Endangered Orangutan On Fire
I've got a real soft spot for orangutans because they're orange and hairy and thus look kind of like me. The Bornean orangutans, one of two orangutan species, calls "Borneo":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borneo, an island off the coast of Indonesia...
Patrick Brown
In this episode of Picture Perfect, VICE visits Patrick Brown in Bangkok to talk about the craft of photography and about his forthcoming book Trading to Extinction, which documents the illegal trade of endangered animals in Asia.