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Malaysia Seized Over $3 Million in Rhino Horns
Pound for pound, rhino horns have a higher street value than gold.
Ivory-Sniffing Dogs Are Running Down Poachers Across Africa
They find contraband goods in exchange for tennis balls.
A Czech Zoo Is Cutting Off Its Rhinos' Horns to Protect Them from Poachers
The decision comes in the wake of a recent, brutal murder of a rhino at a zoo in Paris.
WATCH: 'Shoot to Kill'
Watch our new documentary investigating the Kenya Wildlife Service, which has a shoot to kill policy when it comes to poachers.
Faye Cuevas Is Protecting Elephants Using Counterterrorism Techniques
Approaching the problem from a military standpoint made sense for Cuevas.
Why the French Can't Get Enough of This Illegal Bird
Hunters consider the ortolan the king of all wildfowl; great chefs call it the caviar of birds—and for 25 years it's been at the center of controversy.
Elephant Poaching Is Costing African Countries $25 Million Every Year
Tourists can't pay to see elephants if there are no elephants left.
What's Killing All Those 'Scrotum' Frogs?
Thousands of the frogs, sometimes blended into juice, are at risk of extinction due to poaching and pollution.
Pangolins, the World’s Most-Trafficked Mammal, Are Now One of the Most Protected
"The world is standing up for the little guy.”
How the Inspiration for a Pokémon Became the Most Trafficked Mammal on Earth
The host of the most recent episode of Black Market: Dispatches dives deeper into the illicit pangolin trade.
Inside the Illicit Pangolin Poaching Trade
On this episode of 'Black Market: Dispatches', we investigate the poaching of Pangolin, the animal that may go extinct before anyone knows what it is.
As Elephant Populations Drop, We Learn Even Their Footsteps Serve a Purpose
Some sobering figures cast new discoveries in a different light.