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(240705) -- CHITUNGWIZA, July 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Zimbabwean mixed-media artist Johnson Zuze makes a sculpture with snare wire and other found objects at a workshop in Chitungwiza, Harare Province, Zimbabwe on July 3, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: Zimbabwean artist transforms poachers' tools into powerful conservation art" (Photo by Tafara Mugwara/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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ZIMBABWE-CHITUNGWIZA-ARTIST-SNARE WIRE-ARTWORK

(240705) -- CHITUNGWIZA, July 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Zimbabwean mixed-media artist Johnson Zuze makes a sculpture with snare wire and other found objects at a workshop in Chitungwiza, Harare Province, Zimbabwe on July 3, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: Zimbabwean artist transforms poachers' tools into powerful conservation art" (Photo by Tafara Mugwara/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China's tiger and leopard park launches new round of habitat restoration operations

STORY: China's tiger and leopard park launches new round of habitat restoration operations SHOOTING TIME: recent footage DATELINE: April 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:45 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of rangers conducting habitat restoration operations 2. footage of wild Siberian tigers and Amur leopards STORYLINE: To create a better living environment for wildlife, China's tiger and leopard park has recently launched a new round of habitat restoration operations, mainly targeting the illegal traps set by poachers. The populations of wild Siberian tigers and Amur leopards in northeastern China have seen steady growth, with over 35 cubs born in the past year, according to the Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park administration. The administration has monitored the birth of more than 20 tiger cubs and more than 15 leopard cubs in the past year. Their activity area exceeds 1.1 million hectares, accounting for about 78 percent of the park's total area. In October

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CHINA-HUNAN-LIUYANG-FOREST CHIEF SCHEME (CN)

(230826) -- CHANGSHA, Aug. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Huang Weigu (L) introduces protection knowledge of ancient trees to a villager in Pingwan Village of Jingang Town, Liuyang City of central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 24, 2023. Huang Weigu, 53 years old, is a forest ranger in Jingang Town of Liuyang City, who has been worked here since 2008. He is responsible for patrolling over 8,000 Mu (about 533.33 hectares) of forest in the two villages of Pingwan and Dangui. Once during his patrol, he discovered drilling holes at the foot of an ancient tree, which led to the cracking of five groups of ancient tree poachers. Liuyang City has implemented a forest chief scheme consisting of altogether 512 protection grids, 371 among which covers famous ancient trees. Altogether 2,130 ancient trees in the grids are under protection by forest chiefs/rangers. Since 2022, altogether 124 ancient trees have been rescued and revitalized, and two theme parks featuring ancient trees have been built here. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-HUNAN-LIUYANG-FOREST CHIEF SCHEME (CN)

(230826) -- CHANGSHA, Aug. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 25, 2023 shows forest rangers and firefighters taking part in a fire drill in Jingang Town, Liuyang City of central China's Hunan Province. Huang Weigu, 53 years old, is a forest ranger in Jingang Town of Liuyang City, who has been worked here since 2008. He is responsible for patrolling over 8,000 Mu (about 533.33 hectares) of forest in the two villages of Pingwan and Dangui. Once during his patrol, he discovered drilling holes at the foot of an ancient tree, which led to the cracking of five groups of ancient tree poachers. Liuyang City has implemented a forest chief scheme consisting of altogether 512 protection grids, 371 among which covers famous ancient trees. Altogether 2,130 ancient trees in the grids are under protection by forest chiefs/rangers. Since 2022, altogether 124 ancient trees have been rescued and revitalized, and two theme parks featuring ancient trees have been built here. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-HUNAN-LIUYANG-FOREST CHIEF SCHEME (CN)

(230826) -- CHANGSHA, Aug. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Huang Weigu records the growth of an ancient tree in Dangui Village of Jingang Town, Liuyang City of central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 24, 2023. Huang Weigu, 53 years old, is a forest ranger in Jingang Town of Liuyang City, who has been worked here since 2008. He is responsible for patrolling over 8,000 Mu (about 533.33 hectares) of forest in the two villages of Pingwan and Dangui. Once during his patrol, he discovered drilling holes at the foot of an ancient tree, which led to the cracking of five groups of ancient tree poachers. Liuyang City has implemented a forest chief scheme consisting of altogether 512 protection grids, 371 among which covers famous ancient trees. Altogether 2,130 ancient trees in the grids are under protection by forest chiefs/rangers. Since 2022, altogether 124 ancient trees have been rescued and revitalized, and two theme parks featuring ancient trees have been built here. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-HUNAN-LIUYANG-FOREST CHIEF SCHEME (CN)

(230826) -- CHANGSHA, Aug. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Huang Weigu cleans vines on an ancient tree in Dangui Village of Jingang Town, Liuyang City of central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 24, 2023. Huang Weigu, 53 years old, is a forest ranger in Jingang Town of Liuyang City, who has been worked here since 2008. He is responsible for patrolling over 8,000 Mu (about 533.33 hectares) of forest in the two villages of Pingwan and Dangui. Once during his patrol, he discovered drilling holes at the foot of an ancient tree, which led to the cracking of five groups of ancient tree poachers. Liuyang City has implemented a forest chief scheme consisting of altogether 512 protection grids, 371 among which covers famous ancient trees. Altogether 2,130 ancient trees in the grids are under protection by forest chiefs/rangers. Since 2022, altogether 124 ancient trees have been rescued and revitalized, and two theme parks featuring ancient trees have been built here. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-HUNAN-LIUYANG-FOREST CHIEF SCHEME (CN)

(230826) -- CHANGSHA, Aug. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Huang Weigu (R) and a forest chief locate an ancient tree according to a map in Pingwan Village of Jingang Town, Liuyang City of central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 24, 2023. Huang Weigu, 53 years old, is a forest ranger in Jingang Town of Liuyang City, who has been worked here since 2008. He is responsible for patrolling over 8,000 Mu (about 533.33 hectares) of forest in the two villages of Pingwan and Dangui. Once during his patrol, he discovered drilling holes at the foot of an ancient tree, which led to the cracking of five groups of ancient tree poachers. Liuyang City has implemented a forest chief scheme consisting of altogether 512 protection grids, 371 among which covers famous ancient trees. Altogether 2,130 ancient trees in the grids are under protection by forest chiefs/rangers. Since 2022, altogether 124 ancient trees have been rescued and revitalized, and two theme parks featuring ancient trees have been built here. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-HUNAN-LIUYANG-FOREST CHIEF SCHEME (CN)

(230826) -- CHANGSHA, Aug. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Huang Weigu patrols on a mountain in Pingwan Village of Jingang Town, Liuyang City of central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 24, 2023. Huang Weigu, 53 years old, is a forest ranger in Jingang Town of Liuyang City, who has been worked here since 2008. He is responsible for patrolling over 8,000 Mu (about 533.33 hectares) of forest in the two villages of Pingwan and Dangui. Once during his patrol, he discovered drilling holes at the foot of an ancient tree, which led to the cracking of five groups of ancient tree poachers. Liuyang City has implemented a forest chief scheme consisting of altogether 512 protection grids, 371 among which covers famous ancient trees. Altogether 2,130 ancient trees in the grids are under protection by forest chiefs/rangers. Since 2022, altogether 124 ancient trees have been rescued and revitalized, and two theme parks featuring ancient trees have been built here. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-HUNAN-LIUYANG-FOREST CHIEF SCHEME (CN)

(230826) -- CHANGSHA, Aug. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Huang Weigu (2nd L) and his colleagues take part in a fire drill in Jingang Town, Liuyang City of central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 25, 2023. Huang Weigu, 53 years old, is a forest ranger in Jingang Town of Liuyang City, who has been worked here since 2008. He is responsible for patrolling over 8,000 Mu (about 533.33 hectares) of forest in the two villages of Pingwan and Dangui. Once during his patrol, he discovered drilling holes at the foot of an ancient tree, which led to the cracking of five groups of ancient tree poachers. Liuyang City has implemented a forest chief scheme consisting of altogether 512 protection grids, 371 among which covers famous ancient trees. Altogether 2,130 ancient trees in the grids are under protection by forest chiefs/rangers. Since 2022, altogether 124 ancient trees have been rescued and revitalized, and two theme parks featuring ancient trees have been built here. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-HUNAN-LIUYANG-FOREST CHIEF SCHEME (CN)

(230826) -- CHANGSHA, Aug. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Huang Weigu records the growth of an ancient tree in Dangui Village of Jingang Town, Liuyang City of central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 24, 2023. Huang Weigu, 53 years old, is a forest ranger in Jingang Town of Liuyang City, who has been worked here since 2008. He is responsible for patrolling over 8,000 Mu (about 533.33 hectares) of forest in the two villages of Pingwan and Dangui. Once during his patrol, he discovered drilling holes at the foot of an ancient tree, which led to the cracking of five groups of ancient tree poachers. Liuyang City has implemented a forest chief scheme consisting of altogether 512 protection grids, 371 among which covers famous ancient trees. Altogether 2,130 ancient trees in the grids are under protection by forest chiefs/rangers. Since 2022, altogether 124 ancient trees have been rescued and revitalized, and two theme parks featuring ancient trees have been built here. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-HUNAN-LIUYANG-FOREST CHIEF SCHEME (CN)

(230826) -- CHANGSHA, Aug. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Huang Weigu weeds on a patrol road in Pingwan Village of Jingang Town, Liuyang City of central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 24, 2023. Huang Weigu, 53 years old, is a forest ranger in Jingang Town of Liuyang City, who has been worked here since 2008. He is responsible for patrolling over 8,000 Mu (about 533.33 hectares) of forest in the two villages of Pingwan and Dangui. Once during his patrol, he discovered drilling holes at the foot of an ancient tree, which led to the cracking of five groups of ancient tree poachers. Liuyang City has implemented a forest chief scheme consisting of altogether 512 protection grids, 371 among which covers famous ancient trees. Altogether 2,130 ancient trees in the grids are under protection by forest chiefs/rangers. Since 2022, altogether 124 ancient trees have been rescued and revitalized, and two theme parks featuring ancient trees have been built here. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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CHINA-HUNAN-LIUYANG-FOREST CHIEF SCHEME (CN)

(230826) -- CHANGSHA, Aug. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Huang Weigu monitors the growth of an ancient tree in Pingwan Village of Jingang Town, Liuyang City of central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 24, 2023. Huang Weigu, 53 years old, is a forest ranger in Jingang Town of Liuyang City, who has been worked here since 2008. He is responsible for patrolling over 8,000 Mu (about 533.33 hectares) of forest in the two villages of Pingwan and Dangui. Once during his patrol, he discovered drilling holes at the foot of an ancient tree, which led to the cracking of five groups of ancient tree poachers. Liuyang City has implemented a forest chief scheme consisting of altogether 512 protection grids, 371 among which covers famous ancient trees. Altogether 2,130 ancient trees in the grids are under protection by forest chiefs/rangers. Since 2022, altogether 124 ancient trees have been rescued and revitalized, and two theme parks featuring ancient trees have been built here. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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Japan Coast Guard cracks down on Chinese coral poachers

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A Chinese ship enters Yokohama port southwest of Tokyo on Nov. 24, 2014, after its captain was arrested by the Japan Coast Guard over the alleged poaching of coral in Japanese waters near the Ogasawara island chain.

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Japan Coast Guard cracks down on Chinese coral poachers

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A Chinese ship (front) ties up at the dock of the Japan Coast Guard's regional office in Yokohama southwest of Tokyo on Nov. 24, 2014, after its captain was arrested for the alleged poaching of coral in Japanese waters near the Ogasawara island chain.

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JCG on alert against suspected red coral poachers

TOKYO, Japan - A Japan Coast Guard patrol vessel (front) keeps pace with a foreign fishing boat, suspected to have come from China to poach red corals, in the waters around the Ogasawara Islands, on Nov. 7, 2014.

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Using bees to protect elephants from poaching

MAASAI MARA, Kenya - Locals set up a hive box near Maasai Mara National Reserve in south-west Kenya in August 2014, at entrance of a forest to keep elephants, known to avoid bees, in the forest. The effort is expected to protect elephants from poachers and financially support local residents with honey harvest.

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(3)Russian NGO fights poachers to protect endangered Siberian tigers

TOKYO, Japan - Members of ''Tiger Volunteer,'' a Russian nongovernmental organization (NGO), pose for a photograph during their patrol of eastern Siberia to protect endangered Siberian tigers from poachers.

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(1)Russian NGO fights poachers to protect endangered Siberian tigers

TOKYO, Japan - Sergey Shaitarov speaks in an interview with Kyodo News during his visit to Japan. Shaitarov and other members of his nongovernmental organization (NGO) patrol the snow-covered forests in eastern Siberia by foot and by car around the clock. They are there to protect endangered Siberian tigers despite the dangers posed to the group members themselves by poachers. ''This is our homeland and there is part of nature that can only be found here,'' he said.

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Pacific coast guards to team up against poachers, drugs, guns

TOKYO, Japan - National coast guard chiefs from Japan, South Korea, Russia and the United States shake hands after a two-day meeting in Tokyo on Dec. 21. They agreed to team up to fight crimes such as drug and gun smuggling and poaching in their territorial waters. (From L to R) South Korean National Maritime Police Agency Commissioner Lee Gyu Sik, Japan Coast Guard Commandant Shogo Arai, Russian Federal Border Service Commandant Konstantin Totskii and U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. James Loy. China canceled plans to attend the meeting.

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NAMIBIA-ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK-RHINOS

(221004) -- ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK (NAMIBIA), Oct. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 14, 2022 shows rhinos at the Etosha National Park in Namibia. Namibia, home to the only and largest population of free-roaming black rhinos in the world, is aggressively implementing dehorning measures to save the endangered species from being illegally slaughtered for its horns. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng) TO GO WITH Feature: Namibia is dehorning rhinos to deter poachers

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CAMBODIA-KRATIE-ZERO-SNARING CAMPAIGN

(220618) -- KRATIE, June 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Homemade rifles seized from poachers are exhibited during the Zero-Snaring campaign in Kratie province, Cambodia, on June 18, 2022. Cambodia's government officials and conservationists said here on Saturday that the participation by local people and strict law enforcement are essential to ending the snaring crisis and wildlife trafficking in the Southeast Asian country. (MoE/Handout via Xinhua)

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NAMIBIA-ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK-POACHED BLACK RHINOS

(220614) -- ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK (NAMIBIA), June 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The carcass of a rhino is seen after an attack from suspected poachers in Etosha National Park, Namibia, on June 13, 2022. Eleven black rhinos had been poached in Namibia's flagship Etosha National Park in June, Namibia's Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism spokesperson Romeo Muyunda said on Tuesday. (Namibia's Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism/Handout via Xinhua)

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NAMIBIA-ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK-POACHED BLACK RHINOS

(220614) -- ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK (NAMIBIA), June 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The carcass of a rhino is seen after an attack from suspected poachers in Etosha National Park, Namibia, on June 13, 2022. Eleven black rhinos had been poached in Namibia's flagship Etosha National Park in June, Namibia's Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism spokesperson Romeo Muyunda said on Tuesday. (Namibia's Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism/Handout via Xinhua)

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NAMIBIA-ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK-POACHED BLACK RHINOS

(220614) -- ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK (NAMIBIA), June 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The carcass of a rhino is seen after an attack from suspected poachers in Etosha National Park, Namibia, on June 13, 2022. Eleven black rhinos had been poached in Namibia's flagship Etosha National Park in June, Namibia's Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism spokesperson Romeo Muyunda said on Tuesday. (Namibia's Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism/Handout via Xinhua)

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DR Congo provides sanctuary to orphaned primates

STORY: DR Congo provides sanctuary to orphaned primates DATELINE: March 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:58 LOCATION: BUKAVU, DR Congo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Lwiro Primate Rehabilitation Center (CRPL), eastern DR Congo 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): IRONGWA LUC, care-giver at CRRL 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): IRONGWA LUC, care-giver at CRRL 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): JEAN-BAPTISTE GUILLAUME, French tourist STORYLINE: A hundred and nine chimpanzees and 107 monkeys are now safe and sound in a sanctuary caring for the orphaned primates that fell victim to poaching and wildlife trade in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Every chimpanzee resident here in the Lwiro Primate Rehabilitation Center, known by its French acronym as CRPL, a refuge in the eastern DRC, was brutally taken away from their forest home by poachers. Peace has been a precious thing here, as the endangered species have been traumatized by both poaching and armed conflicts. Itongwa Luc is a veteran caregiver in the center

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CHINA-JILIN-WILD ANIMALS-PROTECTION (CN)

(220225) -- CHANGCHUN, Feb. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Park rangers remove poachers' traps in Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park in northeast China, Feb. 23, 2022. In October 2021, China officially designated the Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park, which spans an area of over 1.4 million hectares in the northeastern provinces of Jilin and Heilongjiang. The latest data shows that the population of wild Siberian tigers in the park has expanded to 50, compared to 27 in 2017, when the pilot project of the park was launched. The park has implemented a series of measures to protect the wildlife, such as withdrawal of factories and mines and forest vegetation restoration. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

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CHINA-JILIN-WILD ANIMALS-PROTECTION (CN)

(220225) -- CHANGCHUN, Feb. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Park rangers remove poachers' traps in Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park in northeast China, Feb. 23, 2022. In October 2021, China officially designated the Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park, which spans an area of over 1.4 million hectares in the northeastern provinces of Jilin and Heilongjiang. The latest data shows that the population of wild Siberian tigers in the park has expanded to 50, compared to 27 in 2017, when the pilot project of the park was launched. The park has implemented a series of measures to protect the wildlife, such as withdrawal of factories and mines and forest vegetation restoration. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

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INDONESIA-BALI-GREEN SEA TURTLES-RELEASE

(220108) -- BALI, Jan. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Green sea turtles are to be released to the sea at Kuta beach in Bali, Indonesia, Jan. 8, 2022. Indonesian Navy along with volunteers on Saturday released 33 endangered green sea turtles confiscated from illegal poachers during raid off coast of Bali in December 2021. (Photo by Bisinglasi/Xinhua)

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INDONESIA-BALI-GREEN SEA TURTLES-RELEASE

(220108) -- BALI, Jan. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A green sea turtle is released to the sea at Kuta beach in Bali, Indonesia, Jan. 8, 2022. Indonesian Navy along with volunteers on Saturday released 33 endangered green sea turtles confiscated from illegal poachers during raid off coast of Bali in December 2021. (Photo by Bisinglasi/Xinhua)

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TOM JONES

TOM JONES [BR 1967] ALBERT FINNEY as Tom Jones [right] Date: 1967

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TOM JONES

TOM JONES [BR 1967] ALBERT FINNEY as Tom Jones Date: 1967

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Kenyan government burns more than 100 tons of ivory

Officials watch as some 105 tons of elephant tusk ivory, mainly confiscated from poachers, burns at Nairobi National Park near Nairobi on April 30, 2016. It was believed to be the largest stockpile ever destroyed, with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta personally setting alight some of the tusks, as the government made a strong statement against the illegal ivory trade. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kenyan government burns more than 100 tons of ivory

Some 105 tons of elephant tusk ivory, mainly confiscated from poachers, have been set on fire at Nairobi National Park near Nairobi on April 30, 2016. It is believed to be the largest stockpile ever destroyed, with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta personally setting alight some of the tusks, as the government made a strong statement against the illegal ivory trade. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kenyan government burns more than 100 tons of ivory

Officials at the Kenya Wildlife Service set fire to some 105 tons of elephant tusk ivory, mainly confiscated from poachers, at Nairobi National Park near Nairobi on April 30, 2016. It was believed to be the largest stockpile ever destroyed, with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta personally setting alight some of the tusks, as the government made a strong statement against the illegal ivory trade. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Africa's savanna wildlife

Rangers patrol for poachers at Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya on Dec. 2, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Africa's savanna wildlife

Photo shows a zebra with a leg missing, presumably lost in a trap set by poachers, on Dec. 6, 2016, at Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Africa's savanna wildlife

A ranger collects a wire trap set by poachers, during a patrol at Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya on Dec. 2, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Africa's savanna wildlife

Large piles of ivory from about 8,000 illegally killed elephants, are burned after being confiscated from poachers, in Nairobi National Park, Kenya, on April 30, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan Coast Guard cracks down on Chinese coral poachers

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A Chinese ship enters Yokohama port southwest of Tokyo on Nov. 24, 2014, after its captain was arrested by the Japan Coast Guard over the alleged poaching of coral in Japanese waters near the Ogasawara island chain. (Kyodo)

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Using bees to protect elephants from poaching

MAASAI MARA, Kenya - Locals set up a hive box near Maasai Mara National Reserve in south-west Kenya in August 2014, at entrance of a forest to keep elephants, known to avoid bees, in the forest. The effort is expected to protect elephants from poachers and financially support local residents with honey harvest. (Kyodo)

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(2)Russian NGO fights poachers to protect endangered Siberian ti

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in Russia's Amurskaya Oblast region shows an endangered Siberian tiger. Members of ''Tiger Volunteer,'' a Russian nongovernmental organization (NGO) patrol the snow-covered forests in eastern Siberia to protect Siberian tigers despite the dangers posed to the group members themselves by poachers. (Kyodo)

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(1)Russian NGO fights poachers to protect endangered Siberian ti

TOKYO, Japan - Sergey Shaitarov speaks in an interview with Kyodo News during his visit to Japan. Shaitarov and other members of his nongovernmental organization (NGO) patrol the snow-covered forests in eastern Siberia by foot and by car around the clock. They are there to protect endangered Siberian tigers despite the dangers posed to the group members themselves by poachers. ''This is our homeland and there is part of nature that can only be found here,'' he said. (Kyodo)

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(3)Russian NGO fights poachers to protect endangered Siberian ti

TOKYO, Japan - Members of ''Tiger Volunteer,'' a Russian nongovernmental organization (NGO), pose for a photograph during their patrol of eastern Siberia to protect endangered Siberian tigers from poachers. (Kyodo)

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Pacific coast guards to team up against poachers, drugs, guns

TOKYO, Japan - National coast guard chiefs from Japan, South Korea, Russia and the United States shake hands after a two-day meeting in Tokyo on Dec. 21. They agreed to team up to fight crimes such as drug and gun smuggling and poaching in their territorial waters. (From L to R) South Korean National Maritime Police Agency Commissioner Lee Gyu Sik, Japan Coast Guard Commandant Shogo Arai, Russian Federal Border Service Commandant Konstantin Totskii and U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. James Loy. China canceled plans to attend the meeting.