13 of the 14 okapi at the Epulu Station were killed by the attackers. Photo from wildlifenews.co.uk website.
Animal Poaching Themes: Part 2
Themes Directly Connected to Those Individuals or Groups Who Kill the Animals
This top list includes links to the Animal Poaching News area themes that deal specifically with the people (groups or individuals) who do the actual killing.
Means Utilized to Deter, Track, Apprehend, and Stop the Poachers
This middle grouping has links to the Animal Poaching News area that deal with the myriad mechanisms enacted by authorities and other, concerned individuals/organizations who are eager to do whatever they can in order to halt the poaching by the individuals and groups noted above (in the top thematic grouping).
The Consumers of Poached Animals and/or Poached Animal Body Parts
This third grouping includes links to the Animal Poaching News area that deal with the individuals and groups who are the final consumers (the buyers, the users, the eaters of the poached animals and animal body parts). They're primarily the reasons the individuals and groups noted at top (in the first thematic grouping) undertake the poaching of animals in the first place.
NB: (1) This applies to the 2009-2013 Animal Poaching News page only, and it does NOT apply to the subsequent (2014 or later postings), which are found on the Animal Poaching News, 2014 page, and which are broken down into far fewer and different categories. (2) If any of the above themes do not have many links, it means that I haven't yet tracked-down many poaching-related news items for them. Please check back periodically as more links are added daily (including new themes not listed here). (3) Please be aware that links to a specific theme does not necessarily indicate that the news stories contained in each post are only about that particular theme; it simply means that that theme is referenced within the post--it may be discussed at great length or only in passing.
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