Poacher
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*Graphite pencil on Bristol Board Paper ;) This is the first in my new series~ “Can I Live Here Too?” I have embarked on a journey to help the animals that have just as much of a right to live here as we do…..sad to say that baby seals like this are clubbed to death to be skinned, everyday at alarming numbers, these helpless innocent babies anywhere from 12 to 28 weeks are being murdered in terribly painful ways….I saw in a video called Earthlings, not only did they club the baby to death, they tossed its mangled body to the side where I watched the mother seal morning her baby, I felt her pain, you could see it in her eyes….she was so beside herself in the loss of her baby….I cant for the life of me understand this, I am crying at this very moment….its not fair…I cant sit here and not do anything any more…please help me teach people the importance of animals and their right to live….. / As with all in this series 50% of any and all proceeds go to the Defenders of Wildlife: in my attempt to help….please help open people’s eyes and show them how to love…. Another way to help and save, Wear your feelings for everyone to see with a T-shirt!
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This is the third in my “Can I Live Here Too” series…a baby panda bear…These are such beautiful special beings…its not fair at all what is happening to them…It is estimated that there are somewhere around 700 and 1,000 giant pandas still alive in the wild. Because they rely on bamboo as their main food they will remain in danger unless their habitat is expanded. The differing varieties of bamboo go through periodic die-offs as part of their renewal cycle. Without the ability to move into new areas that have not been affected many Pandas will starve to death. When die-offs occur the bears that do try to find a new place to feed often run into farmers and poachers. / As with all in this series 50% of any and all proceeds go to the Defenders of Wildlife: in my attempt to help….please help open people’s eyes and show them how to love….
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got any pheasants?
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CAMERA: NIKON D50 / LENZ SIGMA 70-300mmD / 1:4-5,6DG THE AFRICAN ELEPHANT: / CAPTURED: KRUGER NATIONAL PARK, SOUTH AFRICA, DECEMBER 2007. I CAPTURED THIS IMAGE OF THE “AFRICAN ELEPHANT” TO REPORT A CUT ON THE “TRUNK” OF THIS ELEPHANT CAUSED BY, I BELIEVE, A “SNARE” SET UP BY POACHERS. / I AM NOT A WRITER AT ALL BUT DECIDED TO DO A FEW YOURNAL ENTRIES ON THE “AFRICAN ELEPHANT” WITH INFO FROM PUBLISHED BOOKS ON THE AFRICAN ELEPHANTS FROM THE KRUGER NATIONAL PARK. / /
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Idiots in the US have officially taken the gray wolf off the endangered species list. They are not planning to consider them endangered until there are only 300 individuals of this kind left. Who the hell do they think they are? Who the hell do they think WE are to not stand against such callous, irresponsible stupidity? Poachers are already butchering these amazing creatures. PLEASE HELP!!!! This beautiful creature is displayed in Long Beach, Washington. Must they all be stuffed and mounted in order for us to take a stand against the powers that be destroying our wonderful animals??? It’s a pity they aren’t stuffed and hung on a wall themselves to see just how it feels. We allow convicts to live… rapists… murderers… child molesters… evil of the worst sorts… Yet our animals die every single day due to human negligence??? I am appalled at human ignorance. http://www.mtexpress.com/index2.php?ID=2005120488 http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/unleashed/2008/04/needs-edit-leav.html http://www.nrdconline.org/campaign/Act_Now_To_Ban_Wolf_Poisons Tell Congress to Ban Wildlife Poisons! Recently, the Bush Administration stripped endangered species protection from gray wolves in Greater Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies. These wolves face a range of threats, including the use of two toxic chemicals in government-run predator control programs. Please ask your Representative to support HR 4775, a bill banning two deadly poisons that kill gray wolves and many other wildlife species. The government-sanctioned massacre of wolves is now under way. A mere 30 days after the Bush Administration stripped Yellowstone’s wolves of their Endangered Species protection, the Northern Rockies have been turned into a killing field. Thirty-seven wolves are already dead. Hundreds more are being targeted by Wyoming, Idaho and Montana, which have waited years for this chance to put their plans for extermination into action. But today there is reason for hope: America’s best wildlife legal team is riding to the rescue. Our partner organization, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) - and 11 other groups - filed suit this week in federal court to stop the killing and restore the wolf’s desperately needed Endangered Species protection. The court action comes not a moment too soon. Eyewitness reports of the latest wolf-killing rampage have been heartbreaking to people all over the world who care about wildlife. On the very day that these wolves lost their Endangered Species protection, a crippled wolf named “Limpy,” one of the most photographed wolves in Yellowstone’s famous Druid Peak pack, was shot to death when he ventured outside the park. Another wolf was stalked for over 35 miles by snowmobile before being overtaken and shot. Another was found dead on the side of the highway, his still-warm body torn apart by bullets. And, tragically, at least four female wolves have been killed just prior to the denning season, which could doom some of the region’s wolf pups. Wolves simply cannot outrun these relentless attacks. Their last, best hope now rests with the life-saving reprieve that NRDC is seeking in federal court. As NRDC presses the legal fight, we’ll continue working night and day to broadcast the wolf’s plight and mobilize America against the Bush Administration’s heartless, wolf-killing policy. You can help by telling Congress to ban the poisoning of gray wolves and other wildlife: send your message now. In the meantime, I’ll be sure to keep you informed as events unfold in the historic courtroom fight to save America’s wolves. Sincerely, / Frances / Frances Beinecke / President / NRDC Action Fund
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05-05-08 – My front porch. About 2 weeks ago, I pulled an empty nest from out of the porch soffit and set it down on one of the cedar chairs. I go out there 2 days ago…and this is what I find! Now I have to stay off that side of the porch for a few weeks. Great. And, yeah…I know it’s way out of focus. Temps really dropped fast that evening and I was out there in just shorts and socks!
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Poachers Paradise Hotel, Rutherglen, Victoria, Australia.
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Darren Stones 2009 Australiana Calendar Collection available for sale at RedBubble
by Darren StonesI’m pleased to announce my 2009 range of Australiana themed calendars are now available to purchase via my online sales agent, RedBubble….
I’m pleased to announce my 2009 range of Australiana themed calendars are now available to purchase via my online sales agent, RedBubble. There’s 12 different calendars in the collection to date which depict various aspects of Australia. You’re most welcome to browse through the collection, and if you’d like to provide feedback, that will be great. Calendars are an ideal gift for giving to family and friends, and yourself. / A snap of the jolly old fellow from last year See below for more product information. Here’s the full list for viewing. Each thumbnail is clickable and it will direct to a full preview of the calendar and unit pricing. / Australia’s Animals / We’re a bit different in Australia / New South Wales / New South Wales – South Coast / Humpback Whales / Great Ocean Road / Australia – The Bush / Aussie blokes and sheilas / Victoria / North-East Victoria / Trees In Australia / Great Alpine Road / Central Tilba
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While quietly shooting photographs for quite sometime, some idiotic hunters decided to scope out this ‘protected area’ herd blew an elk whistle and they were headed up the mountain in moments. Needless to say, I photographed them, their truck, weapons and had a few choice words for these drunken fools, as hunting season was well over and I knew they had to be poachers. As is photo taken at Oak Creek Feeding Station, Naches, Washington
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A portrait of a rare Amur Tiger, or Siberian Tiger, cub.
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The Siberian tiger, also known as the Amur tiger, Manchurian tiger, or Ussuri tiger, is a rare subspecies of tiger confined completely to the Amur region in the Far East, where it is now protected. It is considered to be the biggest of the nine recent tiger subspecies and the largest member of the family Felidae.
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The Siberian tiger, also known as the Amur tiger, Manchurian tiger, or Ussuri tiger, is a rare subspecies of tiger confined completely to the Amur region in the Far East, where it is now protected. It is considered to be the biggest of the nine recent tiger subspecies and the largest member of the family Felidae.
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Peekaboo. Amur Tiger Cub or Baby Siberian Tiger.
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An image taken along Nanima Road just past hall outside the ACT border. For more information on my photographs you can visit my blog at http://michaelolive.wordpress.com/
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Taken in Manas National Park, Assam, India. The game warden was searching for poachers. Pentax K10D and DA 18-55mm lens
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A lioness with a poachers snare around it’s chest,a vet was calles and the lioness was darted and the snare removed.zambia
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Will these disgusting men EVER be stopped?
by Katie GrubbFrom The Daily Mail (UK), 1 August / How Chelsy Davy’s father, Chinese gangsters and a ruthless Mugabe henchman are linked by a vile trade…
From The Daily Mail (UK), 1 August / How Chelsy Davy’s father, Chinese gangsters and a ruthless Mugabe henchman are linked by a vile trade that’s driving the Black Rhino to extinction / By Andrew Malone / Playfully butting his handler, Tatenda, a young black rhino, is frisky and mischievous. It is feeding time, and his nostrils are flaring at the scent of food. He munches on treats from human hands, and nuzzles his keepers like a dog. He loves a rough tickle under his chin. But Tatenda is in grave danger. He is just 22 months old, but may not live to see his second birthday. His horns are growing rapidly – and that means a man known as ‘Ngwenya’, The Crocodile, may soon come to call. This is the locals’ whispered name for Emmerson Mnangagwa, architect of Zimbabwe’s terrifying state security apparatus and a man reputed to ‘devour’ his enemies. At least 25,000 men, women and children have been massacred under his command. But now the self-styled ‘Son of God’, who claims he is accountable to no one, has a new sideline – as godfather of the most powerful ivory cartel in world. And his gang of thugs are making making millions from the secret trade. / In a cast list lifted straight from the pages of a Wilbur Smith novel, the cartel involves corrupt Chinese officials and murderous African politicians, not to mention the colourful front man of an upmarket safari company with close links to the British Royal Family. Dubbed the Crocodile Gang, this cartel – whose existence can be revealed by the Mail today – is behind the ‘industrial-scale slaughter’ of black rhinos, prompting warnings that the species will be hunted to extinction in the region within two years. Money is behind the carnage. And lots of it. As the worldwide ivory ban restricts supply, wealthy Chinese are willing to pay up to £250,000 for a single rhino horn. They believe they have magical properties and can cure disease, boost sexual potency and save those ‘possessed by devils’. With a kilo of rhino ivory costing £30,000 on the black market, at least 12 of these magnificent creatures are being slaughtered in southern Africa every month. / Twenty years ago, there were tens of thousands of black rhinos. Now there are just 460. And the slaughter is intensifying, fuelled by China’s booming prosperity. Tatenda has already paid a fearful price. Found cowering and soaked in blood beside his mother’s mutilated corpse, he was the only black rhino to survive after the Crocodile Gang struck at a sanctuary for the animals. In the dead of night, the poachers – soldiers from Zimbabwe’s military intelligence service – approached Tatenda’s compound 100 miles north of Harare, the capital. They overwhelmed the security guards – and opened fire with automatic weapons, pouring bullets into the enclosure. Tatenda’s mother, another rhino and her unborn calf died in a hail of lead. Tatenda survived only because the poachers didn’t see his tiny outline in the dark. ‘We still thought he’d die of shock,’ says Judy Travers, who runs the sanctuary. ‘It was tragic. There was blood all over him. I don’t want to talk about the people who were responsible. Let’s stick to the positives and fight to keep Tatenda alive.’ / That may prove difficult. For across Zimbabwe, the Crocodile Gang is hard at work. Posing as an overseas buyer of illegal rhino horn, I was given an unprecedented insight into the sheer scale of the operation – and the vast sums involved. After making contact with the ivory cartel through an intermediary, we were instructed to drive 400 miles south-west of Harare and telephone a number using a pre-arranged codeword. There, after more elaborate instructions, we were told to drive to a remote location in Matabeleland, near the border with South Africa and Botswana. As we got close, the intermediary – a well- dressed local ‘entrepreneur’ with links to Zimbabwe’s underworld – grew increasingly agitated. ‘These people are killers,’ he said. Pointing a finger to his head, he said: ‘They can do a hit on you like that and, bang, you’re gone.’ Matabeleland is a bloody region. Three decades ago, it was the target of Mnangagwa’s Operation Gukurahundi (the rain that washes away the chaff), a state-sponsored campaign of torture and murder. / Arriving at the agreed location, I came face to face with one of Mnangagwa’s henchmen. He was a pudgy, dissolute looking character of about 50. He climbed into the back of our car and introduced himself simply as Gerald. Operating with members of Zimbabwe’s Central Intelligence Office (CIO) – the secret service created by Mnangagwa, who is tipped to take over as president when Mugabe dies – Gerald told us he had just returned from a successful hunt. He became animated as he told how he pursued a mature adult rhino for days through the Zimbabwean bush. The rhino was being killed to order: a Chinese buyer had offered to pay £3,200 per kilo of rhino horn. ‘It wasn’t easy – there is no cover because it’s winter and the animal kept seeing us by the moonlight and running away,’ he told me. Two months after the order was placed, Gerald and his partner – a member of the CIO – found themselves in the perfect position. Downwind and in good cover, they watched as the rhino approached a watering hole. Gerald’s first shot slammed into the rhino’s lungs. ‘Ah, he was strong,’ he said. ‘I hit him, but he ran off. We chased him.’ Finally, 12 hours later, the men crept up as the wounded animal rested at another watering hole. They fired six times, hitting their target with every shot. Then they used pangas to hack the horns from the animal’s head. / The effort was worth it: the bigger tusk weighed nine kilos; the smaller, two. The ivory netted the men an extraordinary £35,000 from the unnamed Chinese buyer. Gerald had sold the horns two days before our meeting. When I told him I would pay an even higher price, his eyes narrowed. He said. ‘I will contact you the next time.’ But Mnangagwa keeps a close eye on his henchmen. After all, as the cartel’s godfather, he wants his cut and deals ruthlessly with treachery. Another poacher accused of not handing over his cut was found dead earlier this month. He had been shot seven times in the face. For months, there have been whispers in Harare about the state’s involvement in the ivory trade. As well as rhino, more than 30,000 elephants have been killed. But this isn’t the work of freelance poachers. The involvement of Mnangagwa – as well as tantalising links to a thriving safari operation set up by Charles Davy, the wealthy father of Prince Harry’s former girlfriend, Chelsy Davy – emerged this month when an over-zealous police officer stopped a Chinese man at a roadblock. The man was carrying six rhino horns, worth a fortune in China. They were dripping with fresh blood. Under questioning by the policeman, the man implicated The Crocodile and Webster Shamu, a close business associate of Davy. Davy and Shamu set up HKK safaris, which offers trophy hunting of animals including elephant and lion, to wealthy foreigners. While almost every other white landowner has been driven from his property by Mugabe’s thugs, Davy, who is married to a former Miss Rhodesia, has prospered. / A friend of Mugabe, he has made an estimated £10 million from his big-game hunting business. As well as owning vast tracts of land in Zimbabwe, he has homes in Cape Town and Mozambique. And, according to reports in Zimbabwe’s underground press, his company has also been accused of involvement in the ivory trade, only to be shielded from prosecution by his government contacts. While Prince Harry was dating Chelsy, his ‘colourful past’ alarmed the Royal Family. Harry and Chelsy split up in January – and Davy’s links to Mugabe’s regime and the illegal ivory trade are again under the spotlight. Unfortunately, the policeman who uncovered the ivory haul has vanished – along with his report. Meanwhile, the Chinese national was released – with his ivory – and escorted through Harare International Airport to his plane. It is a common story. Earlier this year, Wu Ming Quan, another Chinese ’ businessman’, was caught with 500kg of ivory at Harare airport. The tusks were spotted on an X-ray machine at the airport. But the X-ray operator was prevented from confronting Quan by three members of Zimbabwe’s secret police. According to undercover wildlife investigators, the Chinese businessman had paid an additional £2,000 for safe passage through the airport. The X-ray operator was arrested and thrown in jail for threatening to bring the crime to light. / Jonny Rodriguez, a Zimbabwean former special forces soldier, is one of the few people brave enough to speak out against this government-sponsored slaughter. Founder of the Zimbabwe Wildlife Task Force, a group that works to save endangered species, he has received countless death threats. ‘These guys are getting away with murder,’ he told me. ‘The killing is escalating. Greed has taken over. I have got a good chance of being killed, but I sleep well at night.’ For a bluff, no-nonsense character, Mr Rodriguez gave a surprising reply when asked if he could ever win his war against the poachers. ‘We all live on borrowed time. We should use it well and leave something behind for our children.’ But Zimbabwe is getting ever closer to China and its hunger for rhino horn. Last week, half a ton of rhino and elephant ivory was found hidden in coffins aboard a plane in Nairobi. The plane had come from Zimbabwe and had stopped in Kenya en route to China. And another ton of ivory was seized in Nairobi two months ago. Again, it was being shipped from Zimbabwe to China. Back at Tatenda’s sanctuary, the little rhino finishes his food. He will be watched by armed guards all night. To reduce the threat further, he is also going to have his horns removed under anaesthetic. But that may not matter. In Zimbabwe, it is now up to the Crocodile Gang whether a whole species lives or dies. And the poachers follow the money.
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Rhino poaching worldwide is poised to hit a 15-year-high driven by Asian demand for horns, according to new research. / Poachers in Africa and Asia are killing an ever increasing number of rhinos—an estimated two to three a week in some areas—to meet a growing demand for horns believed in some countries to have medicinal value, according to a briefing to a key international wildlife trade body by WWF, IUCN and their affiliated wildlife trade monitoring network TRAFFIC. / An estimated three rhinos were illegally killed each month in all of Africa from 2000-05, out of a population of around 18,000. In contrast, 12 rhinoceroses now are being poached each month in South Africa and Zimbabwe alone, the three groups told the 58th Standing Committee meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species Standing Committee. My good friend Julie Edwards devotes her life to saving this endangered species. 50% of proceeds of sales of this work go to Julie’s dedicated work at the Hokoyo Wildlife Trust in Southern Africa. www.hokoyowildlife.org – website still being set up but please stay posted! Acrylic & Inks on canvas
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Red panda’s are illegally hunted for pets, for their gall bladders and bile used in Asian medicines, and their paws which are used in soups. / Their habitat loss is due to the expanding of Palm Oil plantations. The bears are killed when plantation owners eat the Palm Oil trees and by the illegal logging of tropical rain forests. / To help stop the extinction of Sun Bear’s, do not use products containing Palm tree oil. Palm tree oil can be found in products such as lipglosses, processed foods and margarine. It is possible that some wood products that you buy could be made from illegally harvested trees. / Check labels, Don’t take for granite this beautiful creature.
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