PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Conservationists in Cambodia celebrated the discovery of six highly endangered Mekong giant catfish in the critical Southeast Asian waterway plagued by illegal fishing, habitat ...
Their role in the food-web isn’t well researched, but bony fish, dolphins and whales have been observed to eat them. “They’re understood to be harmless, but it’s still probably a good idea to restrain ...
Another common trope depicts poachers as male, greedy, gun-toting African criminals. In fact, poaching and hunting for “ bush meat ,” or meat from wild animals, are more often symptoms of poverty and ...