Improving enforcement policies to prevent the illegal poaching and trade of ivory.

Add illegal poaching and the scale of the problem becomes much, much bigger.

Some are killed for attacking livestock, some are killed in acts of illegal poaching.

Explaining illegal poaching took us to another realm altogether, involving giant saucepans and hot water.

Large animals need more food and bigger habitats, and are often the target of illegal poaching.

The destruction of the wildlife continues through the brutality of organised safaris as well as illegal poaching.

Now, the power of increasingly inexpensive infrared cameras, artificial intelligence, and drones are being used to stop illegal poaching.

Sadly as IFLScience report the pygmy hippo is an endangered species with habitat loss and illegal poaching threatening its existence.

He is also set to hold talks with the Dominican Republic over alleged illegal poaching by that nation's fishermen in Bahamian waters.

Finding ways for them to flourish economically could make them less likely to be coerced into, or voluntarily work with illegal poaching networks.

They teach military movement strategies and marksmanship in a bid to protect the lions, elephants, mountains and gorillas in danger from illegal poaching.

The lifting of the ban raised concerns about a possible increase in illegal poaching of elephants for their tusks to supply the ivory trade.

"The funny thing is these guys are endangered in their natural habitats of Southeast Asia, because of illegal poaching."