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  • June 9, 2017 - Mexico City, DF, Mexico - Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, center, actor Leonardo DiCaprio and Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim discuss saving the Vaquita, a critically endangered porpoise native to Mexico's Gulf of California, at the presidential palace Los Pinos June 8, 2017 in Mexico City, Mexico. DiCaprio is joining forces with Pena Nieto and Slim to try and save the Vaquita from extinction. (Credit Image: © Julio Cesar Hernandez Reyes/Planet Pix via ZUMA Wire)
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  • Jan. 8, 2016 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Migrated birds, Neotropic Cormorant or Olivaceous Cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus or Phalacrocorax olivaceus) are silhouetted during a misty morning as the sun rises over at the Taudaha Wetland Lake, on the outskirts of Kathmandu. The lake of snakes, Taudaha is one of the biggest rest place for the beautiful endangered migratory birds from the southern parts of south-east Asia as well as from Africa and Australia. Taudaha is popular destination for birdwatchers and worshipers. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • Jan. 8, 2016 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Migrated birds, Neotropic Cormorant or Olivaceous Cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus or Phalacrocorax olivaceus) are silhouetted during a misty morning as the sun rises over at the Taudaha Wetland Lake, on the outskirts of Kathmandu. The lake of snakes, Taudaha is one of the biggest rest place for the beautiful endangered migratory birds from the southern parts of south-east Asia as well as from Africa and Australia. Taudaha is popular destination for birdwatchers and worshipers. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • June 6, 2017 - Madrid, Spain - Beni, a male of White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum ), spends her first month at Madrid zoo. According her keepers, Beni has adapted perfectly to their enclosure. (Credit Image: © Jorge Sanz/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • April 3, 2017 - Madrid, Madrid, Spain - The newborn Sumatran elephant, left, pictured playing with the 5 months old baby Pilar at Madrid zoo. (Credit Image: © Jorge Sanz GarcíA/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • July 26, 2018 - Madrid, Madrid, Spain - The baby Persian leopard pictured in his enclosure at Madrid zoo. He born on last April, 2018, after of 3 months of gestation, weighing about 0.5 kilograms. (Credit Image: © Jorge Sanz/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • Two rothschild giraffes pictured at Madrid zoo. The Rothschild's giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi) is one of the most endangered distinct populations of giraffe, with 1671 individuals estimated in the wild in 2016. (Photo by Jorge Sanz / Pacific Press) *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field ***
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  • Two rothschild giraffes pictured at Madrid zoo. The Rothschild's giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi) is one of the most endangered distinct populations of giraffe, with 1671 individuals estimated in the wild in 2016. (Photo by Jorge Sanz / Pacific Press) *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field ***
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  • Two rothschild giraffes pictured at Madrid zoo. The Rothschild's giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi) is one of the most endangered distinct populations of giraffe, with 1671 individuals estimated in the wild in 2016. (Photo by Jorge Sanz / Pacific Press) *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field ***
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  • Two rothschild giraffes pictured at Madrid zoo. The Rothschild's giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi) is one of the most endangered distinct populations of giraffe, with 1671 individuals estimated in the wild in 2016. (Photo by Jorge Sanz / Pacific Press) *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field ***
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  • Two rothschild giraffes pictured at Madrid zoo. The Rothschild's giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi) is one of the most endangered distinct populations of giraffe, with 1671 individuals estimated in the wild in 2016. (Photo by Jorge Sanz / Pacific Press) *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field ***
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  • Two rothschild giraffes pictured at Madrid zoo. The Rothschild's giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi) is one of the most endangered distinct populations of giraffe, with 1671 individuals estimated in the wild in 2016. (Photo by Jorge Sanz / Pacific Press) *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field ***
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  • This adorable calf has made history after becoming the first ever Indian rhino to be born using artificial insemination. Akuti, a seven-year-old Greater One Horned Indian Rhinoceros, gave birth at approximately 12.30am on Tuesday April 23. According to delighted zoo staff, it is the first ever birth of the species by induced ovulation and artificial insemination. Amazingly, the youngster appears to be in excellent health and these adorable images capture the scientific marvel taking its first ever steps as it wobbles around its enclosure. According to zoo officials, natural breeding wasn't working, so an expert team of animal reproductive specialists from the South East Zoo Alliance for Reproduction and Conservation, which focuses on endangered species, were brought in to help the birth along. The crew artificially collected semen from the father, Suru, on Jan. 8, 2018. The following day they artificially inseminated the mother. Once the team of experts had confirmed that Akuti was pregnant, she was trained to receive regular ultrasound examinations. This helped the staff monitor the development of the baby. Because the exact date of conception was known, they were able to accurately estimate the birth date. Zoo Spokesperson Ron Magill said: “With the artificial insemination, we had to first collect the semen from the male. Once that was done, we had to immobilize the female so that there would be no danger to the veterinarians who then carefully used an instrument that is inserted vaginally and placed up against the cervix where the semen is then deposited,” he said. “The challenge is that it has to be timed precisely to her ovulation which was also induced. As it turned out, our timing was perfect.”. 25 Apr 2019 Pictured: Historic Indian rhino born using artificial insemination at Zoo Miami. Photo credit: Ron Magill/ Zoo Miami / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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  • July 21, 2019 - African Elephant (Loxodonta) And Cattle Egrets  (Credit Image: © Carson Ganci/Design Pics via ZUMA Wire)
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  • July 21, 2019 - Cheetah (Acinonyx Jubatus), Running, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Africa (Credit Image: © Carson Ganci/Design Pics via ZUMA Wire)
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  • July 21, 2019 - African Buffalo  (Credit Image: © Carson Ganci/Design Pics via ZUMA Wire)
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  • , Arctic - 7/17/2016 - (Photo by Shannon Wild/VWPics) *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field *** *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field ***
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  • , Madagascar - 11/26/2015 - Diademed sifaka (Propithecus diadema) sitting high up in the lush forests of Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, Madagascar.(Photo by Shannon Wild/VWPics) *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field *** *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field ***
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  • , Arctic - 7/17/2016 - (Photo by Shannon Wild/VWPics) *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field *** *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field ***
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  • , Kenya - 5/9/2016 - (Photo by Shannon Wild/VWPics) *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field *** *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field ***
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  • , Arctic - 7/17/2016 - (Photo by Shannon Wild/VWPics) *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field *** *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field ***
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  • May 19, 2015 - A MIRACLE baby rhino whose mother barely survived an attack by poachers while pregnant shows just how happy to be alive a baby can be. Pictures show the exuberant baby rhino charging towards the photographer in sheer joy and also the proud mummy rhino who survived a brutal attack from poachers that left her hornless and battling to live.  This little rhino shows mum’s struggle for survival was well worth it and the baby is seen enjoying life to the full. South African photographer Jacques Matthysen (37) described the moment these pictures were taken at the Kariega Game Reserve. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld via ZUMA Press)
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  • Apr 4, 2015 - South Africa - The white rhinoceros or square-lipped rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) is the largest and most numerous species of rhinoceros that exists. It has a wide mouth used for grazing and is the most social of all rhino species. (Credit Image: © Shannon Benson/VW Pics/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • Two Rothschild giraffes pictured at Madrid zoo. (Photo by Jorge Sanz / Pacific Press) *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field ***
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  • Two Rothschild giraffes pictured at Madrid zoo. (Photo by Jorge Sanz / Pacific Press) *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field ***
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  • Two Rothschild giraffes pictured at Madrid zoo. (Photo by Jorge Sanz / Pacific Press) *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field ***
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  • Two Rothschild giraffes pictured at Madrid zoo. (Photo by Jorge Sanz / Pacific Press) *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field ***
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  • Two Rothschild giraffes pictured at Madrid zoo. (Photo by Jorge Sanz / Pacific Press) *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field ***
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  • Two Rothschild giraffes pictured at Madrid zoo. (Photo by Jorge Sanz / Pacific Press) *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field ***
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  • Two Rothschild giraffes pictured at Madrid zoo. (Photo by Jorge Sanz / Pacific Press) *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field ***
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  • Two Rothschild giraffes pictured at Madrid zoo. (Photo by Jorge Sanz / Pacific Press) *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field ***
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  • Two Rothschild giraffes pictured at Madrid zoo. (Photo by Jorge Sanz / Pacific Press) *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field ***
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  • July 19, 2017 - Madrid, Madrid, Spain - The female Iberian lynx Jazmín pictured in her enclosure at Madrid zoo. (Credit Image: © Jorge Sanz/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • June 7, 2017 - Madrid, Spain - The baby female elephant pictured at Madrid zoo. (Credit Image: © Jorge Sanz/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • Jan. 06, 2009 - AFRICAN ELEPHANT. Loxodonta africana. Mount Kilimanjaro in background. Amboseli National Park. Kenya. (Credit Image: © Daryl Balfour/Evolve/Photoshot/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • May 19, 2015 - A MIRACLE baby rhino whose mother barely survived an attack by poachers while pregnant shows just how happy to be alive a baby can be. Pictures show the exuberant baby rhino charging towards the photographer in sheer joy and also the proud mummy rhino who survived a brutal attack from poachers that left her hornless and battling to live.  This little rhino shows mum’s struggle for survival was well worth it and the baby is seen enjoying life to the full. South African photographer Jacques Matthysen (37) described the moment these pictures were taken at the Kariega Game Reserve. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld via ZUMA Press)
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  • Apr 4, 2015 - South Africa - The white rhinoceros or square-lipped rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) is the largest and most numerous species of rhinoceros that exists. It has a wide mouth used for grazing and is the most social of all rhino species. (Credit Image: © Shannon Benson/VW Pics/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • January 3, 2018 - Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa - A jackass penguin coming in from the surf on Boulders Beach in Simon's Town, South Africa (Credit Image: © Edwin Remsberg / Vwpics/VW Pics via ZUMA Wire)
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  • October 8, 2018 - Madrid, Madrid, Spain - A specimen of Leopard (Panthera pardus) pictured in his enclosure at Madrid zoo. (Credit Image: © Jorge Sanz/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • Two Rothschild giraffes pictured at Madrid zoo. (Photo by Jorge Sanz / Pacific Press) *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field ***
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  • Two Rothschild giraffes pictured at Madrid zoo. (Photo by Jorge Sanz / Pacific Press) *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field ***
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  • Two Rothschild giraffes pictured at Madrid zoo. (Photo by Jorge Sanz / Pacific Press) *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field ***
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  • Two Rothschild giraffes pictured at Madrid zoo. (Photo by Jorge Sanz / Pacific Press) *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field ***
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  • April 12, 2018 - Wuwei, Gansu, China - Gansu endangered animal protection center, the paradise of endangered wild animal protected many rare animals like Wild Bactrian Camel,Saiga antelope, platt wild horse, golden monkey etc. in Wuwei, Gansu, China on 12 April 2018. (Credit Image: © TPG via ZUMA Press)
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  • July 7, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: A foot patrol. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • July 7, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: A group of poachers spotted in the bush. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • July 7, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: A now dead rhino's leg has been bound in steel cable. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • July 7, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: Commander Russel leads the dog patrol. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • July 7, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: Black Mamba recruits training in the bush. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • July 7, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: A Black Mamba camp. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • July 7, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: Black Mamba roadblock checks for illegal animal parts. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • Dec. 7, 2014 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • July 7, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: A group of poachers spotted in the bush. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • July 7, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: A group of poachers spotted in the bush. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • CHENGDU, Sept. 7, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Sept. 7, 2016 shows two giant pandas in Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. A Chinese giant panda expert said on Tuesday that it is too early to downgrade the conservation status of the species after the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) took the species off its endangered list on Sunday. The IUCN said in a report that the panda is now classified as ''vulnerable'' instead of ''endangered,'' reflecting growing numbers in the wild in southern China. The union attributed the increase in population to decades of dedicated conservation efforts in China. (Xinhua/Xue Yubin) (wx) (Credit Image: © Xue Yubin/Xinhua via ZUMA Wire)
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  • CHENGDU, Sept. 7, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Sept. 7, 2016 shows a giant panda in Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. A Chinese giant panda expert said on Tuesday that it is too early to downgrade the conservation status of the species after the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) took the species off its endangered list on Sunday. The IUCN said in a report that the panda is now classified as ''vulnerable'' instead of ''endangered,'' reflecting growing numbers in the wild in southern China. The union attributed the increase in population to decades of dedicated conservation efforts in China. (Xinhua/Xue Yubin) (wx) (Credit Image: © Xue Yubin/Xinhua via ZUMA Wire)
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  • CHENGDU, Sept. 7, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Sept. 7, 2016 shows a giant panda in Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. A Chinese giant panda expert said on Tuesday that it is too early to downgrade the conservation status of the species after the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) took the species off its endangered list on Sunday. The IUCN said in a report that the panda is now classified as ''vulnerable'' instead of ''endangered,'' reflecting growing numbers in the wild in southern China. The union attributed the increase in population to decades of dedicated conservation efforts in China. (Xinhua/Xue Yubin) (wx) (Credit Image: © Xue Yubin/Xinhua via ZUMA Wire)
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  • July 7, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: Five female recruits outside their quarters. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • July 7, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: A Black Mamba camp. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • July 7, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: A dead rhino has been chained. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • July 7, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: A rhino has been slaughtered for its horn. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • July 7, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: Five female recruits outside their quarters. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • July 7, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: Commander Baker briefs his recruits. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • July 7, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: Patroling with a dog. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • July 7, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: Black Mamba recuits enjoying a party during their spare time. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • Jan. 19, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: A recruit watches a pair of rhinos. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • July 7, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: A poacher's encampment. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • July 7, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: Black Mamba recruits training in the bush. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • Jan. 8, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: Four recruits marching. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • Jan. 19, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: A recruit watches a pair of rhinos. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • Oct. 8, 2014 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: Live fire training. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • Oct. 6, 2014 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: Black Mamba roadblock uses sniffer dogs to check for illegal animal parts. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • Oct. 5, 2014 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • Oct. 3, 2014 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: Black Mamba recruits training in the bush. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • Sept. 30, 2014 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: Black Mamba recuits enjoying a party during their spare time. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • Oct. 2, 2014 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: Black Mamba recruits training in the bush. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • July 7, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: A rhino has been slaughtered for its horn. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • July 7, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: A foot patrol. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • July 7, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: Five female recruits outside their quarters. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • July 7, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: A rhino has been slaughtered for its horn. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • July 7, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: Five female recruits outside their quarters. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • CHENGDU, Sept. 7, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Sept. 7, 2016 shows a giant panda in Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. A Chinese giant panda expert said on Tuesday that it is too early to downgrade the conservation status of the species after the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) took the species off its endangered list on Sunday. The IUCN said in a report that the panda is now classified as ''vulnerable'' instead of ''endangered,'' reflecting growing numbers in the wild in southern China. The union attributed the increase in population to decades of dedicated conservation efforts in China. (Xinhua/Xue Yubin) (wx) (Credit Image: © Xue Yubin/Xinhua via ZUMA Wire)
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  • CHENGDU, Sept. 7, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Sept. 7, 2016 shows a giant panda in Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. A Chinese giant panda expert said on Tuesday that it is too early to downgrade the conservation status of the species after the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) took the species off its endangered list on Sunday. The IUCN said in a report that the panda is now classified as ''vulnerable'' instead of ''endangered,'' reflecting growing numbers in the wild in southern China. The union attributed the increase in population to decades of dedicated conservation efforts in China. (Xinhua/Xue Yubin) (wx) (Credit Image: © Xue Yubin/Xinhua via ZUMA Wire)
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  • July 7, 2015 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: A rhino has been slaughtered for its horn. LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • Dec. 7, 2014 - BALULE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA: Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (bottom right). LED BY BRITISH former military personnel these pictures show how courageous women anti-poachers train with guns in their battle to preserve Africa’s endangered animals. Operating in the Kruger National Park’s Balule Nature Reserve the 24-member strong all-female Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit patrols 50,000 hectares of bush to protect elephants and rhinos that are hunted as part of the estimated £12billion a year illegal world animal trade. These ladies, who as pictures show pose with weapons but also know how to party, are on the front line of a deadly war for the resources of their continent. Over the past year 1,000 wildlife rangers have been killed in Africa while protecting endangered wildlife. Black Mamba Commander and former Royal Navy serviceman Russell Baker (28) from Grimsby, UK explained exclusively how and why this South African special unit was established. (Credit Image: © Media Drum World/MediaDrumWorld/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • March 18, 2011 - Cape Peninsula, Western Cape, South Africa - A pair of African Penguins, (Spheniscus demersus), an endangered species, in courtship rituals during mating in the Boulders Beach penguin colony, part of Table Mountain National Park, a popular tourist stop near Simons Town..(Credit Image: © Arnold Drapkin/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • October 6, 2018 - Elkton, OREGON, U.S - A western pond turtle tucks its head in for safety after being discovered along the Umpqua River near Elkton in rural western Oregon. Western pond turtles are currently listed as endangered in Washington State. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife considers it a sensitive species. The turtles can live to be as old as 70 years old, and don’t reproduce until they are older than ten years. (Credit Image: © Robin Loznak/ZUMA Wire)
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  • August 27, 2017 - Ramat Gan, Israel - Niv, a female, four year old Sulawesi Crested Macaque, demonstrates her maternal instincts with the adoption of a chick, which has entered the enclosure shared by Niv and her mother, Nati, at the Safari Zoological Center. Niv has been spotted hugging, grooming and feeding the chick, while the chick runs to her arms when startled and seeking security. The Sulawesi Crested Macaque, from the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia, is critically endangered with only about 6,000 individuals in the wild. (Credit Image: © Nir Alon via ZUMA Wire)
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  • June 21, 2017 - A pictures available taken on June 14, 2017 seen showing, the living pangolin was shown for a press conference by forest ranger in an anti-smuggling attack in Medan, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia. A total of 1 ton of pangolin animals that live and die as endangered animals will be sent to Malaysia illegally by sea, of which 110 of the 225 pangolins found in the raid by navy personnel at Belawan port in Medan were alive. Indonesian authorities say they arrested two suspected wildlife smugglers after a raid on a port warehouse in Sumatra uncovered more than 200 pangolins, many of them dead from stress and dehydration. the smuggling of 1 ton of pangolin worth 2.5 billion rupiah (about 190.000 USD), the plan will be used as the material of the shabu. The animal's skin will be processed into a shabu in Malaysia and will be sent back to Indonesia after becoming medicines. The creature's meat is also valuable as an edible delicacy and a physical part as a traditional herb in some parts of Asia - especially China - and Africa. According to the WWF report as much as 80% of the pangolin population in Asia is lost within 10 years. (Credit Image: © Albert Damanik via ZUMA Wire)
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  • June 21, 2017 - Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia - A pictures available taken on June 14, 2017 seen showing, dozens of pangolin dead were lying in a hole before being buried in Medan, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia. A total of 1 ton of pangolin animals that live and die as endangered animals will be sent to Malaysia illegally by sea, of which 110 of the 225 pangolins found in the raid by navy personnel at Belawan port in Medan were alive. Indonesian authorities say they arrested two men suspected wildlife smugglers after a raid on a port warehouse in Sumatra uncovered more than 200 pangolins, many of them dead from stress and dehydration. the smuggling of 1 ton of pangolin worth 2.5 billion rupiah (about 190.000 USD), the plan will be used as the material of the shabu. The animal's skin will be processed into a shabu in Malaysia and will be sent back to Indonesia after becoming medicines. The creature's meat is also valuable as an edible delicacy and a physical part as a traditional herb in some parts of Asia - especially China - and Africa. According to the WWF report as much as 80% of the pangolin population in Asia is lost within 10 years. (Credit Image: © Ivan Damanik via ZUMA Wire)
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  • Deforestation due to plant palm oil plantations are pictured from the helicopter, on August 5, 2019 near Sandakan city, State of Sabah, North of Borneo Island, Malaysia. Palm oil plantations are cutting down primary and secondary forests vital as habitat for wildlife including the critically endangered Bornean and Sumatran orangutans. Photo by Emy/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • A Sunda pangolin is pictured in Danum Valley Conservation Area, on August 5, 2019 near Lahad Datu city, State of Sabah, North of Borneo Island, Malaysia. Palm oil plantations are cutting down primary and secondary forests vital as habitat for wildlife including the critically endangered Sunda pangolins. Photo by Emy/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • A Sunda pangolin is pictured in Danum Valley Conservation Area, on August 5, 2019 near Lahad Datu city, State of Sabah, North of Borneo Island, Malaysia. Palm oil plantations are cutting down primary and secondary forests vital as habitat for wildlife including the critically endangered Sunda pangolins. Photo by Emy/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • A bornean elephant is pictured near the Kinabatangan River, on August 5, 2019 near Sandakan city, State of Sabah, North of Borneo Island, Malaysia. Palm oil plantations are cutting down primary and secondary forests vital as habitat for wildlife including the critically endangered Bornean elephants. Photo by Emy/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • Bornean elephants are pictured near the Kinabatangan River, on August 5, 2019 near Sandakan city, State of Sabah, North of Borneo Island, Malaysia. Palm oil plantations are cutting down primary and secondary forests vital as habitat for wildlife including the critically endangered Bornean elephants. Photo by Emy/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • A western tarsier is pictured in Danum Valley Conservation Area, on August 5, 2019 near Lahad Datu city, State of Sabah, North of Borneo Island, Malaysia. Palm oil plantations are cutting down primary and secondary forests vital as habitat for wildlife including the critically endangered western tarsier primates. Photo by Emy/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • A western tarsier is pictured in Danum Valley Conservation Area, on August 5, 2019 near Lahad Datu city, State of Sabah, North of Borneo Island, Malaysia. Palm oil plantations are cutting down primary and secondary forests vital as habitat for wildlife including the critically endangered western tarsier primates. Photo by Emy/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • A new born silver Leaf monkey is pictured on her mother's lap at Labuk bay, on August 5, 2019 near Sandakan city, State of Sabah, North of Borneo Island, Malaysia. Palm oil plantations are cutting down primary and secondary forests vital as habitat for wildlife including the critically endangered silver monkeys. Photo by Emy/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • A new born silver Leaf monkey is pictured on her mother's lap at Labuk bay, on August 5, 2019 near Sandakan city, State of Sabah, North of Borneo Island, Malaysia. Palm oil plantations are cutting down primary and secondary forests vital as habitat for wildlife including the critically endangered silver monkeys. Photo by Emy/ABACAPRESS.COM
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  • A silver Leaf monkey stands on the artificial branch with her baby at Labuk bay, on August 5, 2019 near Sandakan city, State of Sabah, North of Borneo Island, Malaysia. Palm oil plantations are cutting down primary and secondary forests vital as habitat for wildlife including the critically endangered silver monkeys. Photo by Emy/ABACAPRESS.COM
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