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  • v.west88

    Poachers Caught on Camera
    Greenopolis Founder

    Submitted by v.west88 on Fri, 07/18/2008 - 1:34pm.

    The Bengal Tiger population at the Suklaphanta Reserve in Nepal has been on the decline. In 2005 there was 20 to 50 Bengals living at the Eastern Himalayan site according to a WWF survey. Now, there is only about 6 to 14 Bengals. The reason for this decrease....poachers.

    The estimates are based on the results of a long-term WWF camera trap study which ironically captured images of armed men on poaching expeditions rather than expected Bengals (Pictured to the right). » read more

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    Blog entry posted by v.west88 24 weeks 5 days ago

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