who are the poachers in africa?
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Wildlife poachers are the people on the ground illegally hunting, fishing, and snaring. Not all illegal hunting is the same and while some groups struggle to survive others are seeking out ways to exploit the environment and profit from it as quickly as possible even at the expense of their community and nation.
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['Angola.', 'Botswana.', 'Burundi.', 'Comoros.', 'Eswatini.', 'Lesotho.', 'Madagascar.', 'Malawi.']
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['Mbarak Twahir.', 'Tache Bonsa Gollo.', 'Kinoti Imanyara.', 'Beatrice Marembo.', 'Albert Andrew Fred Ekirapa.', 'Cleophas Kiprop Arap Tirop.', 'Saadia Abdi Kontoma.', 'Salome Gichura.']
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African wild dog. The African wild dog (Lycaon pictus), also called the painted wolf or Cape hunting dog, is a canine native to sub-Saharan Africa.
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['Papua New Guinea.', 'Tanzania.', 'Democratic Republic of Congo.', 'Uganda.', 'Liberia.', 'Cameroon.', 'Togo.', 'South Africa.']
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['Lions. The impressive lion is without a doubt the king of African safari animals. ... ', 'Leopards. Unlike the lion which live mostly in prides, leopards are far more solitary animals and therefore harder to spot. ... ', 'Cheetahs. ... ', 'Rhinos. ... ', 'Elephants. ... ', 'Hippos. ... ', 'Wildebeest. ... ', 'Gorillas.']
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['Antelopes and Gazelles. The antelopes and gazelles of the Sahara have suffered from over-hunting, drought and loss of habitat. ... ', 'Egyptian Tortoise. ... ', 'Sahara Aphanius. ... ', 'Saharan Cheetah.']
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Africa is home to the world's largest living land animal, the African elephant, which can weigh up to 7 tons.
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The San, on the other hand, had territories covering regions as far afield as Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Lesotho. They are skilled hunter-gatherers whom most consider to be the first people living on the land known today as Botswana and South Africa.
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A Big Five safari to Africa will include sightings of lion, buffalo, leopard, elephant, and rhino! Here's our guide to where you can see Africa's Big Five on a safari: The term 'Big Five' was coined by early game hunters in Africa, referring to a group of animals considered the most dangerous species to hunt on foot.
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They live in the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya and are protected round-the-clock by armed guards. Their near extinction is due to decades of rampant poaching for rhino horn. The majority (98.8%) of the southern white rhinos occur in just four countries: South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and Kenya.
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The main threats to these endangered African wildlife species are habitat loss and degradation; and poaching and hunting. Almost all of the causes pushing these species towards extinction are human-related.
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The African Wild Dog is a carnivorous and opportunistic predator, hunting larger animals on the African plains in their big groups. African Wild Dogs primarily prey on large mammals such as Warthogs and numerous species of Antelope, supplementing their diet with Rodents, Lizards, Birds and Insects.
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['Seychelles (. 797)', 'Mauritius (. ... ', 'Algeria (. 754)', 'Tunisia (. 735)', 'Botswana (. 717)', 'Libya (. 706)', 'Gabon (. 702)']
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Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Gambia, Lesotho, Mauritania, Madagascar, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Somalia, South Sudan, Swaziland.
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['Clown Loaches. The Clown Loaches are semi-aggressive fish that can make a perfect match for your African Cichlids. ... ', 'Plecos. ... ', 'Leopard Bushfish. ... ', 'Red Tail Shark. ... ', 'Giant Danios. ... ', 'African Red-Eyed Tetra. ... ', 'Rainbowfish. ... ', 'Synodontis Catfish.']
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