Poachers are taking advantage of the pandemic to kill more animals

April 26, 2020

Poachers have been taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic to kill more animals, whether it’s rhinos in Africa, giant ibises in Asia, or wild cats in South America. Lockdown measures and falling tourism gives them free rein to roam and hunt for endangered species.

Conservationists in multiple places cite anecdotal evidence that there has been an increase in poaching. In Botswana, at least six rhinos have been killed in recent weeks, and in South Africa, at least nine, according to CNBC. In Colombia, poachers have been killing more jaguars, pumas, and ocelots, Newsweek reports.

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