South Sudan Wildlife Surviving Civil War, but Poaching and Trafficking Threats Increase
Wednesday, May 24, 2017 - 16:31
in Biology & Nature
The first aerial assessment of the impact of South Sudan's current civil war on the country's wildlife and other natural resources shows that significant wildlife populations have so far survived, but poaching and commercial wildlife trafficking are increasing, as well as illegal mining, timber harvesting and charcoal production, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) said in a report issued today.