The guide of WWF which fights against the Illegal poaching and trade

Red icons of our nature

Organised crime plunges in the destruction of the icons of our nature. Tigers, elephants and rhinos are being slaughtered on an unprecedented scale. WWF binds with the NCRV the battle.

Poaching and illegal trade are engaged in rapidly eradicating various species, including elephants, tigers and rhinos. The figures are staggering. The number of rhinos poached in South Africa exploded from 13 in 2007 to 448 in 2011. After the first half of this year hit over 262. The last decade, at least a thousand wild tigers slain by poachers. The last 3200 animals are brighter than ever hunted and harassed. Every year tens of thousands of elephants slaughtered for their ivory, especially in Central Africa. In Cameroon, heavily armed poachers struck early this year in the reserve Bouba N'Djida. In a few weeks time they killed as 80 percent of the elephant population.

Same poachers founded earlier in Chad a bloodbath that 2500 of 3000 elephants was fatal in that country.

Tiger kills a nurse in zoo of Cologne

In the zoo of Cologne a tiger has slain a nurse. The animal attacked the woman and injured her so severely that she died in hospital shortly afterwards from her injuries. That the police said.

After the attack on the 43-year-old woman was the predator through an open security lock escape from his residence and got into an adjacent building. To stop the tiger was the predator by zoo director The o Pagel slain with a large caliber rifle. After the outbreak of the tiger, parts of the zoo closed.

The police brought in visitors and staff safety. According to the zoo attendant had not allowed to come together. In the same room with the tiger "The tiger was in the place where he learned to sit," said Pagel. He called the incident the worst day of his life. According to the police was much worse prevented by intervention are possible.

Tiger deadliest in history: Champawat

The scorching summer sun descended on a mountain path in the jungle of the Nepalese Himalayas. A group of men, women and children moved steadily through the dense forest, until one of them suddenly heard a rustle in the bushes. A few minutes later it was deafening silence in the jungle again. The trail was littered with bodies. The group had become the victim of the most dangerous serial killer of Mother Nature: the Champawat tiger.

By the end of the 19th century there were disturbing stories from the Nepalese mountains. Local residents spoke of a huge Bengal tiger without any fear in broad daylight people came and devoured. Initially only individual travelers were victims, but soon became less cautious predator.  

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