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poaching

noun as in contraband

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Red pandas are native to the eastern Himalayas and south western China but have become an endangered species, mainly due to habitat loss, human interference and poaching.

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Over the years, habitat loss, poaching and collisions with overhead power lines have effected great Indian bustards.

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It is estimated the species, found in forested areas of Kenya, could be extinct in the wild within two decades after years of poaching.

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In the film, Ellyanne reports on her favourite animal - elephants - and says that drought caused by changing weather patterns now poses a greater threat to their survival than poaching.

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In 2018, Bishnoi gained notoriety for threatening Bollywood star Salman Khan, accusing him of allegedly poaching two blackbuck antelopes - a revered species for Rajasthan's Bishnoi community to which Lawrence belongs.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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