The David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage takes in juvenile elephants (Loxodonta africana) orphaned by ivory poachers, Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

A red panda goes down from a tree in a wildlife reserve of India where these animals are protected from poachers, Darjeeling, India, Asia

Woman carrying a basket on her head at a ceremony of former poachers, in the Virunga National Park, Rwanda, Africa

Woman carrying a basket on her head at a ceremony of former poachers, in the Virunga National Park, Rwanda, Africa

A lioness hunting, Grumeti, Tanzania, East Africa.She has lost a paw after being caught in a poachers snare but still hunts successfully for herself and her cubs.

Ceremony of former poachers, in the Virunga National Park, Rwanda, Africa

Man carrying a wig and a spear at a ceremony of former poachers, in the Virunga National Park, Rwanda, Africa

Women carrying baskets on their heads at a ceremony of former poachers, in the Virunga National Park, Rwanda, Africa

Ceremony of former poachers, in the Virunga National Park, Rwanda, Africa

Ceremony of former poachers, in the Virunga National Park, Rwanda, Africa

Ceremony of former poachers, in the Virunga National Park, Rwanda, Africa

Ceremony of former poachers, in the Virunga National Park, Rwanda, Africa

Ceremony of former poachers, in the Virunga National Park, Rwanda, Africa

Burning hide, nepa

Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) recovers after having lost its shell to illegal poachers, Center for sea turtle protection, TAMAR project, Arembepe, Bahia, Brazil, South America

Poacher watch signs at Levens, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Man looks for animals to hunt in Gojahaven, an Inuit settlement in the far north of Canada.

Animal hunting in Gojahaven, an Inuit settlement in the far north of Canada

Portrait of young boy holding two dog puppies in Gojahaven, an Inuit settlement in the far north of Canada.

Animal hunting in Gojahaven, an Inuit settlement in the far north of Canada

Animal hunting in Gojahaven, an Inuit settlement in the far north of Canada

Portrait of elderly man in Gojahaven, an Inuit settlement in the far north of Canada.

Animal hunting in Gojahaven, an Inuit settlement in the far north of Canada

Man looks for animals to hunt in Gojahaven, an Inuit settlement in the far north of Canada.

Legs of a young boy in Gojahaven, an Inuit settlement in the far north of Canada.

Portrait of young boy in Gojahaven, an Inuit settlement in the far north of Canada.

Young boy in Gjohaven, an inuit settlement in the far north of Canada

Men look for animals to hunt in Gojahaven, an Inuit settlement in the far north of Canada.

Frozen fish in Gojahaven, an Inuit settlement in the far north of Canada

Man portrait in Gojahaven, an Inuit settlement in the far north of Canada

Elderly man in Gojahaven, an Inuit settlement in the far north of Canada.

Grave of the legendary poacher Georg Jennerwein in Schliersee, Lake Schliersee, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

Barbed hunchback poacher (Agonomalus proboscidalis), Japan Sea, Primorsky Krai, Russian Federation, Far East

Giant Seychelles tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea), Turtle island, Prison island, Zanzibar. This island was used as a prison for slaves, and four giant Seychelles tortoises were introduced. Today, they are protected from poachers, and the oldest are between 170 and 200 years old.