'Hunting' is a photo of dwarf hippo that is about to become extinct

The image of a rare and precious rare hippopotamus in danger of extinction has been recorded by a camera trap set in Liberia.

>>>Video: Detecting dwarf hippopotamus about to become extinct

According to estimates of scientists, there are only about 2,000 dwarf hippos in the wild. They live mainly in Upper Guinea - large plains including eastern Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Liberia and extending as far north as Côte d'Ivoire.

The dwarf hippo is in Liberia. (Source: BBC)

The camera trap was researched by researchers from the International Association of Wild Fauna and Flora in London and Liberia's Forestry Development Agency in hopes of gaining more insight into this nocturnal animal species to have Effective conservation plan.

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has captured images of rare wildlife species in the western forests of Thailand, showing that poaching here has almost been pushed. back.

The WCS camera has recorded videos in the western Thai jungle showing pictures of tigers, Asian elephants, bears and other species.

'The video is a huge reward for the Thai government, having made significant investments in protecting wildlife and preventing poaching of the country's natural heritage,' said Joe Walston, Director. WCS's Asian wildlife conservation program said.

According to the footage, the tiger populations and their prey had a fairly stable life in the important area of ​​the western jungle, which lasted 7,000 square miles (18,000 square kilometers). It is estimated that this forest has about 125 - 175 tigers. It also contains the largest elephant population in Southeast Asia. The scenes also capture rare and hard-to-detect species such as leopards and bison (a wild cattle).

Every year, WCS works with the Thai government to train and equip forest rangers and protect the forest's wildlife and catch poachers.

Thailand is like a base to help Asian countries find ways to protect their own resources. WCS has joined the Thai government to train wildlife protection staff from China, Nepal, India, Myanmar, Bhutan, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia and Indonesia.