Corneille Ewango

Around 17 to 20 years, I became, myself, a poacher. And I wanted to do it, because - I believed - to continue my studies. I wanted to go to university, but my father was poor, my uncle even. So, I did it. And for three to four years, I went to university. For three times, I applied to biomedical science, to be a doctor. I didn't succeed.

Congolese Environmentalist

Congo, my country, has the largest forest in Africa, maybe the second-largest in the world. I was born in a forest area, and when I was growing up, I assisted my uncle, who was a poacher. That was good, because it grew my passion for protecting the forest and plants.

Poacher in this sense always relates to illegal hunting or fishing, not just any hunting.

Illegal Activity

Often, poachers target animals that are endangered or protected by law.

Endangered Species

Poachers are seen as a threat to wildlife conservation efforts and biodiversity.

Conservation Threat

'Poacher' in this context refers specifically to a kitchen tool, not a person.

Cooking Utensil

A poacher gently cooks food by simmering, not boiling or frying.

Gentle Cooking

Poachers are often used for specific recipes that call for poaching, like eggs Benedict.

Specialized Use

'Poacher' in sports is about sneaky or clever play, specifically in football (soccer).

Sports Lingo

Poachers in sports often position themselves to exploit mistakes by the other team.

Strategic Positioning

A football poacher waits for opportunities to take advantage of, not create them.

Opportunistic Player

 In many places, these are a preferred food item, where people will pay almost a premium price for something. So this would be a prime hunting ground for someone to come in here and just collect a whole bunch. OK, so if you came in here as your average poacher, you're not wearing a mask, and there's no real protection, you could easily pick up any kind of--

How Bats Can Transmit...

 hospital showed no broken bones but while I was recuperating we had time to consider why this elephant who we named Carly the courageous had run a hundred and fifty meters from a position of safety to tackle a perceived threat it seems that the herd I was filming had previous experience of poacher attacks

Watch: Elephant Attack...

 went to Yosemite and protected it from poacher protected it from people who will start forest fires and and part of that whole history has been sort of lost in way American history stop I never saw people that really looked like me on the trail

National Parks: Inside a...

 sad thing especially forest rangers was there something that you risk your life for every day you wake up to monitor rhinos you face elephants lions every day but only one night a poacher comes and kills the animal so mercilessly we don't care

Meet the Heroes Who...

 who not only became a conservation professional after working with us for just over a year but also went on to involve many local fishermen in helping study and protect fishing cats. Meet Moshi, a tribal poacher, who not only stopped hunting

The link between fishing...

 they catch a break the poacher has been caught by another Ranger unit during a raid on a jungle camp so how long have you been logging how much one bag up Oh mommy I'm what might one find all of the men traveling with your tire were there

Bloodwood: Rosewood...

 tiger poacher now he loves the fact that he has a job as a park guard he gets a paycheck every two weeks who knows better how to catch tiger poachers than a tiger poacher one of the only pictures of a Sumatran tiger one of the rarest

Steve Winter & Alan...

 was just sitting on it like a cowboy you know run in riding a horse to restrain the gaboon viper and my helper who used to be elephant poacher but no he reborn and works for the National fork he cut a

Lifesaving Medicines...

 into their lair yeah when i catch up with kuban he tells me something that brings me back down to earth this really is long but it goes to huntington's session in 2010 we apprehended one poacher here

Snow Leopards: Ghosts in...

 the animals that the Ranger try protect at times they also kill them this happens especially when a poacher injures the animal and the animal does not differentiate between this Ranger