poaching

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Abdul Goni Gazi was among the first to raise the alarm for the creatures struggling to grow their numbers under pressure from habitat loss, poaching and climate change.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

The poaching has created a well-compensated game of musical chairs that has reshuffled the rarefied roster of lawyers considered go-to advocates before the nation’s high court.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Meta has also struggled to establish itself as a top AI player compared to competitors such as Google, Anthropic and OpenAI, despite aggressively poaching top talent to form Meta Superintelligence Labs last summer.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

There had been incidents of fly-grazing on Williams's property in the past - where animals are left on land without permission - as well as hare coursing and poaching.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

“No. There’s people out there poaching or summing. It en’t been dark long.”

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman