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It highlights a five-year project with USAID to combat wildlife trafficking in Vietnam and the use of AI-powered night vision thermal technology to stop elephant poachers in Zambia's Kafue National Park. Additionally, the document describes new DNA extraction methods from footprints to monitor polar bears in the Arctic and a program to remove 'ghost gear' and disentangle whales along Mexico's Pacific Coast.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000882#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"India has seen a significant advancement in tiger conservation, with the government announcing in July 2021 that 14 Tiger Reserves received Conservation Assured Tiger Standards (CA|TS) approval. 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