Poaching of the big cats is on the rise, and a new study links their slaughter to corruption as well as investment from Chinese companies.

Furious locals say president is culpable over unprecedented destruction of wildlifeRuny Callaú can’t remember how many nights he has been fighting the blaze which has engulfed huge swathes of forest. Nor can he stop thinking about his encounter with a fleeing jaguar a few nights before. “It was running for...