by Adam Cruise | Sep 2, 2024 | News
By Jarryd Westerdale, The Citizen Two suspects have been arrested after a poaching raid in Phalaborwa, in Limpopo. The investigation, which has been ongoing for several years, into alleged money laundering and poaching activities culminated in the detainment of a...
by Adam Cruise | Sep 2, 2024 | News
By Steven Addamah, MedaFrica Times Mozambican police arrested this week three individuals in Maputo province while they were attempting to sell ivory tips, according to an official statement. Poaching remains a serious threat to wildlife in Mozambique, a country...
by Adam Cruise | Sep 2, 2024 | Commentary
By Don Pinnock – Daily Maverick Namibia is planning to shoot hundreds of animals in national parks to feed drought-hit communities — but conservationists have questioned the plan’s true intentions. With grazing for cattle drying up as the Namibian drought...
by Adam Cruise | Aug 29, 2024 | Commentary
By Adam Cruise Namibia intends to “cull” 21 elephants in the dry north-west of the country where a small population of desert elephants roam In a statement issued on Monday, the Namibian Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) said they plan...
by Adam Cruise | Aug 21, 2024 | News
By Don Pinnock – Daily Maverick The campaign to free Pretoria Zoo’s elephants lasted for years and included accusations and protests. But finally, the zoo’s last elephant, Charlie, is back in the wilds. Ater a nailbiting four-hour trip from the Pretoria Zoo,...