by Adam Cruise | Oct 30, 2023 | News
By Anozie Egole, Punch The Nigeria Customs Service, Eastern Marine Command, Port Harcourt, said it intercepted different wildlife and other contrabands with a duty paid value of N680m. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Emmanuel Tangwa, said this in a statement...
by Adam Cruise | Oct 25, 2023 | Commentary
By Tiara Walters – Daily Maverick As the debate on the ethics of ‘trophy hunting’ rages on, a new international study claims to offer a proposal that would sound the controversial industry’s death knell — by taxing tourists a ‘lion protection’ fee. But is it...
by Adam Cruise | Oct 25, 2023 | News
By Mirage News A bacterium, closely associated with deadly septicaemia, could have caused the deaths of six African elephants in Zimbabwe and possibly more in neighbouring countries. The findings place infectious diseases on the list of pressures on African elephants,...
by Adam Cruise | Oct 25, 2023 | Commentary
By Ambrose Li, South China Morning Post Hong Kong’s illegal wildlife trade is flourishing despite the enactment of tougher laws aimed at shutting down syndicates making millions of dollars off endangered species, experts have said, noting authorities have failed to...
by Adam Cruise | Oct 25, 2023 | News
By Xinua Botswana on Sunday launched an “elephant express” bus to transport the community and school-age children in its elephant-rich northwest area. Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi stated during the bus handover ceremony in Seronga village...