by Adam Cruise | Jan 30, 2025 | News
By Carolyn Cowan – Mongabay Illegal wildlife trade in threatened and protected species and their parts is occurring in plain sight online in Vietnam, according to a recent assessment by monitoring watchdog TRAFFIC. Items openly advertised for sale online in the...
by Adam Cruise | Jan 24, 2025 | Commentary
By Dr Sam Ferreira – Specialist Scientist: Large Mammals SANParks What the Research Says About Elephant Numbers So, how many elephants is too many elephants? It’s a question people have wrestled with for ages. Kruger National Park, home to one of Africa’s...
by Adam Cruise | Jan 17, 2025 | Studies
By Susan Chacko, Down to Earth A new study has highlighted the potential of separate water points for elephants, located away from villages, to significantly reduce human-elephant interactions in Namibia’s Northern Highlands. Water point upgrades, such as protection...
by Adam Cruise | Jan 15, 2025 | News
By Raoul Sumo Tayo, Enact Poaching threatens the survival of savanna elephants in Central Africa. Over the last two decades, the Monitoring the Illegal Killing of Elephants programme has recorded 3 004 illegal elephant kills in this region. In April 2023, several...
by Adam Cruise | Jan 13, 2025 | News
By Cyrus Ombati, The Star Two suspects who were ferrying 15 pieces of elephant tusks escaped and abandoned the cargo as security agents approached their hideout in Lungalunga, Kwale County. Police and Kenya Wildlife Service officials said the two are believed to have...
