by Adam Cruise | Sep 13, 2022 | Studies
By Richard Hoare, Chris Foggin, Steve Alexander, Divine Chakombera – African Journal of Wildlife Research Abstract Malicious, commercial or retaliatory poisoning of wildlife is increasing across Africa, including the killing of elephants...
by Adam Cruise | Sep 13, 2022 | News
By Africa Times As East Africa faces its ongoing drought challenges, the dwindling resources can sometimes cause unusual impacts to wildlife. That was the case in Kenya last week, when two elephants got stuck in the mud that was left behind as water levels...
by Adam Cruise | Sep 13, 2022 | News
By Nokuthaba Dlamini, Newsday Hwange National Park, once a favourite hunting ground for poachers, has not lost an elephant to the illegal hunters for the past two years largely because of partnerships between the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority...
by Adam Cruise | Sep 12, 2022 | Commentary
By Adam Cruise The above aerial photograph is of a butchered elephant, shot by trophy hunters in Botswana. The adult elephant bull has been stripped of its body-parts. The trunk has been hacked off. There are large portions of the elephant’s skin cut off. All four...
by Adam Cruise | Sep 4, 2022 | News
By Jonathan Clayton, The Times The young tracker stopped abruptly, putting a finger to his lips to signal that nobody should move. Through the half light of the thick forest, a small herd of elephants appeared before gliding past. Later, after wading through swamps...