Nigeria’s last elephants – what must be done to save them

by Adam Cruise | Oct 31, 2024 | News

By Tajudeen Amusa, Professor, Forest Resources Management, University of Ilorin, The Conversation  Nigeria has a unique elephant population, made up of both forest-dwelling (Loxodonta cyclotis) and savanna-dwelling (Loxodonta africana) elephant species. But the...

New study confirms beehive fences are highly effective in reducing human-elephant conflict

by Adam Cruise | Oct 31, 2024 | Studies

By University of Oxford  A ground-breaking, nine-year study has revealed that elephants approaching small-scale farms in Kenya avoid beehive fences housing live honey bees up to 86% of the time during peak crop seasons, helping to reduce human-elephant conflict for...

Eating elephants and the assault on our waning wildlife

by Adam Cruise | Oct 31, 2024 | Commentary

By Don Pinnock – Daily Maverick Our relationship with the wild animals on our planet, whose numbers are rapidly declining, is deeply problematic. With the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP16) in session in Colombia this week, it’s time to take stock. There are...

NGO response to proposals from Namibia and Zimbabwe to Cull Elephants and other Wildlife 

by Adam Cruise | Oct 24, 2024 | Press Releases

23 October 2024 – The undersigned organisations are deeply concerned by the announcements by some governments in southern Africa to cull large numbers of elephants and other wild animals, including in National Parks.  In late August 2024, Namibia declared it...

The elephant in the room: Tourism futures in Southern Africa

by Adam Cruise | Oct 22, 2024 | Commentary

By Ross Harvey – ISS Africa Substantive wildlife tourism potential should be producing rapid broad-based development in all southern African countries. Of the world’s remaining African elephants, most reside in east and southern Africa. Botswana hosts the single...