Paradise in the crosshairs – bandits, elephant poachers threaten to kill ecotourism in KZN’s Jozini

by Adam Cruise | Feb 24, 2023 | News

By Chris Makhaye – Daily Maverick For decades the area surrounding the serene and picturesque Jozini Dam and Pongola Nature Reserve has been a tourist mecca, drawing well-heeled local and international visitors keen on seeing nature at its best, including...

Vietnam jails trafficker for 13 years over 10-tonne haul of ivory, rhino horn

by Adam Cruise | Feb 24, 2023 | News

By Reuters HANOI: A court in Vietnam on Tuesday sentenced a man to 13 years in prison for trafficking nearly 10 tonnes of endangered animal parts from Africa, including ivory and rhino horns, police said.  The court in the central coastal city of Danang found...

Tanzania’s new tourism minister pledges to reinforce anti-poaching drive

by Adam Cruise | Feb 24, 2023 | News

By Xinhua Tanzania’s newly appointed Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Omary Mchengerwa, has pledged to reinforce the anti-poaching drive in the east African nation. Mchengerwa made the pledge on Thursday when he presented 22 vehicles for anti-poaching...

Zimbabwe: Akashinga, all-women anti-poaching unit gets US$700,000 grant from Australia based colleague 

by Adam Cruise | Feb 24, 2023 | News

By Leopold Munhende, New Zimbabwe AKASHINGA, International Anti-Poaching Foundation’s (IAPF) exclusively female anti-poaching unit operating in the Zambezi Valley has received a US$700,000 grant from Australian businesswoman Judith Neilson who was born and raised in...

Kenya Still Struggling with Consistency and Deterrence in Ivory Cases

by Adam Cruise | Feb 23, 2023 | Commentary

By Chris Morris, International Policy Digest It would have been a safe bet to wager. On January 18, 2014, in Nampula, Mozambique, Tang Tongjian, a 40-year-old Chinese national, boarded a flight to China, transiting Nairobi, Kenya. His luggage contained a 3.4 kg piece...