by Adam Cruise | Feb 13, 2019 | News
By Beth Dalbey, Patch National Staff In 1998, the Detroit Zoo made a historic decision that gave other zoos an opportunity to change how they think about the captivity of elephants — among nature’s most intelligent, self-aware creatures. The zoo retired a pair...
by Adam Cruise | Feb 12, 2019 | News
By Charles Homans Despite reforms, the territory is a linchpin in the global traffic in illegal animal parts. It was after dark on a Tuesday evening in December 2017 when the vans pulled onto Island House Lane, a placid side street of residential complexes and...
by Adam Cruise | Feb 12, 2019 | News
by Mike Rowse Mike Rowse says the recent seizure of ivory and pangolin scales by customs officials and the failure to prosecute those involved in the record ivory haul in 2017 show that Hong Kong must do more to ensure wildlife trafficking is treated as a serious...
by Adam Cruise | Feb 12, 2019 | News
By Louzel Lombard-Steyn, SA Breaking News Johannesburg Zoo claims that Lammie the lonely elephant is getting the best care and that there’s no need to mover her to a sanctuary. Who’s doing the caring is cause for concern. There’s an animal reiki healer, a handler with...
by Adam Cruise | Feb 12, 2019 | News
By COLIN FERNANDEZ ENVIRONMENT CORRESPONDENT FOR THE DAILY MAIL A scanner funded by Britain is being used to scan shipping container Officals seized 750 ivory tusks hidden in treetrunks worth £6.5millionAround 325 elephants would have been slaughtered to provide the...
