by Adam Cruise | Mar 6, 2019 | News
By Johan Augustin Mongabay Botswana is home to 130,000 elephants, a third of Africa’s total elephant population, and has gained a reputation as a sanctuary for the threatened species.This is thanks in large part to a hunting ban and strict anti-poaching measures,...
by Adam Cruise | Mar 6, 2019 | News
The Nation As the world marks the World Wildlife Day, the Minister of Environment Suleiman Hassan Zarma has expressed worries at the rate which the country’s wildlife stock is being depleted. Speaking against the backdrop of a recent report that more than $8 million...
by Adam Cruise | Mar 6, 2019 | News
Huang Hongxiang & Zhang Jiyao, The Global Times “Ivory Queen” Yang Fenglan was recently sentenced to 15 years in jail in Tanzania. One of the biggest ivory smugglers in Tanzania’s history, Yang was nailed as part of efforts between China and...
by Adam Cruise | Mar 6, 2019 | News
Dilrukshi Handunnetti, Mongabay Sri Lanka hopes to use a top global biodiversity trade summit it’s hosting in May to shine a global spotlight on the island’s unique biodiversity. The 18th meeting of the Conference of Parties (CoP18) of the Convention on International...
by Adam Cruise | Mar 4, 2019 | News
NEWS As a gesture of marking the World Wildlife Day which falls on March 3, a ceremony to destroy seized elephant ivory, its parts and parts of wild animals worth an estimated 1.15 million US dollars was held in the compound of Yangon Zoological Garden on the...
