By Dr Adam Cruise & Dr Keith Lindsay On the 11th August 2021, the Namibian Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) confirmed the sale of 57 elephants from two commercial farming areas in the Kunene Region, home to an isolated population of unique...
By Rosie Awori Colonel Abagana was a gifted expert in wildlife and protected areas who worked tirelessly for the protection of wildlife habitats and sustainable management of biodiversity in Niger. Abagana strengthened the conservation of Niger’s wild fauna with...
By Hellen Shikanda, The Nation As you relax on your couch in a gated estate, a brick-walled fence, a security guard and a short electric fence on top of the wall is enough protection from outsiders. In Mlengwa village, Taita Taveta County, however, the situation is...
By Harry Wells, Nora Ward & Ramiro D. Crego - The Conversation Imagine driving through a lush, green landscape in France or Germany and spotting a herd of elephants roaming freely. As absurd as that might seem, it was only 10,000 years ago that creatures...
By Cari Shane - Scientific American A string of hives between posts can fend off the pachyderms better than other deterrents, research shows. In the African bush in southern Kenya, Lucy King watched an elephant nicknamed Mohican rest under an acacia tree, seemingly...
By Dr Adam Cruise Ever since the announcement by Namibia’s Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) on the 2nd December 2020, the intended capture and export of dozens of wild elephants in Namibia has been the subject of global media coverage. Yet, as the...
By Melissa Reitz - Animal Survival International The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) the international body that oversees trade in endangered species, has given Namibia the go-ahead to capture and sell 57 wild...
By Jack Dutton - Devex With a sprawling jungle covering nearly 90% of the country, Gabon, whose economy has historically been reliant on oil, is looking to harness its rainforest to become a green superpower. As chair of the African Group of Negotiators on Climate...
By Melissa Reitz - Animal Survival International (ASI) The link between human-wildlife conflict and climate change is a conversation we can no longer ignore. Over the past decade, this conflict has become as pressing a threat to wild populations as poaching,...
By Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime Recent analysis from the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime has found that reported prices for illegal ivory rose in 2020 — the first increase since the peak of global ivory prices in...