By Onke Ngcuka - Daily Maverick Emmanuel Olabode, a ranger in the tropical forests of Nigeria’s Omo Forest Reserve, has been protecting elephants and other wildlife for almost a decade. His wins include ending elephant poaching in the region amid a dwindling...
By Jeffrey Barbee and Laurel Neme, National Geographic For the Canadian company hoping for an oil bonanza in the watershed of the wildlife-rich and visually spectacular Okavango Delta, 2022 was another grim year, and 2023 may not be any better. A hearing in Namibia...
Dr. Mary Cogliano Manager, Branch of Permits, Division of Management Authority U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Via online submission, Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2021-0099 Dear Dr. Cogliano We are biologists and experts in the in situ research and conservation of African...
By Elephants Alive Remember your school cafeteria? You have probably pushed those memories to the furthest corner of your mind... And we don’t blame you! However, we are asking you to dig them up, just briefly, and bring to mind the serving counters, with their...
By Don Pinnock - Daily Maverick Widespread corruption at Kruger National Park linked to criminal syndicates in Mpumalanga and the murder of honest rangers are its greatest threat. At least 40% of Kruger Park’s law enforcement employees are corrupt and up to 70% of...
By EDUARDO GONCALVES - Daily Mail For most families, a holiday involves a child-friendly resort, a good book and plenty of activities to keep the kids busy. But a Center Parcs-style break wouldn't do for one retired businessman from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire....
Open Letter from 50 Signatories. Dear Parties to CITES and the CITES Secretariat, On 3 March 2023, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Faunaand Flora (CITES) will celebrate its 50th anniversary. Heralded as the Convention to protect...
By Mokgadi Mogy Mashako - Daily Maverick A rural project in the Greater Kruger area in Limpopo is empowering grandmothers to fly the conservation flag using technology. Rural grandmothers in Limpopo, brought together in the Ndlopfu Gogo programme by Elephants Alive,...
By Nadine Talaat - The New Arab Nearly a year after wild elephants were captured and sent to the UAE to simulate a safari experience, little is known about their location or wellbeing, elevating concerns around an already-controversial wildlife export....
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...