By Rosie Awori Deep in the dense forests of Central and West Africa, members of a lesser-known African elephant species slowly make their way through their jungle habitat eating and quietly carrying on with their lives. Unknown to them, their identity has been a...
By Charan Saunders - The Revelator The values of Zimbabwe’s and Namibia’s ivory stockpiles have been grossly overstated, and their proposed sale would lead to another poaching epidemic. Last year the world reacted in shock when Namibia announced plans to auction off...
By Dr Adam Cruise Commodifying elephants under the banner of ‘consumptive sustainable use’ may hinder rather than help rural communities in Namibia’s community-based conservancies. The equity of financial benefits for impoverished rural communities from Namibia’s...
By George Wittemyer - The Conversation Humans have been over-exploiting African elephants for centuries. More than 2,000 years ago, the Roman Empire’s demand for ivory led to the extinction of genetically distinct elephant populations in northern Africa. But in...
By Robin Whytock and Fiona Maisels - The Conversation wo big decisions have been made in the last few weeks in relation to African elephants that will have major implications for the survival of the giant mammals. The first is that a global body devoted to...
By Tracy Keeling - The Canary The controversial sale of elephants from Zimbabwe to other countries, mostly China, is again in the spotlight. The renewed scrutiny comes due to author and filmmaker Karl Ammann highlighting related...
By Professor Lee White - The Guardian African elephant recognised as two separate species – both endangered This critically endangered ‘gardener’ of the forest has been ‘red listed’ independent of its famous savanna relative for the first time. It’s time to take its...
By Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime - In Mail & Guardian evelopments in two major ivory trafficking cases in Tanzania are not what conservationists might have hoped for. The conviction of Boniface Mathew Malyango, known as “Shetani Hana...
By Edwin Tambara For wild animals in Africa on the verge of extinction and the tight knit communities who protect them, COVID-19 is a specter, disrupting a delicate balancing act of survival for both humans and endangered species. African officials and...
By Susan Canney - Open Access Government What does it take for humans and elephants to live together? This was the question that has guided nearly 18 years of research and local engagement in the Gourma region of central Mali The article begins with a section on...