On 28th January, the European Commission published its draft proposals to further tighten the rules on ivory trade and reduce the risk of the EU market contributing to illegal ivory trading. These legislative provisions are supplemented by a draft revised guidance on...
By Ben Travato Dear Carl Knight, When I got wind of your courageous exploits, I felt I had to congratulate you. For a start, you are British. We adore the British – they are our second favourite colonialists. The first, obviously, are the Dutch. They gave us the...
By Tracy Keeling - The Canary The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is one of the most important international bodies in the world right now. Its actions and choices have immense bearing on what the future holds....
By Dr Pieter Kat Elephants first. Dead elephants that is The most recent 'mysterious' deaths of at least a dozen elephants falling over dead in the Mombo area of northwestern Botswana, deep in the Okavango Delta. Pre-COVID, a major tourism destination populated with...
By Andreas Wilson-Spath - Daily Maverick Conservationists have demonstrated that legalised trade and commercial breeding of wild animals stimulates demand, encourages poachers and smugglers and ultimately pushes species towards extinction in the wild. A new study...
By Dr Adam Cruise & Dr Keith Lindsay There has been a considerable media frenzy surrounding the auction of 170 live elephants by the Namibian government. While such a move raises serious concerns about the motives, legality and welfare of this auction, much of the...
By Cyril Christo, The Hill Trophy hunting and poaching are essentially the same, except that trophy hunters pay thousands of dollars for the pleasure. Or the American taxpayer pays for it—Donald Trump’s sons have regularly hunted endangered species at...
By Dr Keith Lindsay On 24 January, new reports have emerged that fresh or relatively fresh elephant carcasses had been found in the Mombo Camp area of Moremi Game Reserve in the Okavango Delta, Ngamiland, Botswana. The reports noted that at least five elephants were...
By Dr Rosalind Reeve & Dr Adam Cruise As the world reels from the devastating effects of COVID-19, the spotlight has been shone on the dangers to human and animal health of the enormous and expanding global trade in wildlife and the potential role of the...
By Dr Adam Cruise Anthropocentrism and its reliance on the commercial value of wildlife conserves wild animals simply to sustain human trade and consumption. There is no regard for wildlife as an interconnected combination of vital organisms in a broader ecological...