By John E Scanlon AO - Chair, Global Initiative to End Wildlife Crime One of the two objectives of the Global Initiative to End Wildlife Crime (the initiative) is to amend existing international wildlife trade laws to include public health and animal health...
By Batavia C, Nelson MP, Darimont CT, Paquet PC, Ripple WJ, Wallach AD.- Society for Conservation Biology Conservation Letters. 2018; e12565. AbstractTrophy hunting has occupied a prominent position in recent scholarly literature and popular media. In the scientific...
By University of Exeter Old male elephants play a key role in leading all-male groups, new research suggests. Trophy hunters justify targeting older bull elephants on the grounds they are "redundant" in terms of breeding and hence species survival. But the...
By Purdue University Elephant trails may lead the way to better conservation approaches. “Think of elephants as engineers of the forests,” said Melissa J. Remis, professor and head of anthropology at Purdue University, who is best known for her work in ecology and...
By Rosie Awori - Bachelors Degree in Law, local community journalist specialising in African policy and wildlife conservation. Member of the Pan African Wildlife Conservation Network handling youth affairs and communication Every year on 12th August, we celebrate...
By Dr Adam Cruise - Stellenbosch University, South Africa Today is World Elephant Day, a day the world celebrates the majestic giants of Africa and Asia. Sadly, however, there is not much to cheer about. Poaching for elephant tusks, mysterious die-offs that nobody...
By Linus Hiscox, studying MSc Global Biodiversity Health and Conservation at the University of Bristol and DSWF Programmes and Policy Intern In 2007, a University of Hong Kong study warned that the presence of a “large reservoir of SARS-CoV-like viruses” in horseshoe...
By Ufrieda Ho - Maverick Citizen Wild spaces keep shrinking and humans’ gluttony and greed tip the scales against the creatures we share this planet with. It can feel like pushing elephants up a hill, but Michelle Henley is up to the task. Everyone’s got an opinion,...
By Christina Russo - Tenderley I do not have coronavirus. But I have been living in isolation. For 633 days. In October 2018, I had an elective gynecological surgery called a laparoscopic myomectomy — a benign mass removed from my uterus. There was no indication that...
By Center for Biological Diversity and Natural Resources Defence Council (NRDC) If we want to avoid future pandemics, we must fundamentally change our relationship with wildlife and nature. The COVID-19 pandemic’s devastating global impact is demonstrating that policy...