By H.E Dr A A Moody Awori EGH OBS, former Vice President, Kenya Hon. Azizou El Hadj Issa, former Minister of Agriculture, Benin Nomusa Dube, Founder of the Zimbabwe Elephant Foundation, Zimbabwe Adam Cruise, Editor of the African Elephant Journal, South Africa Dear...
The Great Elephant Debate: Myth-busting jumbo fallacies
By Ross Harvey – Independent Economist; PhD Candidate, University of Cape Town – Conservation Action Trust Botswana has a growing population of humans and cattle, not elephants. Outside protected areas, desertification caused by cattle over-grazing too often gets...
The Great Elephant Debate: Legalising ivory trade will be a giant mistake
By Andreas Wilson-Spath - Conservation Action Trust For most experts concerned about the survival of elephants, the idea that a global ivory market could be part of the solution was discarded as fundamentally unsound decades ago. Demands from southern African...
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio asks Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike to support a ban on Japan’s ivory trade
By Humane Society International / United States Letter from Mayor de Blasio reflects increasing concern about illegal elephant ivory entering the U.S. from the 2020 Summer Games WASHINGTON—As athletes and organizers prepare for the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo, New York...
Joburg Zoo squanders R1,25 million on new elephants
By LOUZEL LOMBARD STEYN - Conservation Action Trust The Zoo paid almost R1milion more than the market rate for its two new elephants from Inkwenkwezi Private Game Reserve. The City’s funds have been grossly overspent, says Brett Mitchell, chairperson of...
How did elephants evolve such a large brain? Climate change is part of the answer
By Julien Benoit Postdoc in Vertebrate Palaeontology, University of the Witwatersrand & Paul Manger Professor of Comparative and Evolutionary Neurobiology, University of the Witwatersrand - The Conversation Elephants have long captivated our attention, partly...
Southern African governments are failing wildlife and people
By Oscar Nkala – Investigative Wildlife and Conservation Journalist “It is with great pleasure that I welcome you all to Zimbabwe and especially to the Victoria Falls National Park and World Heritage Site, one of the world’s seven natural wonders. As many of you may...
Elephant culling and hunting is a throwback to defending slavery
By Ross Harvey – Independent Economist; PhD Candidate, University of Cape Town - Conservation Action Trust We have to pursue co-existence and shared benefits rather than a crude utilitarianism that wilfully endorses cruelty. When I read Ron...
Elephant Holocaust: Africa’s giants are losing ground faster than ever
By Adam Cruise – PhD candidate: Stellenbosch University, South Africa Elephant populations continue to decline alarmingly due to rampant poaching, the continuation of the ivory trade and unregulated trophy hunting In 2016, a continent-wide census revealed that in...
BOTSWANA’S U-TURN ON ELEPHANTS
By David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi has announced the re-introduction of elephant hunting across the country, overturning a five-year ban on hunting elephants in Botswana. This shocking news comes after national consultation, launched...