By Kitty Block It is the worst kind of wildlife abuse, and it is happening right now – again – in Zimbabwe, where 35 baby elephants have been torn away from their mothers in the wild and are awaiting export to zoos in China. According to The...
Eléphants ou ivoire, il faut choisir
By Ambre Sanchez and Adam Cruise Non, l’ivoire durable n’existe pas. Menacés par la demande considérable des marchés asiatiques et par l’opportunisme des « big 4 », les quatre pays africains dotés des plus importantes populations d’éléphants, ces animaux...
Crossing Borders: The Problem of Split-Listing African Elephants
By Dr. Katarzyna Nowak and Dr. Keith Lindsay. Four southern African countries – Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe – often call attention to their thriving national elephant populations compared to other African nations. These countries have used this...
Why won’t the European Union close its ivory market?
By Adam Cruise and Ambre Sanchez It is increasingly recognised by governments and organisations around the world that legal domestic ivory markets are linked to rampant poaching for elephant tusks that has seen almost one-third of Africa’s elephants wiped out in a...
Humanity reveres elephants, so why do we hack off their tusks?
By Adam Cruise We have been incorporating elephants into our lives since humans first became…well…humans. The earliest known San rock paintings throughout Africa depict our fascination with elephants, so do the cave paintings right across Asia and Europe. In fact,...
International concern over welfare of wild baby elephants in trade
By Adam Cruise Regulations governing the extensive trade in wild caught baby elephants require only that they are housed in suitably equipped facilities, in appropriate and acceptable destinations, however in reality conditions in these facilities fail to care for the...
African Elephant Coalition renews call for global ivory trade ban
By Adam Cruise European and American conservation leaders today called on governments worldwide to support requests from African nations to end all trade in elephant ivory to safeguard the future of elephants. Ivory trade is a major issue with twenty elephant...
Too soon to celebrate: Elephant poaching declining, but populations in Africa still plummeting
By Adam Cruise A report from the Convention in the Trade of Endangered Species (CITES) shows that in 2016, the overall trend of elephant poaching in Africa has declined. However, conservationists warn it’s too soon to celebrate. Georgina Lamb, Programs and Policy...
Wildlife Trafficking: The Sordid Connection
By Adam Cruise The shadowy collusion of South Africa with Mozambique, Laos and Vietnam is satiating Asia’s great thirst for illegally trafficked wildlife. Despite public announcements, displays for the media and signed Memoranda of Understanding, these countries are...