By Rutendo Nyeve - Chronicle COMMUNITY-LED conservation initiatives that give local people a direct stake in wildlife management are helping some elephant populations in southern Africa recover, offering hope amid a sharp decline in monitored wildlife populations...
By Shreya Dasgupta - Mongabay Authorities in Thailand say they have seized about 400 pieces of African elephant ivory in a shipment of timber from Zambia, and are now testing the contraband to identify the origin of the animals. The tusks were found concealed inside...
By Club of Mozambique Mozambique’s National Criminal Investigation Service (SERNIC) has detained twelve individuals for alleged involvement in sale of elephant tusks, hippo teeth and other protected wildlife products. The individuals were detained in the southern...
By Africa Geographic Two satellite-collared elephant bulls were trophy hunted in Botswana on consecutive days in September 2026. The elephants were killed in hunting areas CT2 and NG41 on 3–4 September. Both hunting parties claimed they did not notice...
By Spoorthy Raman - Mongabay Vantara, the controversial billionaire-run Indian zoo, has worked with lobbyists in the U.K. with ties to pro-hunting organizations and the Trump administration, sources told Mongabay. Tristan Breijer, a U.K.-based lobbyist at Checkmate...
By Sadie Harley - University of Adelaide While most Australians assume the ivory trade ended decades ago, Adelaide University research has found an active collectors' market exists online, with most listings showing no proof that the items are legal. Australia...
By Naina Rao - Mongabay Authorities in Vietnam have intercepted more than a ton of elephant ivory along with big-cat bones in a shipment from the Republic of Congo. Gia Lai provincial authorities announced that the haul of 1,193 kilograms (2,630 pounds) of ivory and...
By Lynet Otieno - Mongabay At least four suspects have been arrested in connection with the deaths of 18 elephants in the Amboseli ecosystem in southern Kenya, near the border with Tanzania. Preliminary investigations by a multiagency team suggest poisoning from...
By The Star The last three elephants still in a traditional South African zoo entered their enclosure in single file, fruit and vegetables scattered on the ground to encourage natural foraging. For visitors to the popular Johannesburg Zoo, it was a chance to see...
By Gavin Blackburn - Euro News Most trade in ivory from elephants and other endangered animals is banned by international agreement under CITES, a treaty to which almost all UN member countries are parties. Authorities in Vietnam have announced a major seizure of...