By Arlana Shikongo - The Namibian THE ministry of environment is reviewing an application from Pakistan to import 10 African elephants from Namibia. Ministry spokesperson Romeo Muyunda confirmed to The Namibian yesterday that the application is currently being...
By Arlana Shikongo, The Namibian Two men were arrested for being found in possession of 100 pieces of ivory, a summary of wildlife crime statistics from 30 September to 6 October details. The report was compiled by the ministry of environment's intelligence and...
By Nicole Pinto - Mongabay In areas where human-elephant conflict is common, the forest department and affected farmers come up with multiple methods of mitigation, from electric fences to trenches.In this commentary, Nicole Pinto, a researcher who works on Asian...
By Roland Oliphant & Helena Horton, The Telegraph Anti-hunting campaigners have said they will seek the expulsion of pro-safari groups from the world's most authoritative conservation organisation after a report concluded that shooting big game for sport...
By Johans Mumba, Malawi 24 The Kasungu Senior Resident Magistrate Court sitting at Kasungu has handed prison sentences to two people who killed an elephant inside Kasungu National Park. The two are Nickson Nthukwa Banda aged 45 and Assani Phiri. Banda has been...
By Rachel Fobar, National Geographic Many of Africa’s most exported animals end up in the United States, according to a new report by World Animal Protection (WAP), an international nonprofit that promotes animal welfare. The report, shared early exclusively with...
By NATHAN ADAMS - The Independent Drones are just one of the ways that Kenya’s Mara Elephant Project are keeping wild elephants safe. The Maasai Mara region in southwestern Kenya is 1 510km2 of iconic African landscape. It's there that you'll find lions, cheetahs,...
By Rachel Nuwer - Scientific American In the first global estimate of its kind, researchers tally an incredible 5,600 species harvested for commercial use—and predict which ones could be next. The poaching of elephants, rhinoceroses and tigers regularly makes the...
By Adam Hartman - The Namibian NAMIBIAN non-governmental organisation Elephant-Human Relations Aid (EHRA) launched its first elephant guard training programme last month at their base camp in Damaraland. This initiative was funded by EHRA's educational programme,...
By Lowvelder CROCODILE BRIDGE: Albert Gryvenstein, from Bossies Community Justice (BCJ), criticized the fact that approximately 60 elephants were allegedly driven across the South African border fence during the course of last week, at the confluence of the Komati and...