By Jeff Fortenberry & Betty McCollum, Analysis / Opinion, The Washington Times In 1997, Princess Diana walked through an Angolan minefield to highlight the human devastation of the country’s 27-year civil war. This week, her youngest son, Prince Harry, will make...
By Xu Keyue, Global Times Chinese people's willingness to buy ivory ticked up slightly in 2019 but remained at a significantly lower level overall than that of 2017 before a nationwide ban, a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) China survey revealed on Wednesday. Results of the...
By Omphile Ndlovu, Diggers News This report can reveal that Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) officials in Africa have continued to engage in illegal smuggling, thus putting African governments at risk and wildlife species, such as Rhinos, in danger....
By Sophie Ibbotson, The Telegraph Who knew that elephants are at it like rabbits? Unlike the giant panda – the other pin-up of the conservation world – elephants successfully procreate unaided in the wild. The ease with which they breed is advantageous for the...
By Vitalis Kimutai, The Daily Nation The arrest of three suspects with ivory tusks and a rhino horn in Kericho County has lifted the lid on a cartel that steals game trophies kept as exhibits in various cases pending in courts. Mathew Kipkemoi Maritim, Emannuel...
By JOE WITUSCHEK- iMore Africas grasslands are in trouble, but new ideas bring hope. What you need to know Apple is partnering with Conservation International to restore Chyulu Hills grasslands.New methods are being tested and, if successful, hope to expand across...
By Leonard Ncube, The Chronicle Italian Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Mr Carlo Perrotta, has lined up a series of meetings with stakeholders in Hwange as his government is mobilising resources to fund tourism and anti-poaching programmes in communities adjacent to the...
By Suzgo Chitete - The Nation A joint police and Department of National Parks and Wildlife operation has busted a wildlife trafficking ring suspected to have been terrorising the country’s national parks and game reserves. Among the arrested locals and foreign...
By The London News Online wo men have been jailed for 28 months each after they sold ivory carved fans to China and the USA. Guy Buckle, 62, and Sik-Hung Or, 73, both from Champion Hill, Camberwell, pleaded guilty to three counts of illegal export of ivory goods after...
By Jane Flanagan - The Times Thirty-seven young elephants that were sold to zoos and parks in Asia are still languishing in confined holding pens in Zimbabwe nearly a year after being removed from their herds. Concerns are growing for the wellbeing of the animals,...