By Wildlife Conservation Society - Phys.org Frogs need elephants. That's what a new WCS-led study says that looked at the role of water-filled elephant tracks in providing predator-free breeding grounds and pathways connecting frog populations. Publishing in the...
By Xinhua In a joint cooperation, Namibian Ministry of Tourism and Environment and police have arrested four people suspected of illegal wildlife trafficking in Zambezi area. In a statement, Ministry of Tourism and Environment Public Relations Officer Romeo Muyunda...
By Mark Alvarado - Indiana Environmental Reporter African elephant poaching hit its peak in 2011 and the mammals faced a high risk of extinction at the hands of poachers. However, according to a new analysis of annual surveillance data, poaching has dropped...
By David McKenzie and Brent Swails, CNN Kasane, Botswana (CNN)The global backlash against Botswana's decision to lift its elephant hunting ban on May 22 has been strong and swift.Tourists are already threatening to boycott the luxury safari...
By Harry Kemble - Travel Weekly Operators have pledged to review their position on selling holidays to Botswana following the government’s decision to legalise elephant hunting. The country has lifted a ban on the hunting of elephants, which had been in place for five...
By Xinhua GUANGZHOU: Police and customs authorities in south China's Guangdong Province have busted an ivory smuggling ring, arresting 20 suspects and seizing nearly 7.5 tonnes of ivory tusks. Guangdong police were tipped-off in January and found a smuggling gang...
By News24 Johannesburg - Botswanan former president Ian Khama has accused his chosen successor of becoming an autocrat and threatening the country's reputation as a beacon of stability in Africa. Khama, 66, last week left the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) in...
By Jane Dalton - The Independent Organisation has been heavily involved in Cites and IUCN for up to 20 years, winning campaigns to allow African lions and other species to still be killed. A hunting group that says members are conservationists has wielded excessive...
By PR Week LOS ANGELES: Entertainment PR firm 42West is pulling out of a deal with the government of Botswana to provide communications strategy for the country’s elephant hunting policy. "While the nature of what 42West was hired to do for the Botswana Ministry...
By SHANNON EBRAHIM - Independent Online It is simply shocking that Botswana’s new President Mokgweetsi Masisi would give stools made of elephant’s feet as gifts to his counterparts from Zimbabwe, Angola and Namibia. This outrageous affront to conservation in Southern...