By staff reporter - The Independent Online A nature conservation organisation has received a more than R350 000 boost when it was honoured with the Conservation Lab Award 2019 for its elephant protection work in Namibia’s Kunene region. Accor, a world-leading...
By Dobi Finley - Plant Based News The global community, including many African nations, are increasingly in agreement on the need to conserve these precious animals. Yet Zimbabwe continues to allow the practice of ripping baby elephants from their families and homes...
By The Club of Mozambique Last week, a three-month-old elephant was saved thanks to the actions of the Muvucuza Community in Maputo Special Reserve, who alerted rangers to the youngster wondering around alone. A team led by Mozambique’s National Administration of...
By Li Yan, Ecns.cn A China-Vietnam customs wildlife crime enforcement workshop was held in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, from May 10 to May 12. More than 50 representatives from the Anti-Smuggling Bureau of the General Administration of Customs, eight regional customs...
Xinhua WINDHOEK: Namibia has recorded 18 poaching incidences since January, spokesperson of the Environment and Tourism Ministry Romeo Muyunda said on Monday. Five rhino and four elephant poaching incidences were recorded since March, bringing the total number...
By Ishan Kukreti, Down to Earth Magazine Roughly 4,000 years after the last woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) roamed Wrangel Island in the East Siberian Sea, the Ice Age elephant is making a comeback, among other things, in policy negotiations. In the upcoming...
By Dan Kaburu @KaburuDan - Independent Increased human activities and water hyacinth choking life out of Africa's second largest crocodiles home. Kenya’s Rift Valley, the cradle of mankind, is known for its many lakes. The lakes are tourist attraction sites earning...
Esinathy Sibanda - Chronicle GOVERNMENT earned about US$2,7 million after exporting 97 elephants to China and Dubai, a Cabinet Minister said. Environment, Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Priscah Mupfumira said the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management...
By Luchelle Feukeng - Afrik21 The Embassy of France in Chad has provided communication and surveillance equipment to the Chadian Forest and Wildlife Guard. The initiative will strengthen the country's ability to combat elephant poaching. The cost of the donation...
By Ben Trovato Dear Mr President, Well done on successfully hosting a regional conference with the theme Towards a Common Vision in Managing Southern Africa’s Elephants. Thanks to you, the visiting heads of state have returned home with a wonderful reminder of the...