By Keamogetse Letsholo, The Botswana Daily News Human/wildlife conflict, particularly that pertaining to elephants, needs immediate attention, says President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi. Speaking during his visit to the family of 54-year-old Mr Morafe Shamukuni, who...
By Africa Geographic Editorial Elephants in southern Africa have been the subject of much debate recently, particularly after Botswana announced that it was reviewing its elephant management strategies. The process of determining how best to manage...
By Alok Gupta, CGTN Massive poaching of elephants continues at an alarming rate in Africa, despite a large number of countries shutting down their domestic ivory market, a report released on Friday said. The rate of brutal slaughtering has remained unchanged in the...
By Zeenat Hansrod, Radio France Internationale Elephants are at the centre of debates in which southern African countries demand control over their wildlife resources and want the ban on ivory trade to be lifted. Strategies are being devised to encourage tolerance and...
By Tracy Keeling, The Canary The Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting (CBTH) has released a report on who it says could be “the world’s biggest trophy hunter”. Spanish trophy hunter Tony Sanchez-Arino has apparently killed over 130 lions and more than 1,000 elephants,...
UN News An updated assessment by a United Nations Environment Programme-administered treaty has confirmed that poaching continues to threaten the long-term survival of the African elephant. Based on the Proportion of Illegally Killed Elephants data, or PIKE, the...
Puso Kedidimetse, The Botswana Daily News Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA-TFCA) heads of state have resolved to effectively engage the international community on elephant conservation and management matters including lobbying for support for...
africanews.fr Le 30 avril 2019, l’Ambassadeur de France au Tchad a procédé à la remise d’équipements de communication et de surveillance (drones, caméras thermiques, GPS, ordinateurs) à la garde forestière et faunique du pays, en présence du Ministre de...
Dário Cossa, The Club of Mozambique Elephant and rhinoceros are in danger of disappearing completely from conservation areas in Mozambique as a result of poaching. So maintain statements made this Tuesday in Maputo, at the opening of a three-day workshop on wildlife...
Ellanie Smit, The Namibian Sun President Hage Geingob has expressed concern over the increasing costs and security implications of holding ivory stocks and reiterated Namibia’s favourable stance towards the resumption of legal international ivory trade. Geingob, who...