Antony Sguazzin, Bloomberg Botswana’s president invited heads of state from nations with the greatest reservoir of elephants on the planet to discuss a common policy toward the management of the pachyderms, which are becoming a campaign issue before elections later...
Charlotte Pointing LiveKindly Illegal wildlife poaching in a South African reserve has reduced 96% after the introduction of anti-trafficking tracking technology by Dimension Data. Wildlife poaching in a South African game reserve has reduced by 96 percent after the...
By John Soltes - Hollywood SOAPBOX Animals face unprecedented challenges in Earth’s ecosystems. If it’s not climate change, it’s poaching. If it’s not deforestation, it’s pollution in the oceans. If it’s not human encroachment, it’s lack of protection. The new...
Chimwemwe Mwale, The Zambia Daily Mail The Department of National Parks and Wildlife has apprehended four people who were allegedly found with over 240 kilogrammes of ivory pieces. The ivory is believed to have been extracted from 10 elephants hunted from a...
Huang Shulun & Ren Qiuyu, Caixin China’s customs administration has seized more than 500 tons of smuggled endangered animal and plant products in 2019 alone, including 8.48 tons of ivory, officials said this month. The total weight of smuggled goods seized was 19...
By John C. Cannon - Pacific Standard Poachers have killed more than 90 percent of Zambia's elephants since the 1950s. In response, villagers banded together to protect those in North Luangwa National Park last year. The elephant poaching epidemic continues to tear...
ByLiz Rihoy, Maxwell Gomera Mail&Guardian The story of a suspected rhino poacher who was eaten by lions after being trampled by elephants in the Kruger National Park brought global attention to the potential for conflict and even death as a result of contact...
Xinhua NAIROBI: African conservationists on Monday urged the European Union and Japan to ban domestic trade in ivory in order to save elephant species in the continent. Philip Muruthi, vice president for species protection at African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), told...
Xinhua CHANGSHA: At the departure hall of the Changsha Huanghua Airport, milk-white bracelets, necklaces and chopsticks were placed on an azure velvet table. However, there were no price tags. Instead, a blackboard next to them indicated that they were ivory crafts...
Par Fabrice Mikomba - Expert Gabon et Afrique Centrale Libreville, 14 avril 2019 (GabonInitiatives) – Les agents des forces de l’ordre ont saisi une importante quantité d’ivoire le samedi 13 avril 2019 à Mayumba, ville du sud-est du Gabon située dans la province de la...