By Dr. Kate Evans, Elephants for Africa - Africa Geographic It has long been recognised that older female elephants are pivotal to elephant ecology and herd survival (McComb et al. 2011; Foley et al. 2008; Moss et al. 2011), but what of...
Kenya on the brink of acquitting ivory trafficker number four
Chris Morris, Commentary / Mongabay On April 11, Chief Magistrate Francis Kyambia is set to make judgement in a Mombasa, Kenya court on the ivory trafficking prosecution against Ephantus Mbare Gitonga. A not-guilty verdict, if rendered, will be the fourth consecutive...
Kenyans set to march for wildlife amid threats to iconic species
Xinhua More than 4,000 Kenyans including government officials, business leaders and conservationists will on Saturday participate in the global march for elephants, rhinos, lions and other endangered species in the capital city of Nairobi. Kenya Wildlife Service...
DRC, Uganda join hand to combat illegal wildlife trade, trafficking
Devdiscourse Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda have made a trans-boundary collaboration with an objective to fight illegal wildlife trade and trafficking in Queen Elizabeth and Virunga national parks. The wildlife authorities in Uganda include...
Protests against trophy hunting and imports of lion, giraffe and elephant parts to take place in 70 cities worldwide
Jane Dalton, The Independent Demonstrators in 70 cities around the world are preparing to take part in a mass protest against the organised hunting of endangered wildlife and importation of animal body parts. The coordinated action on Saturday will call on world...
Woolly mammoth mystery solved? Study reveals shocking details about prehistoric creature
By Chris Ciaccia | Fox News A new study suggests that woolly mammoths and mankind's ancestors, the Neanderthals, may have shared genetic traits. Extinct for thousands of years, the woolly mammoth continues to fascinate humanity, as the prospect of eventually...
Elephants are being killed on an industrial scale, warns Saba Douglas-Hamilton as civil war and poaching inflict terrible losses on reserves
by Bill Gibb - The Sunday Post Her first encounter with elephants came as a baby, being nuzzled by one while being held in her mother’s arms. Since then, Saba Douglas-Hamilton has experienced both the joy of sharing much of her life with them and the heartbreak...
The massacre of nature’s ‘architects’
By Elise Tempelhoff - Die Beeld This encyclopaedic book sends out a powerful message to give elephants the highest protection status, writes Elise Tempelhoff. The LAST ELEPHANTS Compiled by Don Pinnock & Colin Bell, PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE, R490 This...
Ashland lab uncovers secrets in ivory (Oregon, US)
Nick Morgan, The Mail Tribune A team of forensic wildlife investigators in Ashland is playing a key role in the prosecution of two Washington men accused of selling carvings made from elephant tusks. Donald Frank Rooney of Everett, Washington, and Yunhua Chen of...
Deux présumés chasseurs d’éléphants interpellés avec des armes de guerre dans le Haut Ogooué
Carl Nsitou, Gabon Actu Deux citoyens gabonais présumés être des chasseurs d’éléphants ont été interpellés avec deux Kalachnikovs et 114 cartouches de guerre dans la province du Haut Ogooué au sud est du Gabon, a rapporté mercredi la télévision nationale gabonaise...