Business in Cameroon Four smugglers have just been arrested with 300 kg of ivory and 2.5 tons of pangolin scales (protected species) in Douala, the Cameroonian economic capital. This was during a checking carried out by a team of police officers and agents from...
Steve Chilundu, The Nation The Germany Government has praised Malawi for being delisted by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Cites) as one of the countries of primary concern on illegal wildlife trade crimes. German...
Agence France-Presse NIAMEY: Three Nigerian poachers were arrested in Niger with a massive haul of slaughtered game from W National Park which straddles the borders of Niger, Burkina Faso and Benin, officials said on Sunday. Forestry agents discovered elephant tusks,...
Louise De Waal, Opinion / The Independent Online President Mokgweetsi Masisi of Botswana said last week that “elephants bleed the government coffers” as “Botswana is indirectly subsidising and financing its elephant population”. This statement came days after the...
Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation Zimbabwe, South Africa, Botswana and Namibia, which account for an estimated 61% of elephants in Africa, have submitted their position papers and are confident of getting the green light on raw ivory trade at the forthcoming...
By Obey Manayiti - The Standard POACHING in the Hwange region, mostly driven by wealthy foreign nationals, continues to impact nearby communities, despite spirited and coordinated efforts by the government and its partners to curb the crime. Although official...
Xinhua Eleven cases involving ivory items sent by post have been investigated and 95 ivory products have been seized this year, said customs authorities in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province. A recent case found that some inbound mail from...
Kevin T. Bielicki, The Diplomat At the end of 2017, China came through on its 2015 promise with the United States to ban the legal sale of ivory in China. While this is undoubtedly a huge help to elephant conservation, China will need to address its illegal ivory...
African News Agency (ANA), editing by Jacques Keet Police in Makhado near Thohoyandou have arrested two women, aged 28 and 35, for possession of two elephant tusks, Limpopo police said on Saturday. The arrests emanated from a tip-off on Friday provided by members of...
By John C. Cannon for Mongabay new study maps out how disruptive human changes to the environment affect the individual ranges of more than 5,400 mammal, bird and amphibian species around the world.Almost a quarter of the species are threatened by human impacts...