MYAT MOE AUNG - Myanmar Times The government will burn elephant tusks and other wildlife parts worth US$1.1 million (K1.66 billion) that were seized over the past year, a senior Forest Department official said. U Win Naing Thaw, director of Nature and...
Faustine Kapama, The Daily News The decision by Kisutu Resident Magistrate’s Court in Dar es Salaam to convict the “Queen of Ivory,” Chinese Yang Feng Clan, of smuggling elephant tusks offences and sentenced to 17 years imprisonment has been received positively by the...
Nancy Agutu, The Star Three men have been arrested after they were found in possession of 13 kilograms of Ivory in Karen, Nairobi. The three are Moses Leshinga, 24, Frankline Lekashina, 26, and Raymond Wambui, 32. They were ferrying the elephant tusks when police were...
Source: Xinhua Botswanan President Mokgweetsi Masisi on Wednesday blasted Western countries for their outburst over Botswana's plan to lift a hunting ban and allow an elephant cull. Botswana is "a sovereign state and do not have to be arm twisted by the western...
John Grobler, Mongabay Just south of Tsumkwe, an isolated San settlement in northeastern Namibia, a sun-shredded sign indicated the Nyae Nyae cultural activity center was 10 kilometers (6 miles) away along a potholed track leading into pristine African bush. Welcome...
Gavin Haines It is regarded as the world’s best safari destination, a land so abundant with wildlife they call it “Africa’s last Eden”. But there are growing concerns that Botswana’s government is undermining the country’s conservation credentials over its...
The Citizen Tuesday’s jailing of the ‘ivory queen’ means two of Tanzania’s foremost ivory kingpins are now behind bars, signaling a major turning point in efforts to combat poaching and protect Tanzania’s endangered elephants. The global community heartily...
Par Fabrice Mikomba - Expert Gabon et Afrique Centrale Libreville, 19 février 2019 (GabonInitiatives) – Lors d’un contrôle de routine au poste de Meyan, le 15 février 2019, les agents de l’Office central de lutte anti-drogue(OCLAD), antenne de Ntoum, ont interpellé...
The Citizen The Tanzania Wildlife Management Authority (Tawa), in cooperation with the national task force against poaching, has broken a network of poaching after arresting over 30 kingpins in one year. Speaking in an exclusive interview to The Citizen, the Tawa...
By CHRIS PLEASANCE FOR MAILONLIN Thirty five young elephants forcibly separated from their herds and crammed into small enclosures so they can be sold to China have been filmed by animal activists in Zimbabwe. The animals appear 'wide eyed', defensive, and show...