Dilrukshi Handunnetti, Mongabay Sri Lanka hopes to use a top global biodiversity trade summit it’s hosting in May to shine a global spotlight on the island’s unique biodiversity. The 18th meeting of the Conference of Parties (CoP18) of the Convention on International...
Seized elephant ivory and parts of wild animals worth over 1.15 million US dollars destroyed
NEWS As a gesture of marking the World Wildlife Day which falls on March 3, a ceremony to destroy seized elephant ivory, its parts and parts of wild animals worth an estimated 1.15 million US dollars was held in the compound of Yangon Zoological Garden on the...
A Sanctuary Saved (Kenya)
Big Life Foundation In today’s world, the expansion of human development and the protection of wildlife habitat are often pitted against one another. While there are endless examples of this scenario across the world, they must not overshadow the inspiring...
#WorldWildlifeDay: Rethinking Zimbabwe’s role in the conservation of wildlife
By Lenin Tinashe Chisaira The 3rd of March marks World Wildlife Day. The commemoration is a reminder of the same day in 1973 when one of the critical treaties concerning the conservation of animals worldwide was adopted. The treaty is known as the Convention on...
Zimbabwe’s Brave Ones: The world’s first all-female anti-poaching unit
By Clémence BRAGARD|Léa DAUPLÉ - France 24 Zimbabwe is one of the African countries worst affected by poaching. In an unprecedented move, an all-female unit has been created in the north of the country to track down poachers. The rangers are known as the Brave Ones....
Lutte anti-braconnage : espoir pour les lions, éléphants et girafes d’Afrique de l’Ouest
Par Coralie Schaub L'ONG française Wildlife Angel formera 100 éco-gardes et assurera la protection de trois parcs au Niger et au Burkina Faso. ous les jours, retrouvez le fil vert, le rendez-vous environnement de Libération. Bonne nouvelle pour les...
Command Paper on Ivory Trade (Gibraltar)
Vox Online News The Government has published a Command Paper on a draft Bill to make provision for the prohibition of dealing in ivory. Once enacted, the Ivory Act will be one of the world’s firmest laws on the sale of ivory. Stopping trade in ivory around the world...
Les deux Congo signent un accord de lutte anti-braconnage
APA-Kinshasa (RD Congo) De notre correspondant : Mathias Odiekila Kinshasa et Brazzaville ont signé, vendredi dans la capitale de la RD Congo, un protocole d’accord de lutte anti-braconnage dans le paysage binational lac Télé-Lac Tumba (BILTLT), zone frontalière entre...
The Chinese connection in Africa’s disappearing wildlife
By Njenga Hakeenah - The Exchange It is becoming clearer with each passing day what China wants with Africa’s wildlife resources as the agenda keeps solidifying the Chinese connection in the continent. Last year there was outrage from wildlife conservationists after...
Myanmar to burn seized wildlife parts at Yangon Zoo
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...