By Matthew Gould, The Guardian What do elephants, otters and whales have in common? They all increase the amount of carbon that can be stored in their ecosystems. Elephants disperse seeds and trample low vegetation, enabling taller trees to grow. Sea otters eat sea...
By Boris Ngounou, Afrik 21 Four individuals involved in the illegal trafficking of four ivory tips were arrested on April 5 and 6, 2023 in Makokou, a town in northeastern Gabon. The elephant population in Gabon remains threatened despite regular ivory seizures by...
By Phys.org Poachers have killed at least five elephants in the Sahel state of Chad, stoking fears for the country's surviving animals, an NGO said Tuesday. The elephants were found slaughtered in the Beinamar area, about 400 kilometers (250 miles) south of the...
By Rachel Nuwer, The New York Times It’s a familiar, dreaded scenario in many parts of Africa and Asia: An elephant shows up, wanders into farmers’ fields, and tramples and eats crops. Sometimes farmers fight back, and elephants are killed. That series of events...
By News Ghana The results of a trans-border survey to ascertain the elephant population within the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA) are expected to be made public by June. According to the KAZA secretariat, the data-gathering phase was...
By Daily Nigerian Vietnamese authorities have seized roughly seven tonnes of ivory in one of the biggest hauls on record as the country stepped up fight against wildlife trafficking. Vietnam News Agency reported on Monday that this was the largest wildlife trafficking...
By Patrick Greenfield - The Guardian House of Lords to rule on divisive legislation that would stop import of endangered animals’ body parts. MPs have voted to support a controversial ban on importing hunting trophies from thousands of species into the UK, preventing...
By CGTN Three suspected poachers have been detained by Tanzanian police after they were found in possession of six elephant tusks in the country's northern region of Manyara, police said on Saturday. George Katabazi, the Manyara regional police commander, said the...
By Marie Woolf, The Globe and Mail The federal government has been accused of dragging its feet over its promise to ban the import of elephant ivory and rhino horn, including from trophy hunts in Africa. Animal-welfare organizations and MPs say they are disappointed...
By Yusuf Babalola - Leadership Nigeria has remained a transit point for smuggling and illegal poaching of endangered species and wildlife in Africa. YUSUF BABALOLA writes on how Nigeria Customs and international agencies are stopping illegal wildlife trade in Nigeria....