By University of Portsmouth, Phys.org Conservationists fear a rise in the buying and selling of mammoth tusks, known as the "ice ivory" trade, poses a new threat to elephants. A UK-wide ban on the sale of ivory came into force in 2018, following a University of...
By Peter Walker Deputy political editor - The Guardian Exclusive: Legislation was blocked by small group of peers who tabled more than 60 amendments. Labour has urged ministers to resurrect a bill banning the import of body parts of endangered animals hunted overseas,...
By Ben GlazeDeputy Political Editor - Daily Mirror Adam Cruise, the acting chief executive of the Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting, spoke out as peers prepare to debate plans to stop hunters bringing their "prizes" back to Britain. A wildlife campaigner tonight...
By Richard Wheeler - The Independent The Environment Secretary offered assurances about the Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill in a letter to campaigners. The Government has pledged to do “all we can” to ensure a ban on trophy hunting imports becomes...
By Annelie Coleman, Farmer's Weekly According to Dr Audrey Delsink, executive director of Humane Society International/Africa (HSI/Africa), this provided an effective alternative to the traditional method of culling, in which case entire family groups were destroyed....
By The Star At least three elephants were shot dead and five zebras, four antelopes and one buffalo have been killed by snares set by poachers in Tanzania's eastern district of Rufiji in Coast region, an official said Thursday. Edward Gowele, Rufiji district...
By Taiwo Adebayo, Associated Press Sunday Abiodun, carrying a sword in one hand and balancing a musket over his other shoulder, cleared weeds on a footpath leading to a cluster of new trees. Until recently, it had been a spot to grow cocoa, one of several plots that...
By Gobran Mohammed, Arab News Cairo International Airport customs officers arrested two foreign passengers, from Lebanon and Spain, who had attempted to smuggle ivory and drugs, respectively, into the country.In the first case, customs officers manually inspected the...
By Edward Anyoli, New Vision The Standards, Utilities and Wildlife Court at the Buganda Road in Kampala has sentenced two men to five years in jail over illegal possession of ivory. Chief Magistrate Gladys Kamasanyu sentenced Robert Ecat and Charles Kanyenya to five...
By Gilbert Koech, The Star Nature lovers have supported the government’s decision to halt the issuance of licences and permits for various projects in key wildlife conservation areas. Head of Public Service Felix Koskei directed Nema to stop issuing licenses and...