By Thobo Motlhoka, The Independent British Prime Minister Boris Johnson should act to thwart Botswana and other southern African countries’ desire to have the ban on legal ivory sale lifted, a coalition of British conservation groups has said. The statement by...
USA: West Tennessee man charged with selling elephant tusks
By Angele Latham, Jackson Sun In an unusual case for Tennessee, a man has been charged in federal court with transporting and selling elephant tusks in West Tennessee, according to documents filed by the court last week. James Bennett, who was arrested in October...
UNODC Concerned Nigeria is Primary Hub for Illicit Wildlife Products
By Bennett Oghifo, This Day There is growing concern that Nigeria, in recent years, has become a primary transit hub for several illicit wildlife and forest products. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) stated that Nigeria is notorious in particular...
Gabon: Alleged ivory trafficker arrested in Fougamou
By Boris Ngounou, Afrik21 The Gabonese authorities have just arrested an alleged wildlife trafficker. The latter was caught in the act of holding and selling about twenty kilograms of ivory. In Gabon, elephants are protected by the wildlife law in force. A young...
Nigeria: Breaking Yoke Of Illegal Wildlife Trafficking
By Bayo Akomolafe, New Telegraph Despite huge seizures, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is still battling smugglers from China, Vietnam and some South East Asian countries using Nigerian ports and porous borders as transit hub for the transshipment of pangolin scales...
New Research Says Trophy Hunting Endangers South Africa’s Tourism Industry
By New Telegraph New research has revealed that South African citizens and international tourists want to see an end to trophy hunting, in favour of wildlife-friendly experiences. This comes as South Africa opens-up consultation on its draft Conservation and...
Manual to stop human-jumbo conflict launched
By Gilbert Koech, The Star A conservation NGO, Save the Elephants, has launched a manual that can be used by communities to protect themselves and their properties from jumbos. The human-elephant toolbox, which was launched during World Elephant Day on Friday, has...
Scottish Startups to Count African Elephants from Space
By Michael Behr, Digit News Glasgow-based startups EOLAS Insight and Omanos Analytics have joined a project to help conservationists count African elephants from space. Working alongside Peace Parks Foundation and supported by funding from the European Space Agency,...
Private road sparks fears for Cameroon’s Ebo Forest
By Amindeh Blaise Atabong - MongaBay Bulldozers have opened around 40 kilometers (25 miles) of dirt road into the heart of the biodiverse Ebo Forest in southwestern Cameroon, raising fears this will accelerate illegal logging and poaching.A group of local politicians...
African wildlife parks face climate, infrastructure threats
By WANJOHI KABUKURU - AP News MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Africa’s national parks, home to thousands of wildlife species such as lions, elephants and buffaloes, are increasingly threatened by below-average rainfall and new infrastructure projects, stressing habitats and the...