By Rumbidzayi Zinyuke, The Herald / All Africa Farmers in Mbire District have found an innovative way to reduce human-wildlife conflict through the use of chilli strings and bricks that chase elephants from their communities. Mbire has a vast forest and wildlife area...
By Ann Salaton, Kenya News Agency The government has put poachers at the Maasai Mara game reserve on notice after it emerged that five elephants and three giraffes were killed under mysterious circumstances over the past two months. Narok County Commissioner Isaac...
Brendan Rascius, The News Observer man accused of trying to traffic millions of dollars worth of elephant ivory and rhinoceros horns, both sourced from endangered species, was sentenced to prison, federal prosecutors said. Amara Cherif, a 57-year-old from...
By The Independent Will Travers, the Executive President of Born Free, on why the conservation charity is staging an event to explore alternatives to trophy hunting Virginia McKenna OBE: “History will surely condemn trophy hunting as a cruel and malignant...
By EWN AMBOSELI - As he peers at the carcass of the young elephant, Kenyan park ranger Josphat Wangigi Kagai says such disturbing sights have become all too familiar - a reflection of the vicious drought sweeping across the Horn of Africa. "I used to wear a face mask...
By Reuters GABORONE, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Botswana is investigating a new spate of elephant deaths in the north of the country, two years after authorities said naturally produced toxins had killed more than 300 elephants. The dead elephants were first found by...
By California 18 The “Thunder 2022” operation made it possible to make nearly 2,200 seizures and identify 934 suspects, according to a preliminary report. A major international operation against the illegal trade in wildlife and timber has led to hundreds of arrests,...
By Erin Gaskell, The Westmorland Gazette An MPs campaign to stop British hunters bringing home ‘trophies’ of endangered animals has won the support of legendary conservationist Jane Goodall and record-breaking explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes. A recent cross-party...
By All News Press Antiques fairs are a delight for bargain hunters, always on the lookout for a bargain. They also sometimes attract fraudsters, eager to sell illegal merchandise. On November 14, customs officers from the Quimper brigade (Finistère) carried out...
By Patrick Amimo, The Standard Kenya's proposal to have elephant range States financed upon non-commercial destruction of ivory stockpiles was shot down. The country along with South Africa's proposals was rejected at the just concluded Convention on International...