By Rajat Ghai, Down to Earth Illegal wildlife trade (IWT), which poses a grave risk to several plant, animal and fungi species globally, should not just be viewed from the lens of conservation. It also has cascading impacts on ecosystem functions and processes that...
By Namita Singh, The Independent An unprecedented decision by India to abstain from a recent vote to re-open the commercial sale of African elephant tusks has alarmed experts who fear that any change in the country’s decades-old anti-ivory advocacy will lead to a...
By Maureen Njeri, Kenyans.co.ke A male elephant nicknamed Lugard passed away weeks after the death of another iconic female one, Dida. The iconic elephant died of old age, according to an announcement made by the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) on Thursday,...
By Gilbert Koerch - The Star •Wildlife Research and Training Institute head Dr Patrick Omondi who is attending the Conference said Kenya supported the move. •Kenya, famous for its wildlife, including its elephant population which is growing, is a member of the...
By Elizabeth Claire Alberts - Mongabay The 19th meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, or CITES, known as CoP19, ended Nov. 25 in Panama, after two weeks of negotiations.Member states agreed on new trade...
By Lenin Ndebele, News 24 he ongoing Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Cites), in Panama, placed a temporary ban on live elephant exports from Africa and shut the door on the ivory trade. The brief ban has compromised...
By Gilbert Koech, The Star A Kenyan delegation to a crucial conservation conference has dashed the hopes of countries keen to reopen the international ivory trade. Various African countries were proposing the reopening of the trade at the ongoing 19th meeting of the...
By Adam Cruise & Keith Lindsay PANAMA CITY: During the 19th Conference of the Parties (CoP19) in Panama of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), the plight of African elephants has once again been prominent on the agenda. The 170...
By Arthur Neslen - The Guardian Brussels’ plan to oppose a a total international ban on trade in hippopotamus products puts species at risk, says letter signed by states, including Mali, Niger and Senegal Ten African countries have accused the EU of jeopardising the...
By Ayenat Mersie, Reuters NAIROBI: Drought in Kenya killed 205 elephants and scores of other wildlife between February and October as much of East Africa endures its worst drought in 40 years, tourism minister Peninah Malonza said on Friday. Although sporadic rainfall...