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...
Five Southern African Countries Kick-Start Elephant Census
By Mqondisi Dube, VOA News Five southern African countries, with more than half the continent's elephants, are conducting a first-ever aerial census to determine the elephant population and how to protect it. Light aircraft will fly simultaneously across the plains of...
Nigeria: Customs Arrests Expatriates Over Smuggling Of Pangolin Scales, Elephant Tusks
By Yusuf Babalola, Leadership The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Sunday, arrested three Vietnamese and five others for attempted trafficking of 397.5kg pangolin scales and ivories through Nigeria. In a press statement made available to LEADERSHIP by the national...
Kenya: Conservancies To Roll-Out Comprehensive Insurance For Community Rangers
Wagema Mwangi, Kenya News Agency In November 2020, Corporal Joseph Ngeti, one of the longest serving community rangers working with Wildlife Works, a community-centered wildlife conservation company in Voi sub-county, was on a routine patrol in one of the project...