By Cebelihle Bhengu - News24 Timbavati's head of ranger services, Anton Mzimba, was shot dead on Tuesday.Timbavati Private Nature Reserve hailed Mzimba as a passionate and dedicated ranger.Police have yet to confirm the circumstances around the shooting. Game ranger...
Zimbabwe begins relocation of over 2,600 wild animals as drought worsens
By Jerry Omondi, CGTN Zimbabwe has begun the relocation of more than 2,600 wild animals from the southern parts of the country, where they are at risk due to drought, to the northern parts of the country. According to local newspaper The Herald, the Zimbabwe Parks and...
Zimbabwe to securitise its ivory stockpile
By Tatira Zwinoria, The Zimbabwe Independent The Zimbabwe government is currently engaged in discussions on how the country can use its 130-tonne ivory stockpile as a tradable commodity or security asset, the Zimbabwe Independent can report. The discussions...
UN warns that Victoria Falls could lose heritage status if golf course is built
By New Zimbabwe The United Nations has informed the governments of Zimbabwe and Zambia that Victoria Falls could lose its unique heritage status if a golf course is built at the site. According to The Times, the two countries’ governments have put together plans for...
East African Countries Seek Cross-Border Cooperation to Combat Wildlife Trafficking
By Aimable Twahirwa, Inter Press Service / All Africa KIGALI: For many years, East African countries were considered wildlife trafficking hotspots. Now conservation organisations have started to mobilise all stakeholders to combat the illegal trade that targets...
Nigeria: Three Foreigners Arraigned Over Pangolin, Tusk Smuggling
By News Frontline The Nigeria Customs Services (NCS) yesterday brought seven men before the Federal High Court in Lagos for alleged illegal possession dealing, assembling, storing, smuggling and trading in pangolin skin and elephant’s ivory. The defendants,...
Trophy hunting: Import ban
By Europe Correspondent - Eureporter While the tourist season is in full swing, animal welfare NGOs around the globe call for a ban on hunting trophy imports. Special attention is given to the U.S. and EU travellers, who are the major clients of modern taxidermists....
Ivory from at least 150 poached elephants seized in the DRC raid
By Malavika Vyawahare - Mongabay A three-year investigation has led authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo to 2 metric tons of ivory hidden in a stash house in the southern city of Lubumbashi.The tusks are valued at $6 million on the international market and...
Malawi: Elephants to be translocated from Liwonde to Kasungu National Park
By Yankho Phiri, Malawi 24 Government through the Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DPNW) says it is ready to commence translocation of 250 elephants and 50 other animals from Liwonde to Kasungu National Park. Deputy Director for Parks and Wildlife, William...
Incredible Journey of Meandering Elephants Ends at Kruger National Park: 5 Relocated, 6 Missing
By SAPeople A group of 11 elephant bulls in Southern Africa – apparently led by an elephant nicknamed Trail Blazer – have journeyed over 700km from Mozambique to reach the Kruger National Park, Trailblazer’s original home.Thanks to Trail Blazer’s tracking collar,...