By Helena Horton, The Guardian A trophy hunting import ban will be brought forward in coming months despite opposition from Conservative backbenchers, the environment secretary has said. George Eustice told animal welfare campaigners of the commitment after rumours...
By Robyn White, Newsweek Miracle elephant twins that had little chance of survival have been found alive and well in Kenya. The extremely rare twins, a boy and a girl, were first discovered in January in the Samburu National Reserve in Northern Kenya. They were the...
By Louisa Tang, Today Online SINGAPORE: A 40-year-old woman was found guilty on Wednesday (March 23) of importing into Singapore close to 1,800 elephant ivory pieces, worth a total of S$3.3 million. She did not exercise due diligence to ensure that the shipment...
By The Independent For more than five years, Chinese national Yang Feng Glan, aka Ivory Queen, organised, managed, and financed a sprawling wildlife crime racket in Tanzania, buying, collecting, transporting, and selling trophies including elephant tusks. With the...
By Liam Casey, CTV A senator is set to introduce a bill today supported by primatologist Jane Goodall that would phase out elephants in captivity, put a stop to big cats at roadside zoos and give some animals legal standing in court. Sen. Marty Klyne says he will...
By Mary Taruvinga, The New Zimbabwe Zimparks rangers stumbled upon a decomposing elephant carcass suspected to have fallen victim to cyanide poisoning in Lupane Friday. The incident has triggered fears poachers using the highly potent chemical may be on the loose once...
By Nick Eardley, BBC The government has said it remains committed to banning the import of hunting trophies in its forthcoming Animals Abroad Bill. Concerns were raised by some Tory MPs that the ban - promised in the party's 2019 general election manifesto -...
By Sarah Hoek - Daily Maverick Legend says there are elephants hidden in the highlands of Angola, swathed in mist and never seen by humans before. The National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project’s Kerllen Costa and Dr Steve Boyes are on a mission to find them and...
By Sifelani Tsiko, The Herald / All Africa There is an urgent need to step up the fight against wildlife crime and human-induced reduction of species, which have wide-ranging economic, environmental and social impacts in the country, Environment, Climate, Tourism and...
By CGTN Africa Zimbabwe will host an elephant summit in April to discuss the growing burden of elephant overpopulation and the negative impacts of the ivory trade ban. The summit will also focus on wildlife in Victoria Falls said Environment, Climate, Tourism and...