By IOL Corruption is the air that wildlife crime breathes; it is one of the key enablers of widespread and large-scale wildlife trafficking and one of the biggest obstacles to effective law enforcement. This is according to the Wildlife Justice Commission’s new report...
By Rylee Kirk, Syracuse.com A man was arrested for selling ivory figurines to undercover state Department of Environmental Conservation agents in a restaurant parking lot in Syracuse, agents said. Henry Chmielewski, 62, of Syracuse, met up with a person he thought was...
By Ntuthuko Zinondo, ZimLive A police constable has been sentenced to nine years in jail after he and his accomplice, an ex-cop and Zimparks employee, were found in possession of unmarked ivory in 2022. Constable Sheperd Musiniwa, 31, parks ranger Simibio Kakomo, 38,...
By Estelle Ellis, Daily Maverick Rangers call her Oupoot, the Matriarch, or Strangefoot. For most people, she has always been a ghost or a rumour, maybe a grainy image on surveillance footage taken in the forest. It took filmmaker Ryan Davy months to find her and,...
By Great strides have been registered in the process of community mobilisation and restoration of Kilombero Elephant Corridor, to allow simple movement of elephants between Nyerere National Park and Udzungwa Mountains National Park. About three years were used to...
By Ben Glaze - Daily Mirror Opponents of the Mirror-backed legislation held a briefing in a Palace of Westminster committee room where they outlined why they believed the plan would not work. Campaigners fear Tory peers are plotting to derail a law banning “sick”...
By Asma Sajid, ProPakistani The Supreme Court denied a petition seeking permission to import African elephants for a zoological garden in Peshawar on Monday. Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Raja Shafqat Abbasi made a brief remark during the hearing, citing a July...
By Boris Ngounou, Afrik 21 At least five elephants were shot and stripped of their tusks in early April 2023 in southern Chad. Shocked by this wildlife crime, the organisation SOS Elephants of Chad is calling on the government to act firmly against the resurgence of...
By Mthulisi Sibanda, CAJ News Africa The desert-adapted elephants of Namibia are the epitome of survival. They exist in the world’s oldest desert, which is one of the driest places on the planet. They have endured poachers as well as a two-decade and-a-half long...
By Big News Network Vietnam has seized 11.8 kilograms of rhino horns and 4.7 kilograms of elephant ivory in checked-in luggage on a flight from Qatar, Vietnam News Agency reported on Thursday. Customs officers at Noi Bai international airport in Vietnam's capital of...