By DW.com More plants and animals than ever before are on a global list of threatened species, with the World Wildlife Fund Germany warning that more than 1 million species could go extinct within the next 10 years. African forest elephants, and thousands of other...
By France24 Hong Kong (AFP) – A ban on selling most ivory products in Hong Kong came into effect Friday, the culmination of a three-year process to eliminate the once rampant trade in the city. Hong Kong lawmakers in 2018 backed a bill opting for a gradual phasing out...
By Mwebantu In the past month at least three Zambians have been jailed for 5 years for illegal possession of ivory. On 7 May 2020, the Subordinate Court in Siavonga handed a five-year prison sentence to George Elijah (51), and Enock Mwiinga (30), who were arrested for...
By Makena Roberts - BORG Magazine For rural communities in Africa, an increase in the human and wildlife populations is one contributing factor to poverty rates in many countries across the continent. Across Africa, “82% of people living in extreme poverty in...
By Boris Ngounou, Afrik 21 Africa and China will strengthen their cooperation in wildlife protection and support the improvement of the conservation capacity of African countries. This is one of the resolutions of the 7th Forum for China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC),...
By Edward Qorro, Tanzania Daily News Free game drives among Barbaig youths is reportedly seeing the community shunning killing of elephants within the Tarangire National Park. Detailing on anti-poaching and outreach operations within the park, a conservation officer...
By Jasmine Liu - Hyperallergic The European Parliament’s two resolutions bring it in line with already existing bans in the US and China. The European Commission has announced new restrictions on the ivory trade, bringing the European Union within spitting...
By Chomba Musika, Zambia Daily Mail Despite begging for mercy as a mother of 11, including an infant, a 46-year-old Lusaka businesswoman has been sentenced to six years imprisonment for illegal possession of 30 kilogrammes of elephant ivory. Lusaka magistrate Judith...
By Vanguard he duo of Omu Resort and the Nigerian Association of Zoological Gardens and Wildlife Parks (NAZAP), has called on the Lagos and Ogun State governments to save the largest and most important elephant herd remaining in Nigeria from endangerment and...
By Capital FM NAIROBI: President Uhuru Kenyatta has challenged conservation sector stakeholders led by the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife, and Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) to innovate new models of preserving Kenya’s flora and fauna resources. The President said the...