By Timo Shihepo, The Namibian The minister of agriculture, water and land reform, Calle Schlettwein, has summoned Canadian oil company ReconAfrica to explain why it drilled for water for its industrial operations in the Kavango regions without a permit. ReconAfrica,...
Namibia: Oil company accused of drilling in African wildlife reserve, offering jobs for silence
By Jeff Barbee & Laurel Neme, National Geographic RUNDU, NAMIBIA: Canadian oil and gas exploration company Reconnaissance Energy Africa has bulldozed land for a test oil well inside a protected wildlife area in northeastern Namibia, and two local leaders say they...
Namibia fears retaliation over elephant sale
By Ellanie Smit - The Namibian Sun WINDHOEK: A year after the environment ministry first announced a tender to auction 170 elephants, it says that the capturing of the 57 elephants that were eventually sold is close to completion. The ministry is still adamant that it...
U.S. curbs visas for eight alleged wildlife traffickers in Congo
By Reuters WASHINGTON: The United States has imposed visa restrictions on eight individuals it said were wildlife traffickers in the Democratic Republic of Congo in an effort to disrupt the illicit trade, the U.S. State Department said on Monday. The State Department...
Zimbabwe: Police probe Tsholotsho elephant sales
By Bulawayo 24 Police have launched a probe into alleged under-pricing of elephants in Tsholotsho, with council management and councillors being called in for questioning on suspicion of corruption. Sources privy to the case state that the Tsholotsho community could...
Botswana holds second auction of elephant hunting permits
By GERMAN PRESS AGENCY - DPA In what is sure to draw the ire of conservationists worldwide, Botswana will auction off licenses for local and international hunters to hunt 83 elephants, a senior official confirmed Monday. This would be the second auction of elephant...
Namibia: Man arrested over elephant tusks
By Eino Vatileni - The Namibian A 71-YEAR-OLD man was arrested after allegedly being found in possession of four elephant tusks on Thursday. According to the police, the man was arrested at Nonidas River Plots at Swakopmund.It is alleged that the suspect attempted to...
Tanzania: Court Re-Sentenced ‘Queen of Ivory’ to 15 Years in Jail
By Kaunga Maulid, Tanzania Daily News / All Africa The Kisutu Resident Magistrate's Court on Wednesday re-sentenced "Queen of Ivory," Chinese Yang Feng Clan and two Tanzanians to 15 years imprisonment each for leading organized crime on 860 pieces of elephant tusks,...
UK: Fears new ban on trophy-hunt imports could be delayed for years
By Jane Dalton - The Independent MPs and conservationists are pressuring the government to fast-track a ban on imports from trophy-hunting of endangered species, fearing a backlog of legislation caused by Covid-19 could delay the move for years. Backing a private...
Nigeria: 89 Facilities Shut Down for Violating Environmental Guidelines ― NESREA
By Osaretin Osadebamwen, The Nigerian Tribune Firms across eighty-nine industries in twenty-four states of the federal were closed up for violating environmental guidelines in Nigeria. The Director-General National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement...