By Gilbert Koech, The Star The conservation of elephants on Saturday received a shot in the arm after Sh16.5 million was mobilised through adoption. The adoption exercise targets to raise 100 million within the financial year 2021/2022. The amount was announced during...
By Brian Ojamaa, The Nation Police in Bungoma town over the weekend arrested two men who were found with an elephant tusk. The two suspects, James Wandili and Moses Crusho, are suspected to be part of a syndicate engaging in poaching and selling wildlife...
By Ellanie Smit, The Namibian Sun WINDHOEK: Conservationists and wildlife trade experts from non-governmental organisations (NGOs) across the globe are calling for a halt on Namibia’s controversial capture and export of elephants. This after the environment ministry...
By Tracy Keeling - The Canary The global wildlife trading body has released a statement regarding Namibia’s scandalous firesale of endangered elephants. Experts and NGOs have condemned the response from the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in...
By Crispin Adriaanse, The Independent Online Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) collared elephants on Tuesday to allow rangers to respond in real-time to any threats. A team of KWS scientists and rangers carried out the operation in Shimba Hills National Reserve, where...
By Martha Chikoti, Malawi 24 The kingpin of one of Southern Africa’s most prolific wildlife trafficking syndicates, Lin Yun Hua, was today sentenced to 14 years in prison in Malawi. Lin received 14 years for dealing in rhino horn, alongside 14 years for possession of...
By News Ghana Kenya’s first lady, Margaret Kenyatta, on Tuesday joined former African presidents and conservation lobbyists to pledge action on human-elephant conflicts amid threat to survival of the iconic giant mammal. Speaking at a webinar convened by the Elephant...
By EWN The Kariba Animal Welfare Fund Trust said that the elephant kept standing on the trailing end of the snare, causing the wire to become tighter. HARARE - Conservationists near Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba are in a race against time to rescue a young elephant with a...
By Rupi Mangat, The East African Buyers are being offered more than 200 species of animals threatened with extinction or declining population on social media platforms by illegal wildlife traders. The animals are then transported by air out of Africa and in some...
By Arlana Shikongo - The Namibian A TWELVE-person team from the Elephant-Human Relations Aid (EHRA) organisation climbed Namibia's highest mountain to raise N$500 000 in funds for their elephant conservation efforts. The team, led by Seth Ga'aseb from the National...