By Xinhua Kenya on Tuesday urged its private sector to boost the country's wildlife conservation campaign. Najib Balala, cabinet secretary of Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife, said that wildlife conservation is an expensive undertaking that cannot be accomplished by...
By Salamatu Jidda-Fada, This Day There were recent publications on the interception of elephant ivory (846 kg) and pangolin scales (7.1 tonnes) and claws (4.6kg), worth USD54 million (about N22 billion) in Lagos by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). Information is...
By Debbie L. Sklar, Times of San Diego Criminal charges have been filed against a San Diego man accused of trafficking items made from the ivory of elephants, the San Diego City Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday. Stephen Shu Wang, 53, is accused of advertising...
By Kim Willsher in Paris and Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent - The Guardian Four men – three Irish and one English – said to be members of the Rathkeale Rovers gang were given prison terms. A French court has convicted eight men including members of an Irish crime...
By Wanangwa Mtawali, Nyasa Times The Chief Resident Magistrate Court in Lilongwe has set 27 September, 2021, as the day for delivering judgement against a Chinese national, Yunhua Lin, who is answering charges of money laundering and rhino horn trafficking. Lin came...
By CGTN The global airline industry and social media organizations are behind the flourishing of both legal and illegal trade in iconic wildlife species roaming African jungles, campaigners said on Tuesday. Patrick Muinde, research manager of the World Animal...
By Stella Cherono, The Nation The black rhino, mountain bongo, roan antelope and sable antelope have been classified as critically endangered species in Kenya. The inaugural wildlife census by the Ministry of Tourism has revealed continued pressure of human activities...
By The Online Citizen Starting from Wednesday (1 September), Singapore has imposed a nationwide ban in the sale of elephant ivory and ivory products, after first announcing it in 2019. The National Parks Board (NParks) said in a Facebook post on Tuesday (31 August)...
By AFP ISOLO, KENYA: The flimsy planes tethered to metal drums to prevent them from accidentally becoming airborne are unlikely weapons in Kenya's fight to protect threatened species as it conducts its first national wildlife census. Decades of unbridled...
By Ellanie Smit - The Namibian Sun WINDHOEK: Less than 8% of suspects arrested in connection with wildlife crimes of high-valued species last year have been convicted. Only 23 suspects out of 304 arrested last year for rhino, elephant and pangolin wildlife crimes have...