By Rachel Nuwer, The New York Times It’s a familiar, dreaded scenario in many parts of Africa and Asia: An elephant shows up, wanders into farmers’ fields, and tramples and eats crops. Sometimes farmers fight back, and elephants are killed. That series of events...
By News Ghana The results of a trans-border survey to ascertain the elephant population within the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA) are expected to be made public by June. According to the KAZA secretariat, the data-gathering phase was...
By Daily Nigerian Vietnamese authorities have seized roughly seven tonnes of ivory in one of the biggest hauls on record as the country stepped up fight against wildlife trafficking. Vietnam News Agency reported on Monday that this was the largest wildlife trafficking...
By Patrick Greenfield - The Guardian House of Lords to rule on divisive legislation that would stop import of endangered animals’ body parts. MPs have voted to support a controversial ban on importing hunting trophies from thousands of species into the UK, preventing...
By CGTN Three suspected poachers have been detained by Tanzanian police after they were found in possession of six elephant tusks in the country's northern region of Manyara, police said on Saturday. George Katabazi, the Manyara regional police commander, said the...
By Marie Woolf, The Globe and Mail The federal government has been accused of dragging its feet over its promise to ban the import of elephant ivory and rhino horn, including from trophy hunts in Africa. Animal-welfare organizations and MPs say they are disappointed...
By Yusuf Babalola - Leadership Nigeria has remained a transit point for smuggling and illegal poaching of endangered species and wildlife in Africa. YUSUF BABALOLA writes on how Nigeria Customs and international agencies are stopping illegal wildlife trade in Nigeria....
By Chris Makhaye - Daily Maverick For decades the area surrounding the serene and picturesque Jozini Dam and Pongola Nature Reserve has been a tourist mecca, drawing well-heeled local and international visitors keen on seeing nature at its best, including cruises to...
By Reuters HANOI: A court in Vietnam on Tuesday sentenced a man to 13 years in prison for trafficking nearly 10 tonnes of endangered animal parts from Africa, including ivory and rhino horns, police said. The court in the central coastal city of Danang found...
By Xinhua Tanzania’s newly appointed Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Omary Mchengerwa, has pledged to reinforce the anti-poaching drive in the east African nation. Mchengerwa made the pledge on Thursday when he presented 22 vehicles for anti-poaching...