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...
By Ellanie Smit - The Namibian Sun Preparations for a Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA)-wide synchronised aerial survey have been stepped up to determine accurate numbers and seasonal distributions of African elephants found in the landscape....
By Ellanie Smit, The Namibian Sun WINDHOEK: The non-governmental organisation Foundation Franz Weber (FFW) says according to recent field investigations conducted by them, capturing and exporting Namibian elephants will endanger the animals. The environment ministry...
By Boris Ngounou, Afrik21 A new wildlife park is being created in the Republic of Congo. The related agreement was signed on August 12th, 2021 in the capital Brazzaville, between the Congolese Minister of Forest Economy, Rosalie Matondo, and the President of the...
By Tracy Keeling - The Canary Namibia confirmed on 11 August that it’s going ahead with a controversial sale of endangered elephants. Officials claim the sell-off will “minimise human-elephant conflicts” in the areas from which they’ll take the...
By Leonard Ncube, The Herald / All Africa The Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA-TFCA) requires about US$3 million to conduct an elephant census through an aerial survey before the end of the year. KAZA secretariat executive director, Dr Nyambe...