By NICOLE GLENNON - The Irish Examiner Elephant tusks have been recovered from what is believed to be a slave ship off the coast of Dingle. The tusks were pulled in by the Cu Na Mara trawler about 120 miles west of Dingle. “When they were trawling for prawns they...
From poacher to the end user – the intricate web of wildlife criminals
By Peter Muiruri, The Standard Geoffrey Gikonyo lives in a small village on the slopes of Mount Kenya. He is 66 but looks much older. He speaks with a slight stammer, especially after taking a beer or two. Our meeting has been several months in the making but Gikonyo...
Elephants going extinct in Nigeria, group warns
By Punch Wildlife Conservation Society has called for protection of Nigeria’s remaining elephants to save them from extinction. Country Director, WCS, Mr. Andrew Dunn, made the call in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday in Lagos. Dunn...
Conflict with humans one of greatest threats to key species, report warns
By Emily Beament, The Evening Standard Conflict between people and wild animals is one of the main threats to the survival of some of the world’s most iconic species, a report has warned. Human-wildlife conflict is a development and humanitarian issue as well as a...
Team Lioness: Maasai women defy gender norms and find they have an advantage as anti-poaching rangers
By CBS News RISA, KENYA: Kenya's Amboseli National Park is home to an abundance of wildlife. It's one of the best places in Africa to see herds of elephants up close. The area is also home to the Maasai people, one of the few African tribes to have retained its...
Elephants might not fly: Confusion over Carrie Johnson charity’s rewilding plan
By Patrick Greenfield, The Guardian Confusion has erupted over plans to fly a herd of elephants from Kent to Kenya, after the Kenyan wildlife service said it had not been contacted or consulted about the operation. On Monday, the Aspinall Foundation announced...
Zimbabwe: Zela denounces elephant culling
By Miriam Mangwaya, Newsday he Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (Zela) has objected to the decision by government to control the elephant population by culling. Zimbabwe has Africa’s second largest elephant population after Botswana, at 83 000, about 66% more...
Mammoth journey ahead as elephants leave Kent zoo for the Kenyan savannah
By Patrick Greenfield - The Guardian All but one of the herd of 13 were born in captivity, but conservationists hope they can be ‘rewilded’ A herd of elephants born and raised in a Kent zoo are about to get on a plane to travel almost 4,500 miles (7,000km)...
Zimbabwe: Trio in court for ivory possession
By Boitumelo Makhurane, The Citizen Three men from Lupane appeared in court for possessing about 6kg of ivory without a licence. Godknows Nyoni (32) Insiza, Admire Gomba (44) and Promise Lunga (21) were charged with contravening the Parks and Wildlife Act when they...
Elephants are jumbo seismographs picking up our bad vibrations
By Rhys Blakely, The Times of London Africa’s elephants are alive to sensations that will for ever elude humans. They can sniff out food from miles away and use sounds below the range of our ears for long-distance communication. A study now highlights another way that...