By DINA FINE MARON - National Geographic Analysis for Nat Geo shows pangolin, rhino, ivory seizures during COVID-19 had steep decline. The amount of elephant ivory, rhino horn, and pangolin scales intercepted by authorities in 2020 was far less than compared with the...
By CHRISTOPHER KEATING - Hartford Courant The General Assembly’s environment committee voted Friday for “an act prohibiting the import, sale and possession of African elephants, lions, leopards, black rhinoceros, white rhinoceros and giraffes.” Sen. Christine Cohen, a...
By New Zimbabwe A NONLETHAL concoction invented by farmers in northern Uganda is helping the people of Zimbabwe keep away rampaging elephants, after years of their attacks on farms during harvest season. While chili has been used by farmers in Zimbabwe, Tanzania, and...
By Tonny Onyulo - Boston Globe A conservation program in Kenya persuades villagers it’s in their best interest to stop selling ivory. SAMBURU, Kenya — Day bleeds into night in this northern Kenyan town as Peter Kaipai arms himself with a long spear and starts his...
By Peter Kenny - Ecumenical News Anglican bishops across the world have signed a petition calling for an immediate halt to oil drilling in the Kavango Basin, in northern Namibia, in an area where elephants roam, by the Canadian Company ReConAfrica. The drive for the...
By Peter Muiruri - The Guardian The collapse of ecotourism during the pandemic and moves to lease land to big farms threaten vital conservation corridors The 1,800 elephants of Amboseli national park are being forced to live in a smaller and smaller...
By Mirage News The UK’s world-leading ban on importing, exporting and dealing in items containing elephant ivory in the UK moves a step closer today following the launch of a consultation on the implementation of the Ivory Act. Once implemented, the Ivory Act, which...
By Katie Valentine - Lady Freethinker A new report of the “10 Worst Zoos for Elephants” reveals shocking and horrifying details of widespread abuse in North American zoos endured by thousands of the majestic animals. This year’s list, published by the...
By Homeland Security Today Globally, the situation of many of the world’s most endangered species is dire. A quick glance at wildlife crime statistics shows numbers that are nothing short of shocking: Approximately 35,000 African elephants are killed each year.The...
By FERDINAND MWONGELA - The Standard Amboseli can be dusty. Sometimes, the dust forms whirlwinds 100 metres high. They call them dust devils but there is nothing evil about them. These whirlwinds are so spectacular and part of the landscape that whoever coined the...