By Northern Gwinnett News On the occasion of World Wildlife Day this Wednesday, the NGOs TRAFFIC and WWF publish a report warning about the legal and illegal trade in these specimens. The latter represents a market of several billion euros. “Live animals and plants,...
By Ellanie Smit - The Namibian Sun Government is refusing to make public the bidding results received for the sale of 170 elephants. The environment ministry said it has received five bids for the sale of 170 elephants, however no other information has been made...
By The Guardian Tanzania Head of KDU in the northern zone Peter Mbanjoko said the suspects were arrested at the ecological area of Tarangire National Park while in the process of searching for potential customers of the trophies. He commended officials from...
By Club of Mozambique Ricardo José and Sandramo António, aged 40 and 42 respectively, were caught by National Criminal Investigation Service [SERNIC] agents in a car with two elephant tusks on their way to meet an alleged buyer in the city of Chimoio. Cousins Ricardo...
By Marion Douet - AFP At first glance, the round black pellets could easily be mistaken for animal dung. But these hardy little balls contain acacia seeds that are helping regrow Kenya's depleted forests. In a tranche of razed forest bordering the Masai Mara wildlife...
By RONALD MUSOKE - The Independent President Paul Kagame of Rwanda has become the sixth African head of state to join the Giants Club, an international conservation initiative that connects leaders of African states with significant large mammal populations to...
By Leonard Kamugisha, Parrots The Criminal Investigations Department of police has confirmed to the arrest of David Kisitu, a suspect that has been on the run since December 2020, on charges of possession of prohibited wildlife species. The arrest follows a police...
By Thobeka Ngema, The Independent Online The Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) is trying to combat the wildlife trafficking of the rhinoceros, elephant, lion, leopard, pangolin and succulent plants but are still faced with challenges. DEFF laid...
By Melissa Reitz - Business Day Despite global opposition, Namibia is going ahead and selling 170 wild elephants and the buyer will be announced once the sale is finalised, says the country’s environmental ministry. By going ahead with the sale, Namibia is flouting...
By Africa Geographic The debate surrounding the farming and regulated, legal trade of wildlife is one of the most polarizing discussions in conservation. Supporters of both sides have reached an effective deadlock over the historical and perceived advantages and...