By Francisco Raiva, The Club of Mozambique Two teachers and five other people from Muanza district in Sofala province, including a smallholder and a public administration technician, were arrested this weekend while trying to sell two elephant tusks and the skin of a...
By Sarah Marshall, The Telegraph On November 15, Ugandan ranger Scot Guma was killed by elephant while responding to calls from a community struggling with animals crossing over from Murchison Falls National Park. It’s a sad story, which, alarmingly, could become more...
Beth Nyaga, KBC Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) security personnel have arrested four suspects in Marsabit and Isiolo Counties for illegal possession of elephant tusks weighing a total of 58.6 kilogrammes. Two of the suspects were nabbed at Laisamis town in Marsabit...
By Xinhua Seventeen people were given prison terms for trafficking wildlife products in central China's Hunan Province, local authorities said Wednesday. The local court in the city of Ningxiang on Tuesday sentenced five defendants to more than 10 years' imprisonment...
By Nyasha Nyaungwa, Reuters Namibia has put 170 “high value” wild elephants up for sale due to drought and an increase in elephant numbers, the southern African country’s environmental ministry said on Wednesday. An advertisement carried by state-owned daily New Era...
By Rachel Nuwer, Earth Touch News Kafue National Park in the heart of Zambia is one of the largest protected areas in Africa, encompassing a wilderness the size of New Jersey. Rivers meander through woodlands, teak forests, and open plains that are home to at least...
By Vicki Colbert - Borgen Magazine TACOMA, Washington — They call themselves The Akashinga, or “the brave ones.” They are a cohort of all-women, all-vegan and quasi-military trained rangers. The law-enforcement group has effectively helped reduce Zimbabwe’s...
By The Star DAR ES SALAAM: Tanzanian police said on Friday they have seized 10 pieces of ivory weighing 23 kilograms and arrested two suspected poachers in connection with illegal possession of the ivory. Emmanuel Lukula, the Kilimanjaro regional police commander,...
By Tracy Keeling - The Canary Zimbabwe sold 32 baby elephants to China in October 2019, after tearing them away from their wild families in 2018, for the latter country’s use in zoos. The transaction was very controversial and criticised by many, including fellow...
By Jenni Evans - News24 The Presidency denied that President Cyril Ramaphosa had a stake in a trophy hunting company. This follows a statement and video by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) showing an elephant being shot at close range,...