By By Franck Bafeli - AllAfrica A suspected wildlife trafficker shall appear at the Ambam Court of First Instance on November 19, 2020 in connection with the trafficking of 626kgs of ivory. The charges were brought against him following his arrest inAmbamon October...
By Jeff Kapembwa, The Southern Times LUSAKA: Zambia is leading a push for African countries to obtain a CITES waiver that would allow them to legally export ivory stockpiles. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)...
Nica Richards - The Citizen The unit has an almost flawless success rate, and specialises in rhino protection, anti-poaching, tracking, K9 training and investigations. A select group of canines are working hard to keep endangered species safe. This prestigious...
By Xinhua NAIROBI: Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has handed over the title deed for 2,000 acres that was previously donated by a research agency to facilitate the expansion of Nairobi National Park, which is home to many iconic species. Granting the park legal...
By Mbongeni Mguni - Bloomberg Green Botswana may have found a solution to its elephant overpopulation: It’s going to encourage some of them to leave the country. Botswana’s tourism industry, which accounts for a fifth of the economy, is heavily reliant on the world’s...
By Emma Ledger, The Independent Wild animals are being shipped out of Africa to China under the guise of being transferred to zoos when in reality they are entering the illegal wildlife trade, The Independent can reveal. The director of conservation group Ban Animal...
By Jeffrey Barbee & Laurel Neme, National Geographic JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA: Conservationists and community leaders in the spectacular Okavango wilderness region of Namibia and Botswana are raising alarms over oil and gas exploration and potential production...
By Ingrid Gercama, Nathalie Bertrams - Mongabay The rainforest of Lopé National Park in central Gabon is one of the last safe havens for the endangered forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis). But in a new study in Science, researchers warn that elephants...
By Chinedum Uwaegbulam - The Guardian, Nigeria Hundreds of elephants have found their way back to the North East at the risk of Boko Haram insurgents and potential conflict with the agrarian villagers. The mammals, numbering 250, earlier showed face last December,...
By Tatiana Rokou - Travel Daily News Luxury Botswana safari operator Desert & Delta Safaris announce that they have doubled their initial target of $10,000 and raised an incredible amount of $20,000 for Elephants Without Borders, more than doubling...