By The Citizen The young elephant’s curiosity got the better of him, and prompted a joint mission from several departments to dart him and remove his uncomfortable jewellery A young elephant in a North West reserve managed to get a tyre stuck over his head. In a joint...
By Ghana Web Two young men have been trailed and arrested at a Guest House in Damongo, capital of the Savannah Region on 14th August, 2020 for attempting to sell Elephant tusks to a buyer. 27 year old Abdul Latif and 24 year old Abdul Rahaman Alhassan from from the...
By New Zimbabwe Three men suspected to be part of a poaching syndicate that has been illegally hunting elephants for their ivory at the Hwange National Park and Binga district both in Matabeleland North have been arrested after being found in possession of ivory worth...
By Jeff Kapembwa, Southern Times Africa Zambia is exploring the possibility of domestically selling its US$100 million ivory stockpile. Last year, Zambia joined six other Southern African states in petitioning the Convention on International Trade in Endangered...
By Emma Ledger - The Independent A new study has revealed that one of the world’s most endangered species of elephant is under greater threat than previously thought. Africa’s forest elephants have been decimated by the illegal wildlife trade, with more than two...
By Matt Hamble, Fierce Electronics A developer community called Hackster.io and Smart Parks are heading up an unusual technology collaboration with conservation groups to build an advanced tracking collar to protect elephants in the wild. A design...
By Ashoka Mukpo, Mongabay The guide was produced by WWF, TRAFFIC, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the CITES Secretariat.The last update was in 1999, with this version including high-resolution, detailed photographs that show the differences between various...
By Premium Times Andrew Dunn, Country Director of Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) in Nigeria, says elephants are almost becoming extinct in Nigeria. Mr Dunn made the disclosure in an interview with journalists in Calabar while commemorating the World Elephant Day....
By Arlana Shikongo, The Namibian More than half of 363 suspects arrested for animal poaching or trafficking in 2020 were apprehended for crimes involving high-value animal species. This includes rhino, elephant and pangolin, according to the Ministry of Environment,...
By Rose Minutaglio - Elle/Yahoo!Life In Zimbabwe, where an estimated 85,000 elephants live, the fight to save vulnerable species isn't just a full-time job—it's a lifeline. Among Zimbabwe's most dedicated anti-poachers are the Akashinga women, a radical...