By Tracy Keeling - The Canary A bombshell dropped by the World Wide Fund for Nature’s (WWF) UK section has put the trophy hunting industry on very thin ice. The Times reports that following a backlash over the global organisation’s effective...
It’s not poachers killing elephants in Botswana. That worries conservationists.
By Linda Givetash - NBC News "The only thing that kills elephants quickly is people killing elephants," said Keith Lindsay, a conservation biologist. Botswana's elephants are literally dropping dead. Hundreds of elephant carcasses have been found scattered across a...
Giving wildlife a voice in Hong Kong’s courts
By Pavel Toropov, China Dialogue Hong Kong is an international hub for the illegal trade in wild species, which is estimated to be worth up to US$23 billion a year globally. It is also a major buyer of these species, which include protected animals and plants, as well...
Rangers under constant threat in Africa, Asia and Latin America
By Sheree Bega, IOL Saturday Star Nearly 80% of wildlife rangers in Africa, Asia and Latin America have faced at least one life-threatening situation in the course of their work, new research on the perceptions of rangers has revealed. "Dangerous encounter with...
204 kg ivory haul lands three traders in jail (Vietnam)
By Hoang Phong, Express International A court in Hanoi on Thursday sentenced three men to between 10-11 years in jail for trading 204 kg of African elephant tusks.Nguyen Van Nam, 38, considered a "kingpin" in a sophisticated criminal network responsible for...
Botswana: COVID-19 Impacts On Mining, Tourism
By Anastacia Sibanda, Botswana Daily News via AllAfrica Chairperson of a parliamentary portfolio committee on wildlife, tourism, natural resources and climate change, Mr Polson Majaga, says the COVID-19 pandemic has affected Botswana's two key economic sectors of...
Tanzania: Hope As Elephant Killings Drop
By Anne Robi, Daily News via AllAfrica Killing of elephants in Ruaha National Park have dropped from 30 in 2014/2015 to two in 2019/2020, the park's Law Enforcement and Security Strategy Officer, Mr David Mlay has said. He told a delegation from Journalists...
Stop The Illegal Wildlife Trade: Poachers Taking Advantage of COVID Crisis Are Threatening a Global Catastrophe for Wildlife
By Emma Ledger, Evening Standard Wildlife experts have alerted the Evening Standard that a global conservation “crisis” is unfolding as the disruption caused by Covid-19 causes a surge in the poaching of species for the illegal wildlife trade. India, Nepal and...
Botswana mulls new natural conservation plan following mysterious elephant deaths
By CGTN Africa Botswana has announced intention to review the country’s elephant management plan. The Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources, Conservation and Tourism on Tuesday said crafting of the blueprint expected to guide management and conservation of...
Prince William to call for renewed urgency on illegal wildlife trade
By Jim Pickard, Financial Times Prince William will on Wednesday call for the world to address with renewed urgency the illegal wildlife trade when he speaks at a virtual meeting of leading conservation organisations. The second in line to the UK throne will say there...