By Namibia Economist While the rest of the country has been locked down for a considerable time, the rangers and game guards who protect Namibia’s wildlife could not drop their vigilance for a day. Rangers, game guards and anti-poaching units, whether they operate on...
By Inès Magoum, Afrik 21 The regional delegation of Forests and Wildlife of Douala, the economic capital of Cameroon, in collaboration with the police and with the technical assistance of the NGO Laga, recently arrested three traffickers in possession of two ivory...
By Brendan Montague, The Ecologist New research from the Centre for Environmental Geochemistry is enabling scientists to better understand why African elephants move between landscapes, and will benefit organisations who manage wild elephant populations. More...
By Kabo Keaketswe, Botswana Daily News via AllAfrica The Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP) is yet to establish the cause of the recent elephant deaths in the Okavango region. Over 22 mortalities have so far been recorded in areas surrounding the...
By South Coast Herald An extension of two weeks has been granted to the public to make submissions on the work of the high-level panel established to review policies, legislation and related practices on the management, breeding, hunting, trade and handling of...
By Naomi Rea, ArtNet News The UK’s Court of Appeal has dismissed a legal challenge from antiques dealers trying to reverse the country’s near-total ban on ivory trading. The Ivory Act passed into law in December 2018 amid fierce criticism from the art and...
By Dominic Smithers, LADBible Nyaradzo Hoto was just 20 when, with no money and nowhere to go, she was forced to drop out of school and get married. Over the next two years, she suffered at the hands of her violent husband; enslaved by his family, forced into hard...
By KBC Two people were arrested by Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) officers Saturday, while in possession of 38.6 kilograms of ivory in a Laikipia West sub-county. The two were nabbed with the trophies by undercover officers working on a tip-off from members of the...
By JANE DALTON - THE INDEPENDANT South African traders with China are illegally selling thousands of wild animals threatened with extinction and endangered, under the guise of legal exports, according to an investigation. Monkeys have been...
By Noticias Two ivory tusks were seized by police authorities in Manica province. In connection with the case, 4 citizens are already in police custody. These young people who are held in the cells of the 1st police station in Chimoio, were surprised by the police...