By Comvita New Zealand Comvita, New Zealand’s largest producer of UMF Mānuka honey, has today announced a new multi-year partnership with wildlife charity Saving the Wild, which will see the two organisations work together on global projects to help protect...
Kasane, Botswana – New research led by Elephants Without Borders (EWB) reveals that poaching of African elephants for their ivory has not decreased since 2011 in Western, Southern, and Central Africa. As a result, continued efforts to combat poaching will be...
HONG KONG, CHINA - Media OutReach - June 5 2020 - The economic, health and social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic provide a stark reminder of the high risks associated with the under-regulated, poorly regulated and illegal trade in wildlife, a new international...
The Board and Leadership Council of the Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI) Foundation are delighted to announce that John Scanlon AO will be joining the Foundation as Special Adviser to the Board and the Council and acting CEO from Monday 8 June 2020. John will work...
Five Years in the Making, Ban Takes Steps to Address International Wildlife Trafficking Washington, DC—The District of Columbia has passed a law to address the surging local market for goods that contribute to declines in endangered wildlife. The Elephant Ivory...
FONDATION FRANZ WEBER CALLS OUT THE CITES SECRETARIAT ON ITS POSITION ON COVID-19As global governments and institutions scramble to contain the current pandemic, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), seems to have...
By Humane Society International BEIJING (April 1, 2020) — China’s city of Shenzhen has just passed a ground-breaking law to ban the consumption and production of dog and cat meat, the first city in mainland China to do so. The ban has been welcomed by long-time...
The National Council of SPCAs (NSPCA) had a fruitful meeting with the Honourable Minister of the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF), Ms Barbara Creecy, and the Deputy Director General of DEFF, Mr Shonisani Munzhedz, to discuss concerns relating...
By PETA Pittsburgh – Through a Freedom of Information Act request, PETA has uncovered records showing that the Pittsburgh Zoo applied to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) last year for permission to import 13 wild-caught juvenile elephants from Zimbabwe...
By Elephanatics Botswana’s First Elephant Hunt to be Auctioned in Canada Canada shockingly still allows elephant ivory trade VANCOUVER January 22, 2020 – Amid global recognition of the threatened survival of elephants, a hunting club in Calgary is poised to auction...