by Adam Cruise | Jul 24, 2019 | News
By Journal du Cameroun Botswana is lobbying Kenya in an effort to convince the East African country to change its position and support ivory trade at the forthcoming Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES) meeting...
by Adam Cruise | Jul 12, 2019 | Commentary
By Ross Harvey – Independent Economist; PhD Candidate, University of Cape Town – Conservation Action Trust Botswana has a growing population of humans and cattle, not elephants. Outside protected areas, desertification caused by cattle over-grazing too often gets...
by Adam Cruise | Jun 18, 2019 | Commentary
By Adam Cruise – PhD candidate: Stellenbosch University, South Africa Elephant populations continue to decline alarmingly due to rampant poaching, the continuation of the ivory trade and unregulated trophy hunting In 2016, a continent-wide census revealed that in...
by Adam Cruise | Jun 5, 2019 | News
By KENNEDY SENELWA The East African The African Wildlife Foundation chief executive Kaddu Sebunya spoke to Kennedy Senelwa on the challenges of wildlife conservation. ——————————Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia and...
by Adam Cruise | May 28, 2019 | News
By Gavin du Venage – The National Business Cash-strapped nations in southern Africa want to end a ban on selling ivory and lift restrictions on elephant hunting, a decision that has not gone down well with environmentalists. Global environmental forum the...