by Adam Cruise | Oct 16, 2023 | Studies
By Caroline Cox and Luke Hauser – Taylor & Francis Online Abstract The United Kingdom, with the introduction of the Ivory Act 2018, is at the forefront of elephant protection, and it is hoped that governmental commitments, made in the 25 Year Environment...
by Adam Cruise | Aug 1, 2023 | News
By Cyrus Ombati, The Star Four suspects were on Saturday arrested while trying to sell ten pieces of elephant tusks weighing 28 kilograms in Busia Town. The four were riding on a bodaboda when they were intercepted by police and Kenya Wildlife Service officials who...
by Adam Cruise | Aug 24, 2019 | News
By David McKenzie, CNN Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN)”Why do you shoot the animals?” I asked through an interpreter.The Murle hunter, a semi-automatic weapon slung over his shoulder, definitely didn’t appreciate my question.We were in Boma in South...
by Adam Cruise | Aug 7, 2019 | Studies
By Monique C. Sosnowski, Toby G. Knowles, Taro Takahashi & Nicola J. Rooney – Biological Conservation Abstract Poaching associated with the ivory trade is estimated to cause an 8% annual loss in the world elephant population. Although international trade in...
by Adam Cruise | Jul 22, 2019 | News
By Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP – Palisades Hudson Financial Group Listing a long-gone species as “endangered” seems like the ultimate case of locking the paddock gate after the velociraptor has torn up the control room. But in a recent case, the action may make a...