Press Release: Statement on trade in live African elephants under Articles III and IV of the Convention

by Adam Cruise | Sep 18, 2021 | Press Releases

By CITES Secretariat 17 September 2021 – In recent weeks, members of the public and non-governmental organizations have expressed concerns about the possibility that Namibia is planning to export live African elephants. The CITES Secretariat is issuing this...

Evidence points to huge sums of unaccounted for cash in Zimbabwe’s cruel elephant sales

by Adam Cruise | Mar 28, 2021 | Commentary

By Tracy Keeling – The Canary The controversial sale of elephants from Zimbabwe to other countries, mostly China, is again in the spotlight. The renewed scrutiny comes due to author and filmmaker Karl Ammann highlighting related...

Activists in last-ditch attempt to block export of 35 baby elephants to China (Zimbabwe)

by Adam Cruise | Oct 16, 2019 | News

By Roland Oliphant, The Telegraph Zimbabwean activists have launched a last-minute bid to prevent the controversial export of three dozen baby elephants to a Chinese safari park. The move came after a network of wildlife investigators said they had received...