by Adam Cruise | Sep 26, 2024 | News
By Mqondisi Dube, VOA Botswana is hosting delegates from 33 African elephant range states for talks on the trade in live elephants. They are also seeking a common position as Africa battles increasing elephant populations in some areas, while the numbers decline...
by Adam Cruise | Feb 27, 2023 | Commentary
By Nadine Talaat – The New Arab Nearly a year after wild elephants were captured and sent to the UAE to simulate a safari experience, little is known about their location or wellbeing, elevating concerns around an already-controversial wildlife export....
by Adam Cruise | Nov 23, 2022 | CITES CoP19, Press Releases
By Fondation Franz Weber PANAMA CITY – At the 19th Conference of the Parties (CoP19) of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), currently taking place in Panama, the 170 nations present have decided to temporarily...
by Adam Cruise | Nov 4, 2022 | CITES CoP19, Commentary, Related articles
By Adam Cruise, Keith Lindsay and Anna Zangger Three years ago, at the 18th Conference of the Parties of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES CoP18) in Geneva in 2019, the European Union, in agreement with most...
by Adam Cruise | Nov 24, 2020 | News
By Tracy Keeling – The Canary Zimbabwe sold 32 baby elephants to China in October 2019, after tearing them away from their wild families in 2018, for the latter country’s use in zoos. The transaction was very controversial and criticised by many, including...
