by Adam Cruise | Feb 21, 2022 | News
By Martha Chikoti, Malawi 24 United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator Malawi Rudolf Schwenk says the increased trends in poaching of animals such as elephants and pangolins in Malawi is very worrying and if left unaddressed, wildlife trafficking will continue to be a...
by Adam Cruise | Oct 20, 2021 | News
By Rachel Nuwer, The New York Times Hundreds of poachers are arrested each year for killing elephants, rhinos, pangolins and other animals in Africa. Yet the problem persists, because there is always a ready supply of desperate men to take the place of those put...
by Adam Cruise | Sep 30, 2021 | News
By Martha Chikoti, Malawi 24 The kingpin of one of Southern Africa’s most prolific wildlife trafficking syndicates, Lin Yun Hua, was today sentenced to 14 years in prison in Malawi. Lin received 14 years for dealing in rhino horn, alongside 14 years for possession of...
by Adam Cruise | Sep 4, 2021 | News
By Wanangwa Mtawali, Nyasa Times The Chief Resident Magistrate Court in Lilongwe has set 27 September, 2021, as the day for delivering judgement against a Chinese national, Yunhua Lin, who is answering charges of money laundering and rhino horn trafficking. Lin came...
by Adam Cruise | Jan 11, 2021 | News
By Lameck Kamtoseni, Malawi 24 Police in Kasungu have arrested two people for being found with ivory weighing 35 kilograms. The two were arrested by Wildlife Assistants following a tip that they were offering ivory for sale. According to deputy police public relations...
