by Adam Cruise | Dec 30, 2022 | News
Sydney Kawadza, The Standard Zimbabwean authorities are working with their Zambian counterparts to tackle increased illegal fishing in Lake Kariba which has led to dwindling fish catches. This emerged during a recent media tour organised by the Zimbabwe...
by Adam Cruise | Oct 18, 2022 | News
By Matt McGrath – BBC News Confiscated ivory from elephants killed more than 30 years ago has turned up in recent raids, say scientists. The tusks were once part of a stockpile seized from poachers and held in sealed containers by the government of Burundi. In...
by Adam Cruise | Oct 15, 2022 | News
By AfricaNews In the south of Cameroon, the Campo Ma’an National Park has been a safe haven for wildlife for years. The 264 064 ha forest is home to 500 plant species, 80 species of mammals including gorilla and elephants, 249 fishes, reptiles, 80 species of...
by Adam Cruise | Oct 3, 2022 | Commentary
By Rosaleen Duffy – Professor of International Politics, University of Sheffield Thousands of animals and plants are bought and sold each year globally as food, medicine, clothing and furniture – even in the form of musical instruments. Wildlife,...
by Adam Cruise | Oct 1, 2022 | Commentary
By David Klein, Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project Not many people seemed to notice when Nguyen Van Nam was sentenced to 11 years in prison for trafficking in rhinoceros horn in July 2020. Journalists filed a few brief stories on his trial, which were...