by Adam Cruise | Dec 11, 2020 | News
By Xinhua DAR ES SALAAM: At least 12 elephants have been killed in Tanzania in the past three months in what the country’s national parks watchdog has described as a new wave of poaching. Allan Kijazi, conservation commissioner for the Tanzania National Parks...
by Adam Cruise | Nov 29, 2020 | Commentary
By Tess Joosse – Mongabay Forty years of global conservation research reveals that mammal populations are declining due to hunting in poor countries and within preserved areas, especially in Africa.Large mammals are particularly vulnerable, since their slow...
by Adam Cruise | Oct 21, 2020 | News
By Boris Ngounou, Afrik 21 Five alleged ivory traffickers meditate on their fate at the civil prison in Lomé, Togo. They were arrested on October 13th, 2020 in flagrante delicto for the illegal possession and marketing of three elephant tusks. They face a prison...
by Adam Cruise | Oct 19, 2020 | News
By Matthew Murray, BBC “We’ve gone 12 months without an elephant being shot and killed by poachers at Mana Pools National Park, which is a huge result.” For Nick Murray, a conservationist born in Pontypridd, this result has followed years of hard...
by Adam Cruise | Aug 13, 2020 | News
By Rose Minutaglio – Elle/Yahoo!Life In Zimbabwe, where an estimated 85,000 elephants live, the fight to save vulnerable species isn’t just a full-time job—it’s a lifeline. Among Zimbabwe’s most dedicated anti-poachers are the...
