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Elephant mystique lingers (South Africa)
This image from a SANParks camera trap survey shows the adult female elephant that was repeatedly identified. SANParks has long…
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Technology is useful, but drones alone won’t save Africa’s elephants
Two elephants play in the Mara Triangle, the north-western part of Masai Mara. Image: Getty, YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP Technology has made…
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Zimbabwe, CITES attacked over elephant calves
The Humane Society International (HSI) launched a scathingattack on both the Zimbabwean government and the Convention on International Trade in…
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A global Valentine’s plea to set free Lammie the lonely elephant
South Africans, global supporters, and international celebrities ask the Johannesburg Zoo to have a heart CAPE TOWN (15 Feb. 2019)…
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Baby elephants torn from mothers and shipped 7,000 miles to China (Zimbabwe)
Thirty-five young elephants are to be flown from Zimbabwe to zoos in China after being forcibly separated from their mothers…
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How wildlife traffickers exploit Chinese New Year
Abalone will be on the banquet table of many Chinese families celebrating Spring Festival this year. The sea mollusc will…
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Hong Kong failing to tackle wildlife smuggling epidemic: study
The study by Hong Kong Wildlife Trade Working Group, a coalition of local groups, offers one of the most detailed…
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Zoo Elephant Loses Her Entire Family — And Now Her Best Friend Too
Lammie the elephant has lost everyone she knows — her parents, her brothers and now her longtime partner, Kinkel. Not…
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Global wildlife regulator to consider relaxing ivory trade bans, prompting fears of huge rise in elephant poaching
The international body responsible for protecting endangered animals is to consider relaxing restrictions on the ivory trade, prompting fears such…
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Animal groups unite to free Lammie, the lonely elephant at Johannesburg Zoo
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Animal groups unite to free Lammie, the lonely elephant at Johannesburg Zoo Lammie lives alone since her…
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Unearthing Tim – The Battle to Rescue an Amboseli Icon
Mondays don’t start much worse than this: a report received of a big bull elephant stuck in the mud deep…
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Illegal collared elephant hunt in Greater Kruger – warden convicted
On 13 August this year a scheduled elephant hunt was conducted illegally in Balule Nature Reserve, a private reserve within…
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Drunkards allow elephant to suffer
Visitors at a reserve next to the Kruger Park on Friday watched in horror as two men with drinks in…
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WWF statement on China’s legalization of domestic trade in tiger bone and rhino horn
BEIJING, China (29 October 2018) – WWF expresses its profound concern over China’s announcement today that it has legalized the…
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Botswana looks into report of nearly 90 slaughtered elephants
Botswana is investigating the alleged massacre of about 90 elephants near the Okavango Delta wildlife sanctuary and will give a…
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China–Africa–Serengeti
China’s involvement in Africa is a complex web of loans, investments, resource extraction, infrastructure building, and environmental impact. At China’s…
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The danger of SA’s watered-down marine protections
Work on a network of protected areas has stalled, and regulations have been relaxed — developments that aid oil and…
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Dozens of elephant carcasses found in Botswana, revealing ‘unprecedented’ levels of poaching
Dozens of elephant carcasses found in Botswana Almost 90 elephant carcasses have been found during a survey in northern Botswana,…
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Shark Mystery: Where Have South Africa’s Great Whites Gone?
The world’s most famous sharks are the great whites off Cape Town, featured in the popular “Air Jaws” series. But…
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Can Namibia’s desert lions survive humanity?
The lions of the Namib Desert survive against incredible odds, but can they survive trophy hunting, human-wildlife conflict and climate…