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10 elephants poisoned with cyanide in Zimbabwe
Nine adult elephants and one calf have been poisoned with cyanide around Zimbabwe’s largest wildlife area, the government’s Hwange National…
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Outrage grows over baby elephant sale (Namibia)
Outrage is growing among international conservation organisations against the permission granted by Namibia to a game farm owned by a…
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Mozambique: 6,000 animals to rewild park is part-funded by trophy hunting
Call it Noah’s Ark on lorries. Dozens of trucks rolled over the Zimbabwe savanna carrying elephants, giraffe, African buffalo, zebras,…
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Game theory suggests China should keep its ivory trade ban in place indefinitely
The international ivory trade ban is meaningless as long as legal domestic markets exist. Tyrone Siu/Reuters It’s no exaggeration to…
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Zimbabwe to Sell Wildlife to DRC, Gambia
Harare — The government is set to export wildlife to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Gambia, the Environment Minister,…
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Zimbabwe: Tsholotsho Jumbo Saga Sucks in Two Ministers
The High Court has ordered Tsholotsho Rural District Council to suspend hunting permits to a company tasked to hunt elephants…
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How Laos’ Black Market Undermines China’s Ivory Ban
VIENTIANE, Laos — As tour buses pull up in front of San Jiang Market, not far from Wattay International Airport,…
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Animal Farms in Southeast Asia Fuel an Illegal Trade in Rare Wildlife
BOKEO PROVINCE, Laos — The tiger paced back and forth in its cage, groaning mournfully. A second big cat slept…
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China’s ivory ban sparks dramatic drop in prices across Asia
Prices of raw ivory in Vietnam have fallen, which traders are linking to China’s announcement of its domestic ivory ban,…
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‘Masakhe’: Trying to rebuild what has been broken (Zimbabwe)
Today we are making available another extract from the must-read book, Elephant Dawn, by Sharon Pincott, which is enjoying high…
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Victory for elephant conservation in circus case
Durban – In a victory for elephant conservation, circus owner Brian Boswell has failed in his legal bid to overthrow…
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Did a shot ‘Presidential’ elephant fall on hunter Theunis Botha in Hwange?
Sharon Pincott needed a very wide-angled lens to take photos like this one in Hwange, so close the female elephants…
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94 Critically Endangered Vultures Die on Zimbabwe, Mozambique Border
HARARE – Conservationists say 94 critically endangered vultures have died on the border of Zimbabwe and Mozambique. The vultures appear…
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Exported baby elephants distraught
Last year, more than 30 baby elephants were taken out of their natural habitats and with the blessings from the…
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Baby elephants sold to Dubai zoo (Namibia)
Namibia is planning to sell five baby elephants to a zoo in Dubai. This was confirmed yesterday by the minister…
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Saving Elephants Is Good For Business
The success of Kenya’s development vision, and the responsibility of balancing rapid economic growth with the integrity of the ecosystems…
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Why are elephants in Northern Botswana migrating south into previously unoccupied habitat?
Elephants from national parks in northern Botswana have started migrating south, deep into the semi-arid Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR),…
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UN warns growing $213b poaching industry funds armed conflicts
Achim Steiner, head of the United Nations Environment Program, said that environmental crime is “a financing machine” for militias, extremist…
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Nearly 800 Kg of ivory hunting trophies vanish in northern Mozambique
A total of 763 kg of ivory obtained from poaching and held by Mozambican authorities has disappeared from northern Mozambique,…
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Booming trade in mammoth ivory fuels fears over elephants
After being incarcerated in permafrost for thousands of years, global warming has seen woolly mammoths being taken from the ground…