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Sale of ivory to be banned in the UK as part of government plan to help protect elephants
The trade of items made from ivory will be banned in the UK in a bid to help protect elephants,…
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Fences are an increasing threat to Africa’s migratory wildlife
Wildebeest rarely stay still for long. With sloping hindquarters, and an easy loping gait, their bodies are designed to move.…
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The Quiet Endangerment of The Tallest Mammals
In 2016, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) shifted the conservation status of giraffes from species of “least…
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Outrage as Russian trophy hunter shoots dead a huge elephant near Zimbabwe national park despite it being tagged
A large bull elephant has been shot dead by a Russian trophy hunter in Zimbabwe despite wearing a research tag. …
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Researchers say ‘active protection’ needed to help Angola’s threatened elephants
A new study of African savannah elephant populations in Angola by wildlife ecologists from Elephants Without Borders (EWB) and the…
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Cashing in on Asian seal penis craze (Namibia)
More than 400 000 individual CITES-listed specimens were exported to Asia in just more than a decade. Namibia not only…
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Trump to consider elephant trophy imports on ‘case-by-case’ basis
The Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced last week that it will now consider all permits for importing elephant trophies…
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With 10 Million Acres in Patagonia, a National Park System Is Born
Chacabuco Valley, in the heart of the new Patagonia National Park. CreditMeridith Kohut for The New York Times COCHRANE, Chile —…
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Poachers kill nearly 11,000 Mozambique elephants in 7 years
A herd of elephants in Mozambique’s Niassa National Reserve Wim Ebersohn Poachers have killed more than four elephants a day since 2011 in…
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A lion policy SA can’t defend
World opinion is so firmly stacked against South Africa’s policy of allowing the hunting of captive-bred lions that even the…
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High-ranking Trump official attends hunting convention
A high-ranking Trump administration official attended a convention hosted by a group that promotes hunters’ rights to kill big game…
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Hot debate on elephant culling vs contraception vs exports continues
Cape Town – Elephant population control has been a sensitive topic for many conservationists and wildlife agencies. Too many are…
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Largest safari club in the US slams the door shut on SA’s canned lion industry
Las Vegas – The world’s largest hunting club, Safari Club International (SCI) has slammed the door shut on South Africa’s…
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Outrage as 12,500 hippo teeth go on sale for ‘ivory’ markets (Tanzania)
Bidders are lining up to buy from the 3.5 tonne stockpile when it goes under the hammer this Monday in…
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Who carries the can?
Commerical exploitation is holding lions, conservation and brand South Africa captive, writes Ian Michler. Read his article here: Who carries the…
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Revealed: Illegal ivory openly traded in Britain on auction and social media sites as pressure grows for total sales ban
Illegal ivory is being openly traded on internet auction and social media sites in Britain as criminals “launder” poached elephant…
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We Can Conserve Elephants Without Hunting Them
As of January 1, China – the world’s largest market for elephant ivory – has banned the import or trade of…
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Hydropower station raise alarm on wildlife conservation in Tanzania
Construction of biggest hydropower generation plant inside the Selous Game Reserve in southern Tanzania had raised an alarm to wildlife…
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Japan’s ivory market caters unabated to Chinese clients due to absence of regulations (Japan/China)
As animal rights activists around the world applaud China’s announcement this past weekend that it would officially ban all ivory…
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China ivory ban bites online
China began to ban sales of ivory and ivory products from Sunday in a move that Chinese internet users hailed…