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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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Dereck Joubert sets the record straight about trophy hunting impact on lions and refutes claims of so-called benefits
© Dereck and Beverly Big Cat Conservation Opinion post by Dereck Joubert I’ve been asked to respond to the following remarks…
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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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To snap or snipe?
Questions around issues of life and death tend to polarise opinions. Abortion, the death penalty, gun control and euthanasia, for…
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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…
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New poll: vast majority of South Africans believes the lion breeding industry harms the country’s international reputation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New poll: vast majority of South Africans believes the lion breeding industry harms the country’s international reputation…
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‘Ivory Tower’ Botswana Elephant Poaching Report
More out of denial than hope, one of the observers said, ‘we won’tsee any poached elephant carcasses today’, as the survey…