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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…
Africa
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Diplomats and Deceit – North Korea’s Criminal Activities in Africa
A new report by The Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime lifts the lid on state-sanctioned North Korean criminal activity in Africa,…
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Tigers threatened by reckless profiteering in lion bones
The world’s last remaining tigers are living under severe threat of extinction, having lost 93 per cent of their historical…
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Giving right of way to elephants
Some cities have good bicycle lanes, some towns have excellent footpaths, but Kasane in Botswana has well-stomped elephant corridors. Of…
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Poaching drives 30% decline in Savannah elephants
Ambitious Great Elephant Census finds nearly one-third of continent’s largest elephants were wiped out between 2007-14, largely due to poaching…
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Ivory trafficking in Africa controlled by a powerful few
The most recent analysis on some 200 samples of ivory seized since 2006 shows that traffickers quickly move their take…
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Elephant in the room at China-Africa Forum
JOHANNESBURG – When the Chinese president and African leaders meet this week to bolster economic ties, the elephant in the…
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SA Chinese leaders against illegal wildlife trade
Chinese business leaders from the region and experts on China-Africa relations pledged their full support on Monday for intensified efforts…
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Banning ivory trade is only one of many actions China can take to save Africa’s wildlife
Christopher Lee says it’s about time for conservation issues to be included on the agenda of the growing China-Africa cooperation…
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Pope Francis Pushes For Crackdown on Ivory Trafficking
There’s a moral imperative to end the illegal trade in natural resources, the Pope says. Ivory trafficking fuels political instability…
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TRAFFIC and Tencent sign agreement to tackle illicit wildlife trade through social media networks
Cambridge, UK, 24th November 2015—TRAFFIC and Tencent, a leading provider of Internet value-added services in China, today signed a strategic…
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AFRICA IS AT HIGH RISK OF ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER DUE TO RAPIDLY DEVELOPING CORRIDORS
Some of the economic corridors or rapidly developing regions in Africa are at high risk for environmental degradation. Sub-Saharan Africa…
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Kenya to destroy vast ivory stockpile
Nairobi – Kenya’s wildlife authority on Monday vowed to destroy the east African country’s vast ivory stockpile from several thousand…
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American ‘Trophy’ Hunters Kill Endangered, Threatened Animals Abroad Almost Daily
An NBC Bay Area investigation reveals 1.2 million animals, including endangered and threatened wildlife, were killed abroad by American hunters…
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Elephant Poachers Take Aim at South Africa’s Famed Refuge
After years of being regarded as an unassailable haven for wildlife, South Africa’s iconic Kruger National Park has been hit…
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Photo safaris trump trophy hunting
In July, the illegal killing of Zimbabwe’s iconic lion Cecil re-ignited the debate over the desirability of trophy hunting in…
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Kenya Among 25 States Seeking a Global Ban On Ivory Trade
Kenya is among 25 African countries that have adopted a declaration demanding a total ban on ivory trade worldwide. …
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Congress Moves to Treat Poachers Like Drug Traffickers
At least Congress can agree on one thing—poachers need more punishment. Monday night the House of Representatives passed the Global…
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Hunters: Killers or saviours?
The oft asked question is: are trophy hunters protectors of biodiversity or are they heartless killers of defenceless wild animals?…
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How World’s Largest Legal Ivory Market Fuels Demand for Illegal Ivory
A new report by WildAid, an international nongovernmental organization that aims to eliminate illegal wildlife trade, together with undercover video…