
A REPORT BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY Contrary to what the governments of Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe…
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A REPORT BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY Contrary to what the governments of Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe…
Botswana president, Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi, recently hosted a summit in Kasane for five southern African heads of state to forge…
Did you know that in Africa there is one elephant for every 20 000 people; fewer than 450 000 according…
Photo credit: Francis Garrard President Mokgweetsi Masisi of Botswana said last week that “elephants bleed [the] government coffers”, as “Botswana is…
HordynskiPhotography/Shutterstock Vicky Boult, University of Reading Africa’s elephant population has plummeted from roughly a million in 1970 to around 400,000…
Elephants Without Borders, who conducted an aerial research survey in Botswana, has had their wildlife research licence suspended by the Botswana…
This image from a SANParks camera trap survey shows the adult female elephant that was repeatedly identified. SANParks has long…
Thirty-five young elephants are to be flown from Zimbabwe to zoos in China after being forcibly separated from their mothers…
Lammie’s mother, Dolly, was captured from the wild in Botswana aged about 3 and arrived at the zoo in 1966.…
The international body responsible for protecting endangered animals is to consider relaxing restrictions on the ivory trade, prompting fears such…
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, China, Thailand and the Philippines, some of the world’s worst countries for poaching and illegal trade in…
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The National Ivory Action Plan (NIAP) process is an important framework. It was developed under the Convention on International Trade…
Reports of elephant poaching in Botswana are under the spotlight with various claims in national and international media that the…
Botswana is investigating the alleged massacre of about 90 elephants near the Okavango Delta wildlife sanctuary and will give a…
Dozens of elephant carcasses found in Botswana Almost 90 elephant carcasses have been found during a survey in northern Botswana,…
PEMBA, MOZAMBIQUE: It’s no secret where the ivory deals take place in Pemba. Despite a new blanket ban on the…
Elephants are in an extremely precarious state in both Africa and Asia. Demand for ivory from Africa has caused significant…
In Africa an elephant dies from a poacher’s bullet every 15 minutes. But in South Africa’s private reserves they’re breeding…
The second Giants Club Summit meets in Kasane over the next few days, uniting African leadership with global science, finance…
In a surprising move, President Donald Trump has left-footed his own Department of Interior’s attempts to overturn former president Barack…