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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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The Sad Story of Lammie the Solitary Elephant at Johannesburg Zoo: Factsheet
Lammie’s mother, Dolly, was captured from the wild in Botswana aged about 3 and arrived at the zoo in 1966.…
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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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CITES lets world’s worst elephant poaching countries off the hook
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, China, Thailand and the Philippines, some of the world’s worst countries for poaching and illegal trade in…
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Taking Stock: An assessment of progress under the National Ivory Action Plan process
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The National Ivory Action Plan (NIAP) process is an important framework. It was developed under the Convention on International Trade…
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Botswana’s elephant poaching crisis under scrutiny
Reports of elephant poaching in Botswana are under the spotlight with various claims in national and international media that 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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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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The last hope for the elephants: Can a Chinese law help stop the slaughter in Africa?
PEMBA, MOZAMBIQUE: It’s no secret where the ivory deals take place in Pemba. Despite a new blanket ban on the…
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How to break the impasse between opposing camps in ivory trade debate
Elephants are in an extremely precarious state in both Africa and Asia. Demand for ivory from Africa has caused significant…
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The problem of an elephant that just wants to stay home
In Africa an elephant dies from a poacher’s bullet every 15 minutes. But in South Africa’s private reserves they’re breeding…
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The second Giants Club Summit addresses the survival of our elephants
The second Giants Club Summit meets in Kasane over the next few days, uniting African leadership with global science, finance…
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Trump administration changes its mind on trophy hunting again
The US will now consider issuing permits to import elephant trophies from Zimbabwe and Tanzania on a case by case…
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CITES Ignores Illegal Import of Wild Elephants by China
HARARE, Zimbabwe, February 20, 2018 (ENS) – In the last two years, China has imported more than 80 live Asian…
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Unbanning US trophy imports: Trump jams a spanner in the works
In a surprising move, President Donald Trump has left-footed his own Department of Interior’s attempts to overturn former president Barack…
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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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The shared nature of Africa’s elephants
Abstract The world’s biodiversity is shared by countries that are increasingly recognizing the need for effective responses to human influence…
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Zimbabwe: Selling elephants to questionable Chinese destinations damages country’s tourism, say critics
By the time Zimbabwe’s new political winds of change reach its wildlife practices – the heart of its potential tourism…
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Trophy hunting of elephants under the spotlight again
The relevance of trophy hunting as a conservation tool in Africa came under the spotlight yet again as American and…
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International concern over welfare of wild baby elephants in trade
Cape Town – Regulations governing the extensive trade in wild caught baby elephants require only that they are housed in…