by Cindy Tilney, courtesy of Conservation Action Trust On August 12, Minister Edna Molewa announced South Africa’s intention to implement an integrated management strategy to […]
Month: August 2014
Mock Ivory Burn Sends Clear Signal to South Africa
by Martina Polley, Conservation Action Trust Cape Town, South Africa (August 12, 2014) – All over the world today, people who care are paying homage […]
Breaking: North Carolina Ivory Destruction Event Postponed
Disappointing news: Less than 24 hours before the North Carolina Zoo was scheduled to destroy over 200 pounds (91 kg) of ivory and rhino horn, […]
North Carolina Zoo to Destroy Ivory on World Elephant Day, August 12
The North Carolina Zoo will mark World Elephant Day on August 12, 2014, by burning over 200 pounds (91 kg) of ivory and rhinos horns […]
Philippine Court Sentences 12 Chinese Pangolin Traffickers to Prison
The captain and crew of a Chinese fishing vessel found to be smuggling thousands of frozen pangolins have been sentenced to jail. They were arrested […]
All 8 Pangolin Species Threatened with Extinction; 2 Species Now ‘Critically Endangered’
All eight pangolin species are now considered threatened with extinction, according to the latest update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species ™. Two […]
Forgotten Tigers: Have Stripes Become Unfashionable?
by John M. Sellar, OBE FRGS Do we still care about the fate of tigers? In 1999, teams of law enforcement and conservation officials visited […]
US Upholds Ban on Elephant Trophies from Rogue States
by Martina Polley, Conservation Action Trust The United States government has upheld its earlier ban on the importation of elephant trophies from Tanzania and Zimbabwe […]