Three of Tanzania’s top wildlife officials have been fired for smuggling giraffes, lions, gazelles, hornbills, vultures and other rare species to Qatar. The Citizen reports […]
Category: Africa
Rhinos: From South Africa to Vietnam — via Thailand?
South African game farmers and reserve owners may be utilizing Thailand as a transit point so that rhino exports to Vietnam can continue without scrutiny. […]
12 Things You Might Not Know About Elephants
Elephants are under extreme pressure from the thriving ivory trade in China and Thailand, while unsustainable human population growth is taking its toll on elephant […]
2012: So Far, Another Deadly Year for Pangolins
The number of pangolin busts made during the first seven months of this year has doubled those made during the same time period in 2011. […]
Chad: Troops Called In, Elephant Slaughter Continues
The President of Chad has reportedly sent armed forces into the region where at least 30 elephants were slaughtered last week — but the action […]
30 Elephants Slaughtered in Chad, Pro-Trade Lobby Pushes Ivory Agenda
Amidst the massacre of at least 30 elephants in southwestern Chad, a pro-trade ivory report was again on the agenda at the 62nd CITES Standing […]
#CITES Meeting Discusses Elephants, Rhinos, Tigers and More
In Geneva this week, the 62nd Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora […]
Report: Asian, African Countries Failing to Control Illegal Wildlife Trade
A “wildlife crime scorecard” released by WWF reveals that laws prohibiting commercial trade in rhinos, tigers, and elephants remain poorly enforced throughout Asia and Africa. […]
Spain’s King Juan Carlos Ousted from WWF for Elephant Hunt Debacle
King Juan Carlos has been removed from his post as honorary president of WWF-Spain, following his controversial elephant hunt in Botswana. In April 2012, news […]
South Africa: Chinese National Gets 8 Years for Rhino Horn Possession
A Chinese national identified as Xiaja Chen has been sentenced by a South African court to eight years in prison for illegal possession of rhino […]