In his first-ever visit to Washington, D.C., the Duke of Cambridge spoke at the World Bank on an issue “extremely close” to his heart: the […]
Category: Africa
U.S. Judge Sentences Tortoise Trafficker to Prison
A U.S. District Court judge has sentenced Kwong Wa Cheung to two months in federal prison, followed by two years of supervised release, for attempting […]
Revealed: Bangkok Market Provides Safe Haven for Illegal Tortoise Trade
Courtesy of Dr. Chris Shepherd, Regional Director for TRAFFIC South-East Asia Cambridge, UK, 4 December 2014: A new study shows that Bangkok’s Chatuchak market — […]
French Wildlife Photography Festival Backs Pangolin Conservation
Courtesy of Dr. Chris Shepherd, Regional Director for TRAFFIC South-East Asia Montier-en-Der, France, November 2014 — The conservation problems facing pangolins were in the spotlight […]
Natural Ruses Rule Out Culling for Elephants in Kruger National Park, South Africa
By Glynis O’Hara, Conservation Action Trust There will be no further culling of elephants in Kruger National park for population control. So says Dr Sam […]
South Africa: Lion ‘Farmers’ Reducing the King of Beasts to Easy Prey for ‘Hunters’
By Martina Polley, Conservation Action Trust International indignation over the canned hunting of lions in South Africa is growing, writes Martina Polley. Lions are majestic […]
Collared Leopard ‘Accidentally’ Shot in Northern Cape, South Africa
By Martina Polley, Conservation Action Trust A farmer has shot a leopard, which was collared for research, in the Boesmanland area in the Northern Cape […]
Operation Crash: U.S. Indicts Groenewald Brothers for Rhino Horn Trafficking
South Africans Dawie Groenewald and his brother Janneman have been charged in the United States with conspiracy to sell illegal rhino hunts, and numerous related […]
Europeans Opposed to Canned Hunting Explore Ways of Banning Lion Trophies
By Martina Polley, Conservation Action Trust Conservationist Ian Michler met European lawyers, politicians, NGOs and the media this month to discuss ways of introducing a […]
Rhino Conservation Groups Unite for World Rhino Day with the Kickoff of Team Rhino
By Susie Ellis, PhD, Executive Director, International Rhino Foundation This World Rhino Day on September 22, some may be asking themselves, “Whose team am I […]