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 […]
19,000 Protected Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles Seized in Thailand in 6 Years
Courtesy of Dr. Chris Shepherd, Regional Director for TRAFFIC South-East Asia Tortoises and freshwater turtles may be slow movers, but they are being smuggled at […]
Are South Africa’s Wild Elephants Heading for Captivity?
by Glynis O’Hara Yes, say conservationists, if proposals to change South Africa’s Elephant Norms and Standards (ENS) law are accepted by the Department of Environmental […]
Fifth Annual World Rhino Day is September 22
World Rhino Day 2014: In less than one week, NGOs, zoos, cause-related organizations, businesses, and concerned individuals from nearly every corner of the world will […]
Rhino Horn ‘Infusion’ Claims Under Scrutiny in South Africa
First, they called it rhino horn “poisoning”, then “infusion”, and now “devaluation”. The Rhino Rescue Project in South Africa says its controversial anti-poaching measure — […]
Uncovered: Bali’s Last Pangolins
A sparse and declining population of the now critically endangered Sunda Pangolin remain in Bali’s wild frontiers, but they have little chance of survival without […]
South Africa’s Rhino Horn ‘Trade Feasibility Panel’ Still Undisclosed
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 […]
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 […]