State of the Rhino 2023
Apart from poaching and habitat loss, climate change-induced droughts have been threatening the rhino population in Africa, pointed out a new report. On the other hand, climate disruptions in Asia can
Poaching
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Zimbabwe lobbies neighbors on ivory trade, will not burn stocks
Zimbabwe is seeking support from its neighbors to be allowed to engage in international trade in ivory and will not burn its 70 tonnes of ivory stocks as Kenya did last month, the environment minister
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Does legalization reduce black market activity? evidence from a global ivory experiment and elephant poaching data
Black markets are estimated to represent a fifth of global economic activity, but their response to policy is poorly understood because participants systematically hide their actions. It is widely hypothesized
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Does legalization reduce black market activity? evidence from a global ivory experiment and elephant poaching data
Black markets are estimated to represent a fifth of global economic activity, but their response to policy is poorly understood because participants systematically hide their actions. It is widely hypothesized
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Drones may be deployed to keep eye over forests
Drones could soon be deployed to keep an eye on wild animals and poachers in forest areas with officials successfully carrying out field trials with five miniature unmanned aerial vehicles in the Muthunga
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Minister condemns rhino poaching in Rietvlei nature reserve
Tshwane - Minister of Environmental Affairs Edna Molewa has condemned the poaching of two rhino at the Rietvlei Nature Reserve. The two white rhino were killed and dehorned on Thursday evening. In a
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Zimbabwe: Cyanide Poisoning Claims Five More Jumbos
Five elephants were killed last week by poachers using cyanide in Matabeleland North, Forestry Commission information and communications manager Ms Violet Makoto has said. In a statement, Ms Makoto
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Africa: Wildlife Crime- Stealing Animals to Sell As Pets
The illegal wildlife trade goes far beyond the dreadful story of ivory poaching. The market across the world for live apes - specifically baby chimpanzees, gorillas and orang-utans plucked from their
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Kenya: Uhuru to Stage War Against Ivory Trade in South Africa
President Uhuru Kenyatta has said he will be taking the fight against trade in ivory to South Africa, a nation that is strongly opposed to destruction of illegal ivory stockpiles. He said this move
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Zimbabwe wants to end international ban on ivory sales
Zimbabwe will push for the lifting of an international ban on ivory sales, saying that limited sales would allow the government to raise money for conservation and to fight illegal poaching. The southern
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With many plant and animal species 'hanging on by a thread,' UN urges action to tackle wildlife crime
The poaching and illegal trade of thousands of species across the global present real environmental dangers and undermine the rule of law, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said today,