High pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) virus is suspected to have reached Marion Island, one of South Africa’s two sub-Antarctic islands in the southern Indian Ocean and is...
IT was a time to rejoice. It seemed to be the only logical way forward. The path had been laid out for us. The truth shone as clear as an unmuddied lake. We were bright-eyed and...
The Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) has called for a revision and the republication for public comment, for a period of 30 days, of the government’s National Biodiversity Economy...
(c) georgelogan.co.uk Trophy hunting is a hot topic at the moment. Two news stories in particular are fuelling a heated debate: one concerns the legal killing...
To Identify and Recommend Voluntary Exit Options and Pathways for the Captive Lion Industry For submission to the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Report...
Media Statement On the 27th February 2024, Minister Barbara Creecy issued a media statement confirming that an alarming number of 397 rhino were killed in KwaZulu Natal in 2023,...
Letter to EU Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries proposing further ban on importing hunting trophies 19th February 2024 To: Virginijus Sinkevičius, EU...
The Wildlife Animal Protection Forum of South Africa (WAPFSA), a collective of thirty organisations, has a history of interest in the protection and conservation of wild animals...
UN body also steps up efforts to shut down domestic ivory markets Monday 6 November – The European Union’s extensive trade in rare captive-bred species will be under...
The first ever KAZA-wide coordinated aerial survey of elephants is an initiative of the KAZA Secretariat and Partner States comprising the Republics of Angola, Botswana, Namibia,...
Mr Kam Kamalasen Chetty Chairperson MTT on South Afriça’s Captive Lion Industry Via email: kchetty@dffe.gov.za 29 August 2023 Dear Mr Chetty Re: Closing of Captive...
WILDLIFE ANIMAL PROTECTION FORUM SOUTH AFRICA Honourable Minister Barbara Creecy minister@environment.gov.za llevendal@environment.gov.za...
WORLD LION DAY 2023 This is the tenth anniversary of World Lion Day which is celebrated on the 10th of August every year. It is a day dedicated to the global raising of awareness...
These statistics are based on the information contained in provincial Professional Hunting Registers submitted to DFFE in May each year. Please contact us should you...
South Africa is failing in their oversight of the legal export of non-human primates and their body parts , effectively condoning needless cruelty to these innocent...
Crime, corruption and murder in greater Kruger SummaryFor more than a decade, Kruger National Park has faced a relentless onslaught of rhinopoaching. But today its greatest...
The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Ms Barbara Creecy, has published three important regulations for implementation namely: Revised Regulations Pertaining to...
The Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT), in collaboration with the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (WESSA), recently assessed the state of South Africa’s provincial...
PROPOSAL 5: TRANSFER THE ELEPHANT POPULATIONS OF BOTSWANA, NAMIBIA, SOUTH AFRICA, AND ZIMBABWE FROM APPENDIX II TO APPENDIX I PROPOSAL 66.4.1: RESTRICT WILD-CAUGHT LIVE EXPORTS...
By Donald Lehr for foundation Franz Weber - 13.11.2022 Analysis of Proposals and Documents on Elephants and Ivory 19th Conference of the Parties of CITES Opens...
By Pro Elephant Network - 10.11.2022. CITES COP19: Endorsed statement in favour of resolutions to prevent the export of wild elephants to zoos and captivity PROPOSAL 5: TRANSFER...
19th Conference of the Parties of CITES Opens Tomorrow in Panama City Analysis of Proposals and Documents on Elephants and Ivory Providing analysis at the 19th meeting...
Powerful message released on World Lion Day: What would our children say if they knew the truth? Watch: https://youtu.be/HGfFsEItmLg Today is World Lion Day (10 August) – a day...
By Dr Louise de Waal - 10.08.2022 - www.bloodlions.org Powerful message released on World Lion Day: What would our children say if they knew the truth?...
South Africa is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world. However, global change, including climate change, habitat loss and transformation, invasive species, pollution,...
The Draft White Paper on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity in South Africa has been published by the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Ms...
Today (6 June) sees the UK Ivory Act come into force, effectively outlawing all legal ivory trade apart from a few narrow exemptions. EIA led a coalition of environmental...
WE, the Ministers responsible for Environment, Wildlife and Tourism in Key African Elephant Range States have gathered in Hwange, Zimbabwe, on the 26th of May 2022, together with...
The Republic of Zimbabwe will host an African elephant summit in the Hwange National Park from Monday 23rd to Thursday 26th May 2022. The...
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment’s decision to allow issuing quotas to trophy hunt 10 leopard, 10 black rhinoceros and 150 African elephants is suspended by...
To Whom it May Concern,Re: elephant introduction to Lamloch Game Farm We are writing to express our concerns over the proposal to move eight African elephants to the Lamloch Game...
The attached hunting statistics are informed by the information contained in individual hunting reports received from provincial authorities. Please contact us for access to...
According to the newly launched WildChoices website, over half of the 219 captive wildlife tourism facilities in South Africa (as identified by the website) should be AVOIDED, as...
New research by EIA has shown that the volume of trade of some of the most widely trafficked wildlife commodities – raw ivory, pangolin scales, rhino horn and tigers – is now...
Animal Law Course coming to South Africa (and Africa)!We are thrilled to announce that Animal Law will be taught for the first time in South Africa (and possibly Africa), in...
On Friday 25 February 2022, Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment (FFE), Barbara Creecy announced that a trophy hunting quota had been set for 10 black rhinos, 10...
Campaigners and Nations Step Up Efforts to Close Ivory Market in Japan The first in-person meeting since 2019 of the UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species...
Humane Society International/Africa’s new report states 83% of exported trophies from South Africa are captive-bred animals, non-native species or species without science-based...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister, Ms Barbara Creecy, has confirmed the quotas for the trophy hunting of black rhino, leopard and elephant in South Africa for...
Evaluating the financial contributions of the Consortium of Charitable Zoos to in situ conservation. “Zoos claim to be ‘Powerhouses in Conservation’, and zoo visitors...
RE: URGENT UPDATE ON THE TRADE IN WILD CAUGHT ELEPHANTS FROM NAMIBIA TO THE UAE In October 2021, 22 elephants were captured and taken to a holding facility in Gobabis, the...
RHINO POACHING IN SOUTH AFRICA IN 2021 A total of 451 rhino were poached in South Africa in 2021, 327 within government reserves and 124 on private property. While there is a 24...
Traditional medicine is integral to many cultures and plays an essential role in healthcare in Africa. The Chinese Government has been ramping up its expansion of traditional...
‘While we spend our efforts trying to promote ecologically acceptable practices on livestock farms to promote ecological integrity and regeneration, we are inundated by...
PREFACE On the 22nd of September 2021−World Rhino Day−the acting head of South African National Parks, Dr Luthando Dziba, said that there may be fewer than 3000...
Posted on December 14, 2021 in LIVE WILDLIFE TRADE SOUTH AFRICA AND CHINA, News The EMS Foundation and Ban Animal Trading, authors of the investigative report...
ANSWERS TO WELFARE QUESTIONS: PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES MEETING HELD ON 23 NOVEMBER 2021: BRIEFING ON THE REVIEW OF THE ANIMAL WELFARE ACT.
1 BACKGROUND South Africa has split the animal welfare mandate between the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (hereafter referred to as DEFF or the...
The work of SAMLIT has been commended by His Royal Highness, The Duke of Cambridge, Prince William, in his role as President of the Royal Foundation’s United for...
ABSTRACT Elephant culling is included in National Norms and Standards for the Management of Elephants in the Republic of South Africa, as a last-resort option to reduce elephant...
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: BIODIVERSITY ACT, 2004 (ACT NO. 10 OF 2004) No. 45294 3 8 October 2021 CONSULTATION ON THE PROPOSED HUNTING/ EXPORT QUOTA FOR...
A report to the CITES secretariat concerning the recent statement on proposed elephant exports from Namibia. Via electronic mail (Ivonne.higuero@cites.org) Ms. Ivonne...
A recent debate on trophy hunting in the Letters section of Science turned in an interesting direction when the writers of the first letter, written by opponents of...
Our new Cargo of Cruelty report reveals Ethiopian Airlines is shipping live wild animals from West Africa around the world for use as exotic pets. World Animal Production has...
STOP THE IMMENT CAPTURE OF YOUNG ELEPHANTS IN ZIMBABWE FOR EXPORT TO CAPTIVE FACILITIES In spite of the Pro Elephant Network communications with CITES representatives and the...
Official information obtained by the EMS Foundation from the South African Department of Forestry, Fisheriesand the Environment via the Promotion of Access to Information Act...
PUBLIC STATEMENT Endangered Species Day 21st May 2021 The EMS Foundation will be making a series of statements, the content of which is in the public’s interest. We are...
A rapid assessment of the international trade in Hippo ivory between 2009 and 2018. Following several developments— including an auction of hippo teeth and a proposed cull of...
Tigers (Panthera tigris tigris) are included in Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), which assembles 183...
Executive summary Traditional food marketsi, rather than supermarkets, are the norm in many parts of the world. Such markets form part of the social fabric of communities and are...
A review of the exploitation of South Africa's captive big cats and its people.
Abstract Namibia's internationally acclaimed CBNRM program depends to a large extent on revenues generated from the trophy hunting of wild animals. The model is an important...
Original report: New-Biodiversity-Framework-for-comment-1-1Download
How Namibia has been losing wildlife, forests and sand through mis-governance and maladministration since 2015. 1. Key observations Poaching, illegal logging and forest...
A POSITIVE CHANGE FOR ALL WILDLIFE IN SOUTH AFRICA ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The NSPCA wishes to take this opportunity to express our gratitude to all of our supporters.Thank you for...
ABSTRACT Wild vertebrate populations all over the globe are in decline, with poaching being the second-most-important cause. The high poaching rate of rhinoceros may drive these...
International concern mounts as the Namibian government put 170 wild elephants up for sale, justified by false population statistics and disputed claims of...
The illegal trade in wildlife and wildlife products globally is estimated to be worth more than USD72 billion annually, ranking alongside the illegal trafficking of narcotics,...
AN OPEN LETTER PREPARED BY THE BORN FREE FOUNDATION ADDRESSED TO: His Excellency Hagers Geingob, President of the Republic of NamibiaPrivate Bag 13339, Windhoek, Namibia...
INTRODUCTION The Pro Elephant Network (PREN) consists of a global community of diverse individuals and organization, comprising expertise from both western academies (including...
Abstract Many wildlife species are impacted by unsustainable consumption. Wildlife is consumed for such diverse purposes as food, medicine, ornamentation, entertainment, and...
A 2020 Assessment of lion numbers in Lion Conservation Unitsand range states' capabilities to conserve wildlife. Summary In 2012, LionAid published a review of lion numbers...
Simple Summary In South Africa, thousands of African lions are bred on farms for commercial purposes, such as tourism, trophy hunting, and traditional medicine. Lions on farms...
For the Attention of: The Director-General Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (hereafter the...
Disclaimers Please note that this Submission is non-exhaustive and does not represent all the responses to the issues and matters raised herein. We reserve the right to provide...
OPEN LETTER: Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries- Barbara Creecy, about the unethical trophy hunting of elephant in the greater Kruger area. Re: UNETHICAL TROPHY...
The Committee met to be briefed by the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries on the norms and standards (N&S) that had been developed in line with section 9 of...
An open letter to Cape Nature opposing the proposed elephant 'Sanctuary' development on Lamloch farm in Kleinmond, South Africa Dear Dr Baard, The Pro Elephant Network is made...
Government notice of norms and standards for the management of Elephants in South Africa.
The regulation of international trade in live African Elephants. A definition of “appropriate and acceptable destination”
Abstract The most comprehensive data on poaching of African elephants comes from the Monitoring the Illegal Killing of Elephants (MIKE) program, which reports numbers of...
Abstract This paper critiques the conservation and economic claims advanced by the captive predator breeding industry in South Africa. It contends that captive lion breeding...
The Minister of Environment, Barbara Creecy, initiated a meeting with the EMS Foundation and Ban Animal Trading in response to the publication of The Breaking Point Report which...
South Africa is the largest exporter on the continent of live wild animals to Asia. However authorities repeatedly fail to comply with the very basics of a regulated trade in...
THE EXTINCTION BUSINESS REPORT SERIES Breaking Point: Uncovering South Africa’s Shameful Live Wildlife Trade with China (2020) is Part 2 in the EMS Foundation and Ban Animal...
TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR THE HIGH-LEVEL PANEL OF EXPERTS FOR THE REVIEW OF POLICIES, LEGISLATION AND PRACTICES ON MATTERS OF ELEPHANT, LION, LEOPARD AND RHINOCEROS MANAGEMENT,...
Dear Subscriber, The Coronavirus outbreak is having a significant and unprecedented effect across the globe. Countries have had to resort to extraordinary measures to combat this...
High level panel - Elephant, Lion, Leopard, and Rhino - Call for submissions. Department of Environmental affairs, National environmental management act.
Republic of South Africa: Ranking E EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The main animal welfare legislations in South Africa are the Animal Protection Act No. 71 of 1962, which prohibits animal...
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE MINISTER OF THE ENVIRONMENT, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES BARBARA CREECY 25th March 2020 Dear Honourable Minister Creecy, Since at least as far back as the...
When travelling in South Africa, please THINK before you VISIT, CUDDLE, WALK, VOLUNTEER or SHOOT FACT – There are 350+ predator...
Blood Lions Campaign The Blood Lions goal is to bring an end to canned hunting and the exploitative breeding of lions and other predators on farms across South Africa. The...
A tool to help you make good choices. Use this Decision Tree, that follows a process of elimination via 6 sequential questions, to assist yourapidly select which...
WENXIA WANG,2 Research Institute of Forestry Policy and Information, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China LIANGLIANG YANG,2 Research Institute of Forest...
Task team Dr Jeanetta Selier, South African National Biodiversity Institute Mr Andy Blackmore, Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife Mr. Brent Coverdale, Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife Mr. Johan Kruger,...
Meeting Summary Committee Report on Colloquium on Captive Lion Breeding for Hunting in SA 21 & 22 August 2018ATC181108: Report of the Portfolio Committee on Environmental...
Tourism is extremely important for Tanzania and Kenya, both of which share the Serengeti ecosystem. Tanzanian tourism, for example, accounts for half a million jobs in...
30th October 2019 Reclassification of 33 wild mammal species under the Animal Improvement Act On the 17th May 2019, the former Minister Senzeni Zokwana of Agriculture, Forestry...
Cape Town (14 Oct. 2019) – Animal welfare campaigners have expressed their deep concern that Zimbabwe may be in the process of secretly shipping off to China more than 30...
2.3.8 The wildlife product section in Skukuza The Wildlife Product Section (WPS) is an abattoir and processing plant located between the Skukuza Airport and Sand River in the...
The Wildlife Justice Commission (WJC) was es- tablished in March 2015 with the goal of disrup- ting and helping to dismantle transnational or- ganised criminal networks...
Meeting Summary ATC181108: Report of the Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs on the Colloquium on Captive Lion Breeding for Hunting in South Africa: harming or promoting...
Environmental Affairs, Department of/ Omgewingsake, National Environmental Management Act (107/1998): Advisory Committee to Review Policies, Legislation and Practices on Matters...
EMS FOUNDATION PRESS Release, 3 September 2019 ELEPHANTS IN CAPTIVITY TO COME UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT ln Hermanus on 6 September, at the Municipal Auditorium, elephant specialists...
Abstract The loss of large trees (> 5 m in height) in Africa’s protected areas is often attributed to the impact by savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana). Concerns have been...
CITES continues to apply pressure to countries with open domestic ivory markets and strengthens compliance measures for countries with ivory stockpiles. 1. On closure of domestic...
Let's be clear - tigers are perilously close to extinction. There are fewer than 4,000 wild tigers in the world. The last sighting of a Javan tiger was in...
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY (For written reply) QUESTION NO.410 (NW1382E) INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 7 of 2019 DATE OF PUBLICATION: 26 July 2019 Ms H S Winkler (DA) to ask the Minister of...
PREVIEW AND OVERVIEW The CITES CoP 18 begins tomorrow in Geneva, Switzerland and runs through 28 August. The CITES Secretariat reports that the 183 Parties to the...
"Botswana Has A Unique Opportunity To Extend Existing Efforts For Co-existence With Elephants" 7 August 2019 Dr. Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe MasisiHis Excellency, President of the...
The Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries Environment House 473 Steve Biko Road Arcadia Pretoria 0083 email: fshaik@environment.gov.za...
A REPORT BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY Contrary to what the governments of Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe have suggested ahead of the...
Judgment-Lion-Bone-case-6-August-2019-1Download Today's landmark decision was reached in the High Court in the matter NSPCA vs Department of Environmental Affairs. The decision...
Trophy hunting has occupied a prominent position in recent scholarly literature and popular media. In the scientific conservation literature, researchers are generally supportive...
Males of many species slow down in their pursuit of females as they age. Not so with elephants. A new study published today reveals that bull elephants increase the energy they...
The Tanzanian Government is teetering on the edge of committing irreversible environmental damage with aggressive plans for a dam in one of the world’s most famous wildlife...
The City of Cape Town is calling on the National Minister of Environment,Forestry and Fisheries to place a moratorium on the Exploratory OctopusPermit until such time as a...
National Director of Public Prosecutions To: National Prosecuting Authority VGM Building123 Westlake Avenue Weavind Park, Silverton Pretoria, 0184...
To: Honourable Minister Barbara Creecy 14th June 2019 Dear Honourable Minister Creecy, Honourable Deputy Minister Sotyu and Ms Phoshoko, Thank you for the opportunity to provide...
Public Participation Submission of the Coalition To Stop the Captive Breeding and Keeping of Lions and Other Big Cats for Commercial Purposes June 2019 Content Introduction...
PREAMBLE For more than a decade, South Africa has been actively supporting and growing the international trade in big cat bones, despite local and international outrage and...
DETERMINATION OF THE 2019 LION BONE QUOTA SUBMISSION FROM TWENTY-FIVE NGOs REPRESENTED BY THE WILDLIFE ANIMAL PROTECTION FORUM SOUTH AFRICA TO MINISTER AND DEPARTMENT OF...
DETERMINATION OF THE 2019 LEOPARD TROPHY HUNTING QUOTA SUBMISSION FROM MEMBERS OF THE WILDLIFE ANIMAL PROTECTION FORUM SOUTH AFRICA TO MINISTER AND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT...
THE ECONOMICS OF CAPTIVE PREDATOR BREEDING IN SOUTH AFRICA GLOSSARY OF TERMS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY SECTION 1: PICKING A BONE WITH CAPTIVE PREDATOR BREEDING IN SOUTH AFRICA...
Highlights In northern Botswana, fresh elephant carcasses increased by 593% from 2014 to 2018In 2018, we confirmed 156 elephants as poached for ivory based on damage to...
Research by Elephants Without Borders (EWB) published 13 June in the journal Current Biology describes a new outbreak of elephant poaching for ivory in northern Botswana. They report that poachers killed an estimated 385 elephants in one year prior to EWB’s 2018 aerial survey. The paper includes photographic documentation of 156 poached elephant carcasses.
Minister of Environmental Affairs: Honourable Ms Nomvula MokonyaneEmail: nmokonyane@environment.gov.za c/c: Ministerial Communication Services: Ms Zanele Mngadi Email:...
PRESS RELEASEGeneva, 10 May 2019 – An updated assessment by the CITES programme Monitoring of Illegal Killing of Elephants (MIKE) has confirmed that poaching continues to...
WASHINGTON— After a prod from a lawsuit filed by conservation groups, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that giraffes may qualify for protection under...
HSI helps dogs, cows, pigs and other animals in Malawi and Mozambique after Cyclone Idai devastation BEIRA, Mozambique (11 April 2019)—A team of animal rescue experts from animal...
Did you know that in Africa there is one elephant for every 20 000 people; fewer than 450 000 according to the (most recent) Great Elephant Census of 2016, down from the 3 to 5...
Wildlife Rights, a group of concerned citizens, call on like-minded persons to speak for those who cannot speak for themselves, especially with regards to the proposed Lamloch...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY During the 2018 dry season, a fixed-wing aerial survey of elephants and wildlife was flown over the core conservation areas of northern Botswana as well as...
A Response to: Kathleen Alexander - Virginia Tech University John (Tico) McNutt - Botswana Predator Conservation Trust Mark Vandewalle - CARACAL In a September 2018 article in...
THIS STUDY WAS FUNDED BY THE FRANCE-IUCN PARTNERSHIP. France has entered a partnership with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the oldest and largest...
PRESS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE VIDEO: Elephant experts condemn Zimbabwe’s inhumane capture of wild baby elephants for Chinese zoos as video emerges showing animals in...
Elephants Without Borders Response to Press Release by: Permanent Secretary, Mr. Thato Raphaka Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism 24 February...
Recent years have shown an increase in the, often heated, debate on trophy hunting, with some important developments taking place in southern Africa. To name just some that have...
Parliament, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 – The Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs strongly condemns the actions of South African National Parks (SANParks) in proceeding...
A report by the Democratic staff of the House Committee on Natural Resources Executive Summary Hunting of imperiled animals can save species from extinction. It is a claim that...
We, the undersigned elephant specialists, would like to set the record straight in the case of the lone female elephant, Lammie, at the Johannesburg Zoo, South Africa. There have...
PREAMBLE Demands for competing land uses that are not compatible with conservation practices, make the need for viable conservation incentives more urgent. Well governed trophy...
Lammie’s mother, Dolly, was captured from the wild in Botswana aged about 3 and arrived at the zoo in 1966. She was euthanised in 2000, aged about 37, when during what should...
CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA Eighteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties Colombo (Sri Lanka), 23 May – 3 June 2019 Read...
HSI/Africa urges department of environmental affairs to heed Parliament’s call to end captive lion breeding for trophy hunting and the bone trade CAPE TOWN (6 DECEMBER 2018) – In...
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: BIODIVERSITY ACT, 2004 (ACT NO. 10 OF 2004) THE NATIONAL NORMS AND STANDARDS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF ELEPHANTS IN SOUTH AFRICA I, Derek Andre...
DRAFT REPORT OF THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS ON THE COLLOQUIUM ON Captive lion breeding for hunting in South Africa: Harming or promoting the conservation...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The National Ivory Action Plan (NIAP) process is an important framework. It was developed under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered...
Parliament, Wednesday, 12 September 2018 – The Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs today had an engagement with the Department of Environmental Affairs, South...
Chairperson: Mr MP Mapulane (ANC) Meeting Summary The Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs hosted a Colloquium on captive lion breeding entitled Captive Lion...
Chairperson: Mr M Mapulane (ANC) Meeting Summary The Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs hosted a two-day colloquium on captive lion breeding under the...
Mr Mapulane, members of the Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs, members of the Colloquium, thank you for inviting me to present my findings and views on trophy hunting...
New poll: vast majority of South Africans believes the lion breeding industry harms the country’s international reputation Economic contribution of the industry is tiny compared...
Executive Summary In July 2018, without public consultation or scientific substantiation, South Africa’s Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) raised its annual lion skeleton...
Should we be farming lions to slaughter? The Problems No conservation value Inadequate welfare standards Lack of regulation Inability of DEA, DAFF and Provinces to enforce...
A review of the worldwide reaction to South Africa’s captive lion breeding and canned hunting industry and involvement in the lion bone trade. Read the full report...
CAPTIVE LION BREEDING FOR HUNTING IN SOUTH AFRICA: HARMING OR PROMOTING THE CONSERVATION IMAGE OF THE COUNTRY DATE: 21ST & 22ND AUGUST 2018 VENUE: GOOD HOPE CHAMBER,...
This week, we have been taking part in the 70th meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) Animals Committee in Geneva, calling...
In 2017, the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) announced an annual export quota of 800 skeletons (with or without the skull) for the international trade in lion bones....
1. The Petition 1.1 On the 7th June 2018, a citizen of the United States of America, named in a recent article as Jared Whitworth...
This Report examines and investigates substantial problems and endemic loopholes in the CITES permitting, enforcement and oversight system. It further demonstrates the failings...
A Collaborative Lion Bone Research Project 1 Introduction and Project Aims The African lion is the only big cat listed on CITES Appendix II, and the only one for which...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The legal regulation of wild animal welfare in South Africa follows the traditional – but outdated – distinction between animal welfare and...
On June 21, 2018, some of Botswana's Members of Parliament adopted a motion to lift the elephant hunting ban. They cited the following reasons for this decision: 1. An increase...
Leopards are Asia’s most trafficked big cat, with more than 4,900 seized from illegal trade in Asia since 2000 – but despite this, new evidence indicates the Government of...
In a joint report published today, the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) and the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) set out findings of a review of the...
Read MTPA's approval letter for Umbabat PNR hunting proposal, including hunting one male lion: MTPA letter
Animal numbers in APNR reserves, proposed hunting quotas and basis for recommendations with reservations, does not recommend hunting a male lion. Read SANParks-KNP's...
David H.W. Morgan Chief, Governing Bodies and Meeting Services CITES Secretariat c/o Pascal Perraud (pascal.perraud@cites.org 28 February 2018 FACILITIES (FARMS AND INDIVIDUALS)...
Forward Africa’s lions are facing an unprecedented crisis. Loss of habitat, reduced prey numbers, increasing conflict with a rapidly growing human population, unsustainable...
International wildlife trade can represent a major threat to biodiversity conservation. Annually, billions of plants, animals and their products are traded across international...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Many people would be surprised to learn that 975 different taxa listed in the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and...
1. PROJECT BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT Since the early-1980s the number of fenced elephant populations on private property in South Africa has grown considerably, contributing to the...
Abstract The world's biodiversity is shared by countries that are increasingly recognizing the need for effective responses to human influence and climate change impacts through...
PREAMBLE Demands for competing land uses that are not compatible with conservation practices, make the need for viable conservation incentives more urgent. Well governed trophy...
MEDIA STATEMENT Fellow South Africans, Ladies and gentlemen of the media, Welcome to the first report back for 2018 on the Integrated Strategic Management approach to combat...
January 11, 2018 His Excellency Emmerson Mnangagwa President of Zimbabwe cc: The Right Honourable Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri Ministry of Environment, Water and Climate The Right...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The 17th Conference of the Parties (CoP17) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) held in September...
CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA Sixty-ninth meeting of the Standing Committee Geneva (Switzerland), 27 November -1 December...
Attention Secretary Ryan Zinke Secretary of the Interior Department of the Interior 1849 C Street. N.W. Washington D.C 21240 United States of America OPEN LETTER TO SECRETARY...
Introduction Resolution Conf. 10.10 (Rev. CoP17) on Trade in elephant specimens, in paragraph 11, directs the Secretariat, pending the necessary external funding, to: (a) report...
The African lion is the only big cat listed on CITES Appendix II, and the only one for which international commercial trade is legal under CITES. The trade in lion body parts,...
We’ve all seen the stories of gorillas and elephants brutally slaughtered by poachers in Africa. Whether it’s Diane Fossey’s beloved Digit, or an elephant calf mourning the death...
Key findings from the report: The majority of the ivory items seen for sale were machine-made from ivory mostly obtained via Vietnam and Thailand from recently poached African...
A new report by The Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime lifts the lid on state-sanctioned North Korean criminal activity in Africa, exposing...
The Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) is watching with trepidation the brazen online rhino horn auction (www.rhinohornauction.com) that was supposed to open today on Monday, 21...
SATSA President: Mr. Gavin Courtenay SATSA CEO: Mr. David Frost And all SATSA Members Dear Mr. Courtenay, Mr. Frost and all SATSA Members cc: The Honorable Minister of Tourism,...
CLICK HERE TO READ THE REPORT: Undercover investigations expose global hub of the illegal ivory trade. Surprising many, and putting other countries to shame, China has taken...
Yesterday (28 June 2017), the Minster of Environmental Affairs, Dr Edna Molewa, announced her decision on the proposed setting of a quota for the export of lion bones from...
The Department of Environmental Affairs has noted with concern misrepresentation of facts on aspects associated with rhino horn trade. The department would thus clarify that the...
Highlights • If ivory speculators in China believe that the domestic ivory trade ban will be finite, they will continue to hoard ivory. • Under a finite ban, speculator...
PROLOGUE South Africa is the world’s top ‘canned’ lion hunting destination, the rhino hunting permit system has been repeatedly abused in recent years to launder horn...
ABSTRACT Illegal bushmeat hunting is a global threat to wildlife, but its secretive and unregulated nature undermines efforts to mitigate its impacts on wildlife and...
RECOMMENDATIONS SOUTH AFRICA SHOULD APPOINT A SPECIAL COURT TO DEAL WITH ALL RHINO HORN CASES SOUTH AFRICA SHOULD VIGOROUSLY PROSECUTE MIDDLEMEN AND KINGPINS SOUTH AFRICA SHOULD...
KEY FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS KEY REPORT FINDINGS Lack of prosecutions • South Africa’s rhino crisis has been “stimulated by organized crime” and...
Dear Stakeholder, SANParks has started the review process of the Kruger National Park's Management Plan in compliance with the National Environmental Management: Protected Areas...
RESEARCH ARTICLE Savanna elephant numbers are only a quarter of their expected values Read original report: Robson et al 2017 Savanna elephant numbers are only a quarter of their...
CITES CITES LISTING APPENDIX COUNTRY DATE NOTES I 13/09/2007 Included in Appendix I, except the populations of Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe, which are...
The Secretariat has received questions from CITES Parties and journalists, as well as messages of concern from the general public, regarding measures proposed by the Republic of...
Abstract The Australian Rhino Project (http://www.theaustralianrhinoproject.org) proposes importing 80 rhinos from South Africa to Australia by 2019 at a cost of over $US4...
This statement covers the period January through December 2016, which is inclusive of the period September to December 2016. As you will all know, rhino poaching is a...
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS NOTICE 74 OF 2017 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: BIODIVERSITY ACT 2004 (ACTO NO. 10 OF 2004) DRAFT REGULATIONS FOR THE DOMESTIC TRADE IN...
At the CITES CoP17 held in South Africa during September/October 2016, it was clear that the vast majority of member states were against legalizing trade in rhino horn. The...
SUMMARY Pro-hunting group Safari Club International (SCI) recently published material entitled ‘The Conservation Equation’. The claimed ‘equation’ is a simple one – that trophy...
Trophy hunters’ inflated claims debunked; trophy hunting ‘insignificant’ to economy WASHINGTON (1 February 2017)—An economic study released on the first day of Safari Club...
Killing of 280 South African animals to raise more than US$1 million for American hunting group’s anti-wildlife agenda Safari Club International convention in Las Vegas includes...
The Department of Environmental Affairs has emphasised that no exports of lion bones will be authorised in 2017 until the export quota for the trade in these specimens has been...
Dear Ambassador Xin Shunkang, During the past few weeks, several Chinese nationals have been apprehended and charged with wildlife crimes, including illegal possession of rhino...
The landmark London Conference in February 2014 brought together heads of state and government representatives to discuss the rise in the illicit trade in wildlife and to sign up...
Introduction Resolution Conf. 10.10 (Rev. CoP16) mandates “a comprehensive report to each meeting of the Conference of the Parties” from the Elephant Trade Information System...
Abstract The selective nature of trophy hunting may cause changes in desirable phenotypic traits in harvested species. A decline in trophy size of preferred species may reduce...
ABSTRACT Unprecedented poaching levels triggered by demand for ivory in Far East Asia are threatening the persistence of African elephant Loxodonta africana. Southern African...
Abstract: Recent surveys suggest tens of thousands of elephants are being poached annually across Africa, putting the two species at risk across much of their range. Although the...
A Major Step Forward For Lion Conservation In Africa Ensuring that healthy, wild lion populations continue to roam Africa’s savannas has become increasingly challenging, as...
Abstract Terrestrial mammals are experiencing a massive collapse in their population sizes and geographical ranges around the world, but many of the drivers, patterns and...
This report is the most authoritative source of knowledge about the numbers and distribution of African elephant populations across their 37 range states in sub-Saharan Africa....
Southern Africa is losing protected wild plants and animals at an alarming rate. Between 2005 and 2014, around 18,000 individual species worth US$340-million were legally sold....
JOHANNESBURG – New evidence of Japan’s failure to control illegal ivory trading at a time when Africa’s elephants face extinction is revealed in a damning report released today*....
Providing analysis at the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP17) of CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) in...
Providing analysis at the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP17) of CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) in...
Africa’s overall elephant population has seen the worst declines in 25 years, mainly due to poaching over the past ten years – according to IUCN’s African Elephant Status Report...
Despite the 1989 ivory trade ban, elephants continue to be killed to harvest their tusks for ivory. Since 2008, this poaching has increased to unprecedented levels driven by...
WWf and trAffic believe that an ivory trade ban in china is feasible and could be effective in contributing to a reduction in current threats to African elephants. Such an...
The following is a listing of country-by-country findings from the Great Elephant Census (GEC). For each of the 18 countries flown to-date there is a listed GEC elephant count –...
Abstract African elephants (Loxodonta africana) are imperiled by poaching and habitat loss. Despite global attention to the plight of elephants, their population sizes and trends...
There is a growing tendency for media reports about threats to biodiversity to focus on climate change. Here we report an analysis of threat information gathered for more than...
Abstract This paper examines the economic arguments surrounding the fate of ivory stockpiles. It centres on the polarized debate between their destruction and various schemes of...
Background on MIKE The CITES programme for Monitoring the Illegal Killing of Elephants, commonly known as MIKE, was established by the Conference of the Parties (CoP) to CITES at...
There have been a number of media articles, social media posts and other communications regarding international trade in elephant ivory under CITES. This has resulted in many...
Executive summary The Vietnamese illegal ivory trade is now one of the largest in the world. Of all the ivory industries in Asia, Vietnamese carvers have multiplied in number and...
Six thousand rhinos have fallen to poachers’ bullets in Africa over the past decade and only about 25,000 remain – a fraction of the tens of thousands that roamed parts of the...
The Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime, the WWF and the Geneva Environment Platform organised the Geneva launch of “Beyond borders: Crime, conservation and...
Recent surveys in Africa show that elephant populations are falling dramatically across the continent. Data from the CITES-ETIS programme shows that ivory smuggling and seizures...
ABSTRACT African elephants are being poached at a rate that threatens their minimum viable population. Some economists have argued that flooding the market with a legal supply of...
The African Elephant Coalition (AEC), comprising 29 African countries, is calling on the world to join them in saving elephants. The Montreux Manifesto, agreed at a meeting of...
PROPOSAL OF NAMIBIA, SOUTH AFRICA AND ZIMBABWE This document has been submitted by Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe.* Background At its 14th meeting of the Conference of...
Abstract While trophy hunting provides revenue for conservation, it must be carefully managed to avoid negative population impacts, particularly for long-lived species with low...
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...
The result of a comprehensive analysis of the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Trade Database, Killing for Trophies...
A report by the Democratic staff of the House Committee on Natural Resources NOTE: This report has not been officially adopted by the Committee on Natural Resources and may not...
Today, UNODC launched its inaugural World Wildlife Crime Report, highlighting how the poaching and illegal trade of thousands of different species across the globe not only...
Terminating the hunting of captive-bred lions (Panthera leo) and other predators and captive breeding for commercial, non-conservation purposes NOTING the prohibition by the...
The Committee of Inquiry was tasked with investigating the feasibility of a trade in rhino horn. Minister of Environmental Affairs, Members of the media, Thank you for the...
STATEMENT: Ladies and Gentlemen, You may recall that the Committee of Inquiry was established as South Africa was experiencing continuously increasing levels of poaching despite...
Provisional list of proposals for amendment of Appendices I and II Read the full report here: https://cites.org/eng/cop/17/prop/index.php
Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS AM Area Manager CA CAMPFIRE Association CE Chief Ecologist DC Conservation Director DG Director...
Abstract There is considerable debate in the literature over whether or not to legalise the trade in rhino horns. Here a system dynamics model is developed that considers five...
Abstract Trophy hunting is widely used in Africa to generate funding for wildlife areas. In 2015, a global media frenzy resulted from the illegal killing of a radio-collared...
It is the opinion of the African Lion Working Group (ALWG) that captive-bred lion hunting, which is defined by ALWG as the sport hunting of lions that are captive bred and reared...
Elite Hunters, Animal Trophies and Safari Club International's Hunting Awards. Read the full report...
SUMMARY OF THE SIXTY-SIXTH MEETING OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA: 11-15 JANUARY 2016 The...
FOREWARD Issues surrounding the conservation, management and welfare of Africa’s elephants are complex. We now know that elephant numbers in some populations have stabilised...
For over 25 years as a nonprofit organization, EIA has pioneered the use of undercover investigations to expose environmental crime around the world. Intelligence reports,...
Khristopher Carlson, senior researcher at the Small Arms Survey, presented today on the impact of the illicit transfer of small arms and light weapons on poaching in Africa at an...
ELEPHANT SPECIALIST ADVISORY GROUP Statement re the proposed sale and transfer of 18 elephants from Swaziland to three Zoos in the USA. Swaziland Big Game Parks and three Zoos in...
Sunday 08 November 18:00 Registration – Hotel Foyer Welcome Beverages and Hotel Check-in 19:00 Dinner at the Signature Clubhouse Monday 09 November 9:00 Government meeting:...
By: Catherine Doyle, MS, Director of Science, Research & Advocacy, Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), First elephant sanctuary in the United States David Hancocks,...
We, the undersigned scientists, conservationists, elephant care, animal welfare and policy experts, are strongly opposed to the proposed import of 18 elephants from Swaziland by...
For Immediate Release Elephant Experts From Around the World Oppose Proposed Import of 18 Elephants from Swaziland to Zoos in Texas, Nebraska and Kansas “The capture and...
The report highlights that the economic results of big game hunting is low. Land used for hunting generates much smaller returns than that used for agriculture or...
A CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS OF ELEPHANT POACHING AND IVORY TRAFFICKING IN EAST AFRICA This case study takes data directly from the field collected by Global Eye and Elephant...
The Global March for Elephants and Rhino's is happening in a city near you on October 2nd, 3rd or 4th 2015. We will be marching at Kirstenbosch Gardens in Cape Town at 11am on...
The following is recommended: 1) Guidelines for the allocation of leopard trophy quotas must be developed and provided to all provinces by the end of January 2015. 2) A...
The NSPCAs Wildlife Protection Unit has compiled an in-depth report on the captive Elephant industry in South Africa. All information contained in this factual report has been...
A new international survey reveals what’s really driving the demand side of the ivory market. The majority of people who buy products made from ivory say they would support...
Download the PDF: Governance of Africa's Resources Programme African elephants face an escalating poaching crisis due to an explosion in demand for ivory, mostly in China. Over...
A new study finds there is little evidence that the Lion bone trade in South Africa is currently adversely impacting wild Lion populations there, but warns the situation needs to...
To: Ms. M.E. Nana Magomola, Chairperson, Committee of Inquiry Cc: Minister Edna Molewa, Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) All rhinoceros species are threatened by...
INTRODUCTION Greetings to the Chair of the Committee of Inquiry and to all the members of the COI. I am Dr. Alejandro Nadal, Professor at the Centre for Economic Studies, El...
Abstract Poaching of elephants in Southern Africa is now dominated by international groups following a model of organized crime. This shift, from poaching conducted by small,...
Introduction: Whilst rhino poaching in many African range states remained a major problem between 1960 and 1995, particularly for the black rhino and northern white rhino, rhino...
Wildlife in Crisis Conference: Cape Town 18, 19, 20 May 2015 Venue: Jules and Kramer Law Building, LECTURE THEATRE 1, UCT , Middle Campus Time: 18.00hrs till 20.00hrs Attendance...
This week rhino owners, conservation NGOS and other stakeholders had a chance to address the Rhino Horn Trade Proposal Committee of Inquiry with their support or concerns for...
A report documenting how the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone (GT SEZ) in Bokeo Province, Laos, has effectively become a hub for trade in illegal wildlife products and...
The African lion (Panthera leo) is the largest African cat and the only feline that is social living in prides that average twelve individuals, but may reach more than thirty....
In this post, Sarah M. Durant and Roseline C. Beudels-Jamar write about their article ‘Developing fencing policies for dryland ecosystems’, which is the first Policy Direction...
The Southern white rhino C.s. simum was historically found in southern Africa; but again owing to hunting and poaching by the end of the 19th century the population was reduced...
Set against the backdrop of the ongoing poaching crisis driven by a dramatic increase in the illicit trade in wildlife products, this briefing paper intends to support the...
The view of an economist using economic fundamentals to argue against the legalisation of sale of existing stock of rhinoceros horn, or the law of unintended consequences and...
The CITES programme for Monitoring the Illegal Killing of Elephants, commonly known as MIKE, was established by the Conference of the Parties (CoP) at its 10th Meeting (Harare,...
Given the alarming pace, level of sophistication, and globalized nature that illegal trade in wildlife has now notoriously achieved, UNEP initiated a Rapid Response Assessment to...
SANParks wish to manage elephant impacts on biological, cultural, human and stakeholder values. Kruger National Park (Kruger) is a large conservation area, almost 2 million...
Farming of animals and plants has recently been considered not merely as a more efficient and plentiful supply of their products but also as a means of protecting wild...
Standing Committee of CITES (SC) met in Geneva from 7 to 11 July 2014, assessed the implementation status of CITES decisions taken at CoP 16, (Bangkok, 2013) on the rhino and...
10 FEBRUARY 2015 The Minister of Environmental Affairs, Mrs Edna Molewa this week introduced the Committee of Inquiry tasked with investigating the feasibility of a trade in...
This report illustrates attitudes garnered from nine focus groups in several poaching communities in and around South African and Mozambican game parks, and approximately 15...
The Pelly Amendment authorises the President to limit the importation of any products from a country of which the nationals thereof are engaging in trade or taking that...
An analysis of ivory seizure data held in the Elephant Trade Information System (ETIS) prepared for the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES (Bangkok, 2013)...
There is much focus by conservationists and institutions on what is happening on the ground in Africa when it comes to elephant poaching however very little attention is being...
The Environmental Investigation Agency delivers a damning report on Tanzania's failure to address the mass slaughter of it's elephants. The country, once heralded as a...
Trends in the populations of large herbivores in Niassa Reserve, Mozambique, have been monitored through biennial aerial surveys since 1998. The elephant Loxodonta africana...
Poaching of African elephants is threatening the species viability. International non-governmental organizations and media often attribute the basic problem to China’s domestic...
In the Proposed Amendments to South African Legislation (PALSA) participants urgently request the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development to intervene in the rhino...
INTRODUCTION: At a recent stakeholder meeting called by the Department of Environmental Affairs to discuss proposed amendments to the Elephant Norms and Standards, it became...
INTRODUCTION: The fin whale is the second largest species on the planet – a giant at more than 20 metres in length but able to swim at speeds in excess of 35km per hour, earning...
INTRODUCTION: Ivory-seeking poachers have killed 100,000 African elephants in just three years, according to a new study published in the August 19 issue of Proceedings of the...
INTRODUCTION: Illegal hunting of African elephants for ivory is causing rapid declines in their populations. Since 2007, illegal ivory trade has more than doubled. African...
As a result of shifting wildlife policy, approximately one-sixth of South Africa’s total land has been ‘game-fenced’ and converted for wildlife-based production during the last...
INTRODUCTION: Illegal trade of wildlife has been recognised as an important driver of biodiversity loss. In many quarters the use of legal markets has been presented as the best...
INTRODUCTION: This video addresses the dire effects the legal rhino horn trade could have on the survival of the species. Some of the key findings include: The premise that...
INTRODUCTION: Ivory stockpiles are being burnt around the globe this year, thick plumes of grey smoke sending a signal across international newsfeeds: Some countries consider the...
INTRODUCTION: In April 2014 economists, conservationists, researchers, consumer state representatives and wildlife law consultants from around the world gathered in Pretoria to...
INTRODUCTION: Research conducted in the Caprivi Strip, Namibia investigates the relevance of pathways for movement of elephants and the significant spatial variable explaining...
INTRODUCTION: A three year study across eleven livestock farms in South Africa has found non lethal predator controls, such as guardian dogs, alpacas and collars to be cheaper...
In recent years significant criminal syndicates and organized terrorist gangs have engaged in elephant poaching to acquire ivory, which they sell for arms to ply their deadly...
INTRODUCTION: This report by the Endangered Wildlife Trust represents the summary findings of an investigation to examine the status of compliance monitoring and enforcement of...
INTRODUCTION: In 2010 the Department of Environmental Affairs commissioned a feasibility study to determine the viability of the legalisation of the trade in rhino horn in South...
SUMMARY: Wayne Lotter and Krissie Clark look at how a community in Tanzania have managed to curb elephant poaching in one of the worst impacted areas in Africa. Based in southern...
A report examining international wildlife crime case histories, considering the successes and failures, and highlighting the crucial lessons to be learnt for better future...
Link to download the report here: http://annamiticus.com/Reports/TroublingTimeline.pdf
INTRODUCTION Aerial survey was conducted in the Ruaha-Rungwa ecosystem during the dry season of 2013 (October 28th through November 7th, 2013). The census covered an area...
SUMMARY Poaching of rhinos in Southern Africa has increased dramatically in recent years. There is considerable debate within policy circles and the conservation movement as to...
ABSTRACT Trade in ivory is banned under CITES in an effort to protect the African elephant. The trade ban is supported by some range states, most notably Kenya, because they see...
After a relatively stable period, the last three years have seen an unprecedented spate in the illegal trafficking of ivory. It has been argued the threat is so severe that...
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Introduction The IUCN/SSC African Elephant Specialist Group (AfESG) works with the two CITES-mandated elephant monitoring systems: the programme for Monitoring the Illegal...
Illegal poaching has caused populations of African elephants to plummet. Earth's largest land mammal is doomed to extinction in the wild unless demand for ivory is reduced and...
Ceratotherium simum simum (Reference Number: Cer_sim_Aug2012) Summary of findings The South African population of Ceratotherium simum simum (white rhinoceros) is included in...
There is no doubt that Sub-Saharan Africa faces great challenges in the conservation of wild animals, especially in relation to big game such as elephant and rhinoceros. One...
Key decision-making abilities [of large brained mammal species] that are fundamental to living in complex societies could be significantly altered in the long-term through...
Background IUCN is seriously concerned by the escalating rise over the last three years in poaching of elephants for ivory, which is increasing across the range of the African...
In 2006, the Minister for Environment Affairs and Tourism convened a Science Round Table to advise on the different approaches to elephant management in South Africa....
The Elephant Management Plan for 2013-2022 describes the elephant management objectives to be implemented in Kruger National Park. Compiled by Scientific Services and the Kruger...
Do the arguments in favor of a legalized trade in rhino horn stand up to basic scrutiny? Let’s take a look at the nine most common myths perpetuated by rhino horn trade...
Despite the CITES Treaty of 1989, which banned the global trade in ivory and rhino horn, the illegal business of killing elephants and maiming rhinos continues. Following a three...
Research published by the pro-‐hunting International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation, supported by other authors, finds...
The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) remains concerned that any more ‘legal’ sales or discussion of ‘legal’ sales of ivory will further stimulate the ivory market,...
China giving elephants a one-way ticket to extinction “Unless Western and African nations can turn things around fast, to protect the 400,000 or so left, then the elephants of...
Two legal sales of ivory stockpiles have failed to stem the flow of illegal ivory to East Asia, especially to China. In fact, the opposite has occurred, with the sales...
This is the fifth update on the status of the African elephant produced under the aegis of the African Elephant Specialist Group (AfESG) of the IUCN Species Survival Commission...
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AND TOURISM No. 251 29 February 2008 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: BIODIVERSITY ACT, 2004 (ACT NO. 10 OF 2004) NATIONAL NORMS AND...
Personal opinion, hearsay, anecdotes and individual interpretations of research findings all too often dominate heated debates on elephant management. General statements such as...
The African elephant, the largest remaining land mammal on the planet, is facing the greatest crisis in decades. Reports of mass elephant killings in the media vividly illustrate...
An unprecedented surge in ivory seizures occurred in 2011. Media reported that 5,259 elephant tusks were seized worldwide in that year alone, representing the lives of at least...
This document constructs a summary of information needs that the application of the Norms and Standards for the Management of Elephants in South Africa (DEAT 2008) generated. The...
The birth of an elephant is a spectacular occasion. Grandmothers, aunts, sisters, and cousins crowd around the new arrival and its dazed mother, trumpeting and stamping and...
