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Truth can be stranger than fiction: the horn and ivory trade paradigm
It was Mark Twain who observed that “truth is stranger than fiction”, although some will suggest...
African nations agree to a 10-year moratorium on ivory sales
London, United Kingdom – Today, heads of state, ministers and officials of around 50 countries...
US bans trade in ivory
In a surprise move coinciding with a major conference about elephant poaching in London, the...
Jane Goodall says no to ivory and horn trade
Dr Jane Goodall travels an average of 300 days a year speaking in venues around the world about...
France’s ivory crush very encouraging, says Jane Goodall
Paris, France – France is set to crush part of her 17 ton ivory stockpile today, according to the...
Follow the ivory to get to the root cause of the poaching scourge in Africa
In his rebuttal of my previous story on ivory poaching and some of the hotly debated statistics...
Die olifant én die mens is al lankal rug teen die muur
Hoeveel tyd het ons oor voordat Suid-Afrika se goed-bewaarde olifante in die spervuur van...
Rhinos: It’s time for Plan B
In public debates about how to save our rhino, those who advocate ending the ban on trading their...
The UN Security Council: An accidental wildlife conservation group
Geneva, Switzerland – The UN Security Council has just adopted two resolutions that specifically...
Dobbelstene van ivoor
Moet ons weet hoeveel olifante nog in Afrika oor is of moet ons probeer om die vraag na ivoor stop...
Hong Kong to destroy one of the world’s largest stockpiles of ivory
Hong Kong, China – There is some good news in the elephant ivory saga. Following mainland China’s...
The Notorious Gang of 8: The countries most responsible for the deaths of elephants
In March last year, the CITES Standing Committee singled out 8 countries most heavily implicated...
Horn of contention: The economics of the rhino horn trade
Cape Town, South Africa – Rhino poaching in South Africa has reached record levels in 2013 thanks...
Horn of Contention: Pro-trade thinking comes in for severe criticism
Those that oppose the legalization of trade in rhino horn as the panacea for the continent's rhino...
Southern African elephant corridors blocked by poachers
Elephants need far greater ranges than any other land animals. But attempts to make space for them...
Elephant Summit: eliminating demand for ivory is key
In the wake of the Elephant Summit held in Botswana in early December where urgent measures to...
Tourism – poaching’s silent witness
In 2011 tourism contributed R83,4-billion to South Africa’s GDP and last year more than 9-million...
Elephants – The Numbers Game
Do we have to know how many elephants there are in Africa to combat the scourge of ivory poaching?...