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African elephants only occupy a fraction of their potential range
Many wildlife species are threatened by shrinking habitat. But according to new research, the...
Seaspiracy shows why we must treat fish not as seafood, but as wildlife
The film gets some things wrong, but it exposes the grim ecological destruction of the Earth’s...
Why the Kruger Park is demolishing artificial water sources
Years of artificial water sources in the park have led to a number of ecological problems and...
40 SANParks employees sacked over rhino poaching
Cape Town - FORTY SANParks employees found guilty of being involved in rhino poaching have been...
ZIM DUPED OF US$13MIL IN ELEPHANT EXPORT DEALS TO CHINA, DUBAI
The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority may have misled the Convention on Trade in...
Why the global wildlife trading system is an absolute sham
The essential and gorgeously diverse array of life on Earth is disappearing fast....
The Covid-19 question: How do we prevent future pandemics?
The EndPandemics alliance brings together various groups working to prevent future zoonotic...
‘The Sick Five’: Captive lion breeding industry poses public health risk
The captive lion industry is putting the health of tourists, industry workers and communities at...
Two legal challenges expose grave flaws at the heart of global wildlife trading system
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is one...
The ‘Enterprise,’ the Burundi Stockpile, and other Ivory Behind the Extradition.
In the morning hours of Monday, January 25th alleged ivory/rhino horn, and drug trafficker, Mansur...
Test drilling for oil and gas begins in Namibia’s Okavango region
This month, ReconAfrica’s multimillion-dollar drilling rig pierced a riverbed in elephant habitat...
Two thirds of rhinos in South Africa’s Kruger park lost to poachers in a decade
Kruger National Park, home to the world’s largest concentration of rhinoceroses, has lost two...
How much is an elephant worth? Meet the ecologists doing the sums
The idea of being able to put a price on nature is dividing opinion, but the financial value of...
MAN FACING JAIL IN SLOVAKIA FOR ILLICITLY IMPORTING ‘CANNED’ TIGER TROPHY
Flemming Emil Hanson (Zenger, 26 January 2021) reports that “A hunter is facing up to five years...
Kruger rhino populations plummet – latest official stats
After years of silence about Kruger National Park rhino populations from South Africa’s Ministry...
China and wildlife trade watchdog face legal challenge over ‘flagrant’ sales of chimps and elephants
Heavily-pregnant animals among species transported across continents, lawyers say China and...
From Africa to the Persian Gulf: Inside the booming illegal market for wild pets
https://youtu.be/ECzGSOco1sg In the United Arab Emirates, the possession and trafficking of wild...
Why great white sharks are disappearing from South Africa’s coastline
Eleven years ago, out in the cool, coastal waters of Gansbaai on the Western Cape’s Atlantic...