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Botswana’s big problem is not elephants, but runaway bushfires
When vast areas of northern Botswana are denuded of trees, elephants almost always get the blame....
China sees slump in ivory smuggling amid intense crackdown
BEIJING, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- China has seen a significant decline in ivory smuggling, as efforts...
Beyond its exceptional beauty, Kruger National Park is on the ropes and hurting
The Kruger National Park has a major rhino-poaching crisis, but that’s just one of many mounting...
UK government puts animal welfare policies on pause
Delayed legislation includes ban on trophy hunting imports and stricter sentences for puppy...
A court challenge that could be of enormous benefit to wildlife conservation
Dr Bool Smuts of the Landmark Foundation is known in the environmental field for his willingness...
Hong Kong ban on ivory sales finally comes into effect
Hong Kong has been accused of playing an oversized role in the ivory industry. A ban on selling...
Wise old elephants keep the young calm
Male elephants are more aggressive when fewer older males are present, new research suggests. The...
Oil company accused of drilling in African wildlife reserve, offering jobs for silence
RUNDU, NAMIBI Canadian oil and gas exploration company Reconnaissance Energy Africa has bulldozed...
Namibia’s community wildlife conservation system has come off the rails, investigation shows
Namibia’s Community-Based Natural Resource Management is seen as a global gold standard for...
Elephant movers and the shakers: the three musketeers
Since 2016, Elephants Alive started collaring elephants in Mozambique, building on our...
Animal welfare bill being developed in isolation
A giraffe that was decapitated in 2014 when a transporting vehicle moving the animal to a game...
Watch: This is where our critically endangered species end up… in a dusty auction house of horrors in Iowa
There should be a “zero hunting quota” put in place for elephant, black rhino and leopards. That...
Shocking new footage reveals horrific conditions lions and tigers are subjected to at big cat farms in SA
Johannesburg - Global animal welfare organisation Four Paws have urged government to consider...
Concerns over trophy hunting mount as pro-killing lobbyists go on charm offensive
A number of concerns related to trophy hunting have come to the fore recently. South Africa has...
By the people, for the people: Mining’s big ocean grab off South Africa — and the communities that say ‘no’
Grassroots opposition to the relentless deluge of applications for offshore oil and gas...
Ezemvelo land is under threat from communities who say they will invade parks
DURBAN - EZEMVELO Wildlife is facing escalating threats from communities around some of its parks...
South Africa is a global hotspot for these types of crimes
While South Africa’s national crime statistics make it evident why the country is seen...
30 Lions Euthanised After Burning in Free State Fires in Shocking Animal Cruelty Case
Thirty captive lions on a private breeding farm in the Free State, South Africa, have had to be...