REPORTS
These detailed reports cover
important conservation issues,
highlighting the urgent need for
action to safeguard the survival of
vulnerable species.
Community involvement and joint operations aid effective anti-poaching
SUMMARY: Wayne Lotter and Krissie Clark look at how a community in Tanzania have managed to curb...
In Cold Blood – Combating organised wildlife crime
A report examining international wildlife crime case histories, considering the successes and...
Rhinos-From South Africa to China, A Troubling Timeline
Link to download the report here: http://annamiticus.com/Reports/TroublingTimeline.pdf
Aerial Census of Large Animals in the Ruaha-Rungwa and Selous Ecosystems 2013 Population status of African Elephant
INTRODUCTION Aerial survey was conducted in the Ruaha-Rungwa ecosystem during the dry season of...
Horn of Contention: A review of literature on the economics of rhino horn
SUMMARY Poaching of rhinos in Southern Africa has increased dramatically in recent years. There is...
Elephant Economics in the Rough: Modelling Ivory Trade (Draft)
ABSTRACT Trade in ivory is banned under CITES in an effort to protect the African elephant. The...
Report on the implementation of the National Elephant Action Commitments to CITES of ‘the Gang of Eight’
After a relatively stable period, the last three years have seen an unprecedented spate in the...
Aerial Survey of Elephants and other large Herbivores in Gonarezhou National Park (Zimbabwe) and surrounding areas 2013
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Status of African elephant populations and levels of illegal killing and the illegal trade in ivory: A report to the African Elephant Summit
Introduction The IUCN/SSC African Elephant Specialist Group (AfESG) works with the two...
A huge international ivory trade threatens the future of Africa’s wild elephants – Interactive Map
Illegal poaching has caused populations of African elephants to plummet. Earth's largest land...
National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act 2004 – White Rhino Non-Detriment Findings
Ceratotherium simum simum (Reference Number: Cer_sim_Aug2012) Summary of findings The South...
Wildlife Legislation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Criminal Offences
There is no doubt that Sub-Saharan Africa faces great challenges in the conservation of wild...
Effects of social disruption in elephants persist decades after culling
Key decision-making abilities [of large brained mammal species] that are fundamental to living in...
IUCN African Elephant Summit
Background IUCN is seriously concerned by the escalating rise over the last three years in...
Elephant Management: A Scientific Assessment for South Africa
In 2006, the Minister for Environment Affairs and Tourism convened a Science Round Table to advise...
Elephant Management Plan – Kruger National Park
The Elephant Management Plan for 2013-2022 describes the elephant management objectives to be...
Rhino Horn: Debunking the Pro-Trade Propaganda
Do the arguments in favor of a legalized trade in rhino horn stand up to basic scrutiny? Let’s...
God’s Ivory
Despite the CITES Treaty of 1989, which banned the global trade in ivory and rhino horn, the...