REPORTS
These detailed reports cover
important conservation issues,
highlighting the urgent need for
action to safeguard the survival of
vulnerable species.
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Concerning the Statement issued by the CITES Secretariat – Exports of live wild-caught African elephants from Namibia
A report to the CITES secretariat concerning the recent statement on proposed elephant exports...
Science for Success—A Conflict of Interest? Researcher Position and Reflexivity in Socio- Ecological Research for CBNRM in Namibia
A recent debate on trophy hunting in the Letters section of Science turned in an...
Investigation reveals Ethiopian Airlines’ role in cruel global wildlife trade
Our new Cargo of Cruelty report reveals Ethiopian Airlines is shipping live wild animals from West...
PREN REQUESTS URGENT INTERVENTION FROM CITES SECRETARIAT
STOP THE IMMENT CAPTURE OF YOUNG ELEPHANTS IN ZIMBABWE FOR EXPORT TO CAPTIVE FACILITIES In spite...
TRADING IN MISERY: SOUTH AFRICA’S RECENT LION EXPORTS
Official information obtained by the EMS Foundation from the South African Department of Forestry,...
TROPHY HUNTING OF LEOPARDS IN SOUTH AFRICA
PUBLIC STATEMENT Endangered Species Day 21st May 2021 The EMS Foundation will be making a...
THE OFTEN OVERLOOKED IVORY TRADE:
A rapid assessment of the international trade in Hippo ivory between 2009 and 2018. Following...
EARTH DAY 2021 HOW MANY ASIAN TIGERS ARE IN CAPTIVITY IN SOUTH AFRICA
Tigers (Panthera tigris tigris) are included in Appendix I of the Convention on International...
Reducing public health risks associated with the sale of live wild animals of mammalian species in traditional food markets
Executive summary Traditional food marketsi, rather than supermarkets, are the norm in many parts...
The Vicious cycle
A review of the exploitation of South Africa's captive big cats and its people.
Producing elephant commodities for ‘conservation hunting’ in Namibian communal-area conservancies
Abstract Namibia's internationally acclaimed CBNRM program depends to a large extent on revenues...
DRAFT REVISED NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY FRAMEWORK PUBLISHED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT IN TERMS OF THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: BIODIVERSITY ACT, 2004 (ACT NO. 10 OF 2004)
Original report: New-Biodiversity-Framework-for-comment-1-1Download
Depleting natural capital
How Namibia has been losing wildlife, forests and sand through mis-governance and...
NSPCA CHALLENGES THE CAPTIVE LION INDUSTRY
A POSITIVE CHANGE FOR ALL WILDLIFE IN SOUTH AFRICA ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The NSPCA wishes to take this...
Will legal international rhino horn trade save wild rhino populations?
ABSTRACT Wild vertebrate populations all over the globe are in decline, with poaching being the...
Deadline looms for the sale of Namibian Elephants.
International concern mounts as the Namibian government put 170 wild elephants up for sale,...
An insight into the criminal networks that streamline the illegal wildlife trade. “Insights from the incarcerated”
The illegal trade in wildlife and wildlife products globally is estimated to be worth more than...
OPPOSITION TO THE COMMERCIAL SALE OF NAMIBIAN ELEPHANTS
AN OPEN LETTER PREPARED BY THE BORN FREE FOUNDATION ADDRESSED TO: His Excellency Hagers...