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important conservation issues,
highlighting the urgent need for
action to safeguard the survival of
vulnerable species.
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The Economics of Captive Predator Breeding in South Africa
THE ECONOMICS OF CAPTIVE PREDATOR BREEDING IN SOUTH AFRICA GLOSSARY OF TERMS EXECUTIVE...
Evidence of a Growing Elephant Poaching Problem in Botswana
Highlights In northern Botswana, fresh elephant carcasses increased by 593% from 2014 to...
Botswana’s Elephants Face a New Poaching Threat
Research by Elephants Without Borders (EWB) published 13 June in the journal Current Biology describes a new outbreak of elephant poaching for ivory in northern Botswana. They report that poachers killed an estimated 385 elephants in one year prior to EWB’s 2018 aerial survey. The paper includes photographic documentation of 156 poached elephant carcasses.
Follow-up to colloquium on captive breeding for hunting & press release re high-level panel to review policies
Minister of Environmental Affairs: Honourable Ms Nomvula MokonyaneEmail:...
New report highlights continued threat to African elephants from poaching
PRESS RELEASEGeneva, 10 May 2019 – An updated assessment by the CITES programme Monitoring of...
Press Release: Lawsuit Prompts U.S. Officials to Consider Protecting Giraffes
WASHINGTON— After a prod from a lawsuit filed by conservation groups, the U.S. Fish and...
Cyclone Idai: Animals receive emergency aid from Humane Society International
HSI helps dogs, cows, pigs and other animals in Malawi and Mozambique after Cyclone Idai...
The Last Elephants – Book review
Did you know that in Africa there is one elephant for every 20 000 people; fewer than 450 000...
Don’t allow your silence to give consent
Wildlife Rights, a group of concerned citizens, call on like-minded persons to speak for those who...
DRY SEASON AERIAL SURVEY OF ELEPHANTS AND WILDLIFE IN NORTHERN BOTSWANA JULY – OCTOBER 2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY During the 2018 dry season, a fixed-wing aerial survey of elephants and wildlife...
Clearing up misconceptions about elephant poaching in Botswana
A Response to: Kathleen Alexander - Virginia Tech University John (Tico) McNutt - Botswana...
Africa is changing: Should its protected areas evolve? Reconfiguring the protected areas in Africa. Appendices 2 & 3 refer to trophy hunting.
THIS STUDY WAS FUNDED BY THE FRANCE-IUCN PARTNERSHIP. France has entered a partnership with the...
NEW VIDEO: Zimbabwe’s 35 captured baby elephants terrified in pens
PRESS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE VIDEO: Elephant experts condemn Zimbabwe’s inhumane capture of...
EWB Response to Botswana Government Press Release
Elephants Without Borders Response to Press Release by: Permanent Secretary, Mr. Thato Raphaka...
Trophy hunting for conservation and development in Namibia? The limitations of economic benefits and the role of science
Recent years have shown an increase in the, often heated, debate on trophy hunting, with some...
Environmental Affairs Committee strongly condemns the actions of SANParks in proceeding to sign the cooperative agreement between Kruger National Park and Private Reserves despite the directives of parliament
Parliament, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 – The Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs strongly...
Missing the Mark: African trophy hunting fails to show consistent conservation benefits
A report by the Democratic staff of the House Committee on Natural Resources Executive Summary...
OPEN LETTER BY ELEPHANT SPECIALISTS Re. Lammie, the lone female elephant at Johannesburg Zoo
We, the undersigned elephant specialists, would like to set the record straight in the case of the...