On April 11, Chief Magistrate Francis Kyambia is set to make judgement in a Mombasa, Kenya court on the ivory trafficking prosecution against Ephantus Mbare Gitonga. A not-guilty...
Last photos of Kenya’s ‘elephant queen’
Photo credit: WILL BURRARD-LUCAS For more than 60 years, the elephant known as F_MU1, roamed the plains of Tsavo, Kenya. She was one of Africa's last remaining "super tuskers" -...
Farewell to Sudan as another key species fades into extinction
In this photo taken on May 3 last year, a ranger takes care of Sudan, the world’s last male northern white rhino, at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Laikipia county in Kenya. Sudan...
South Africa and Kenya Seek Consensus on Ivory Trade
South Africa and Kenya will hold talks with other African countries to find a common position on ivory trade ahead of the 17th Conference of the Parties of the Convention on...
Saving Elephants: It’s Not Just About Burning Ivory
Kenya will burn 105 tons of ivory on Saturday 30 April – the largest destruction of ivory in Africa’s history and seven times the size of any ivory stockpile destroyed so far....
Elephant conservation: The need for political will
The greatest threat to the safety of Africa’s elephants is not the poachers who prey on them for their tusks; rather it’s the governments of many of their homelands who lack the...
France’s ivory crush very encouraging, says Jane Goodall
Paris, France – France is set to crush part of her 17 ton ivory stockpile today, according to the country’s Ecology Ministry. “We are very satisfied that the French state has...