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New Method To Help Officials Catch Ivory Poachers
Poaching impacts the planet and its wildlife in devastating ways. Not only does it lead to extinction is also enables the spread of disease from poached animals. Find out this innovative method to help catch ivory poachers.
China Is The Key To Stopping Africa’s Dwindling Elephant Population
Conservationists in Africa are putting pressure on Chinese President Xi Jinping to enact a complete and total ban on ivory trade in China. The African elephant population is being critically weakened by the Chinese demand […]
South African Refuge Is The Latest To Be Targeted By Elephant Poachers
The Kruger National Park in South Africa has recently experienced widespread elephant poaching. In May of last year, reports indicated that an elephant had been unlawfully killed for its prized tusks for the first time […]
Journalists In Zimbabwe Were Arrested For Linking Police With Elephant Poisoning
In Zimbabwe, three journalists from a newspaper that is run by the country have been arrested for allegations for slander. Their front page news story concerned the recent cyanide poisonings that led to the deaths […]
Elephant Killings May Have Been Caused By Disgruntled Park Workers, Not Poachers
At the Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe, elephants are continuing to be killed. In the month of October alone, at least 62 elephants have been brutally killed at the park, possibly in an effort to […]
More Elephants Are Being Tragically Poisoned With Cyanide To Fuel Ivory Trade
At the Hwange National Park in the African country of Zimbabwe, cyanide poisoning has led to the deaths of 22 more elephants. The news has been confirmed by the Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management […]
26 More Elephants Found Dead From Cyanide Poisoning In Zimbabwe For Ivory Trade
In a sad story out of Africa, rangers from Zimbabwe’s Hwange national park discovered the carcasses of 26 elephants at two different locations, all killed by cyanide poisoning. This follows last week’s discovery of 14 […]
Researchers Are Discovering Why Elephants Are Better At Fighting Cancer Than Humans
Elephants have a strong defense system against cancer, and scientists from the University of Utah are starting to figure out why. Typically, large mammals are believed to be of particularly high risk for developing the […]
Authorities Capture Ivory Trader Responsible For Killing Over 500,000 Elephants
African authorities have nabbed an infamous ivory trafficker who is believed to responsible for the deaths of more than 500,000 elephants. Yang Feng Glan was captured in Tanzania after authorities had been stalking her for […]
U.S.-China Deal To Ban Ivory Trade Is Major Blow To Poachers
A major blow has been delivered to the illegal ivory trade with the announcement that China and the United States will co-operate to enact “nearly complete bans” on the import and export of ivory. Conservationists […]
Activists Sound The Alarm As Zimbabwe Sells Hundreds Of Elephants To Chinese Circus
Conservationists are raising alarm this weekend over Zimbabwe’s decision to export a large number of its elephants to China. Zimbabwe authorities have proceeded to export the first batch of elephants and are now separating the […]
Global Trade In Mammoth Ivory Is Exploding Thanks To Melting Arctic Ice
As arctic permafrost melts due to rising global temperatures, previously unobtainable mammoth ivory has become accessible to harvesting by paleontologists and ivory traders. Though legal to sell, as mammoth’s are already extinct, the new influx […]
Should The West Rescue Africa’s Animals? Mozambique Loses Half Its Elephants To Poachers
While Africans decry western attempts to help manage their rich set of endangered animals, the latest stats out of Mozambique suggest aggressive western intervention is necessary before the animals are extinct. The U.S. based Wildlife […]
Thailand Seizes 4 Tons Of African Ivory
Thai customs officials announced Monday one of the largest seizures of elephant ivory in transit in Southeast Asia. Police seized 739 tusks (about four tons worth) as it sat at the port of Bangkok awaiting […]