CRIMINAL GANGS BEHIND TRAFFICKING OF PROCESSED RHINO HORN IN SOUTH AFRICA
Nairobi, Sept 18 - Criminal networks of Chinese origin operating in South Africa are now processing rhino horn locally into beads, bracelets, bangles and powder...
ANOTHER PAIR OF RARE WHITE GIRAFFES SEEN IN EASTERN KENYA
Nairobi, Sept 15 - Two rare white giraffes have been sighted in eastern Kenya, a conservation group reported.
The mother and its calf were seen in...
IMPROVED LAND USE CRUCIAL FOR ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT – REPORT
The consumption of Earth’s natural reserves has doubled in the past 30 years, with a third of the planet’s land now severely degraded, according...
UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS MEASURES TO COMBAT ILLICIT WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING
Nairobi, Sept 14 - The United Nations General Assembly this week adopted a far-reaching resolution on tackling illegal wildlife trafficking.
Measures in the resolution, adopted on September 11,...
EAWLS SAYS COURT ORDER AGAINST RAILWAY IN NAIROBI NATIONAL PARK IGNORED
Nairobi, Sept 13 – The East African Wild Life Society (EAWLS) today voiced concern over the continuation of work related to the construction of the...
WEAK GOVERNANCE, GRAFT UNDERMINE EFFORTS TO STOP IVORY TRAFFICKING IN CENTRAL AFRICA – STUDY
Yaoundé, Cameroon, September 8 - Weak governance, corruption and shifting trade dynamics are significant factors seriously undermining the control of ivory trafficking throughout five countries...
A Tribute to Wildlife Filmmaker Alan Root (1937-2017)
Nairobi, Sept 6 - When young Alan Root, who died in Kenya on 26 August 2017, was told his family would move to East...
Database Created to Help Combat Poisoning of Vultures and other Wildlife
NAIROBI, Sept 1 - In a bid to address the problem of of the use of poisons to kill wildlife in Africa, the Peregrine...
South African Breeder Gets Permit to Auction Rhino Horn Online
Nairobi, Aug 24 - A South African breeder has received a permit to sell 264 rhino horns in an online auction, local media reported....
Two Tonnes of Ivory Crushed in New York’s Central Park in Stand against Poaching
(New York, July 3, 2017) - Over two tonnes of ivory artifacts were crushed at a high-profile event at the heart of New York...
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