Conservationists now blame the EU for failing to support an international drive to save...
With 100 elephants dying every day to keep illegal supplies of so-called “white gold” flowing to the Far East, time is running out for...
Tanzania journalists establish movement to highlight conservation efforts in the country
Journalists in Tanzania have established a movement aimed at beefing up media coverage of conservation efforts in the country. Dubbed Tanzania Journalists for Conservation...
Diplomats using immunity to engage in illegal wildlife trafficking
A recent investigative publication has revealed that accredited diplomats from Far East countries such as North Korea are continually getting involved in the trafficking...
Kenya’s Director of Public Prosecutions seeks life sentence for ivory Trafficker
Kenya’s Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) now wants convicted ivory trafficker, Feisal Mohammed imprisoned for life. In an appeal to the High Court, the...
Elephants could be extinct in 25 years if measures to crackdown ivory trade are...
In 2014, 20,000 African elephants were killed by poachers and between 2009 and 2015, Tanzania and Mozambique lost over half their elephant populations, with...
Feisal Mohammed appeals 20 year jail term for being in illegal possession of Ivory
Feisal Mohammed has appealed a 20-year jail term handed to him for being in illegal possession of ivory valued at Sh44 million. The business...
Mt. Longonot National park closed down due to poor sanitation
Kenya’s Mt Longonot national park was closed indefinitely due to poor sanitation. The department of public health ordered for the closure of the park...
Biotech Company plans to flood Chinese market with fake Rhino horn
Last year, a San Francisco biotech startup came up with 3D print fake rhino horns that carry the same genetic fingerprint as the actual...
Kenya Launches Dedicated Forestry Website
The East African Wild Life Society (EAWLS) launched a Wiki-style website where information on Kenya’s forests can be easily accessed and shared to boost...
Kenya Jails Ivory Trafficker for 20 Years
On Friday, a Mombasa law court sentenced Feisal Mohamed Ali to 20 years in jail after finding him guilty of illegal possession of ivory...
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I met the managing director of Ashnil Hotels many years ago, at the Argentine Embassy in...