State of the Rhino 2023
Apart from poaching and habitat loss, climate change-induced droughts have been threatening the rhino population in Africa, pointed out a new report. On the other hand, climate disruptions in Asia can
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African elephant status report 2016
<p>The report is an authoritative source of knowledge about the numbers and distribution of African elephant populations across their 37 range states in sub-Saharan Africa. It presents more than 275 new
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Botswana breaks ranks with neighbors on ivory trade ahead of U.N. meeting
Botswana, home to the world's largest elephant population, will break ranks with its southern African neighbors and not support bids at an upcoming U.N. conference to allow sales of ivory, its president
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Ivory Trade Debate Resurfaces as Southern Africa's Elephants Thrive
South Africa's Kruger National Park is littered in places with the trunks of trees uprooted and stripped of bark by a surging population of elephants, a frequent sight in the reserve. Africa's elephants
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Large ivory seizures in Singapore make it a smuggling hub of “primary concern”
Large-scale seizures of ivory in Singapore over the last three years make the south-east Asian city-state one of the world’s premier ivory smuggling hubs for organised crime, say conservation watchdogs.
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UK to crack down on illegal ivory sales
New initiative closes loophole allowing dealers to claim ivory from recently killed elephants is antique without providing proof of age Britain is to ban all sales of ivory which are not backed by proof
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Ivory trade debate resurfaces as southern Africa's elephants thrive
South Africa's Kruger National Park is littered in places with the trunks of trees uprooted and stripped of bark by a surging population of elephants, a frequent sight in the reserve. Africa's elephants
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WCCB for strengthening wildlife enforcement
Nagpur: The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) on Thursday called upon various government agencies in the region to strengthen enforcement so as to tackle increasing crime. WCCB is a statutory multidisciplinary
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57 elephant tusks recovered, 16 arrested in Namibia
Police in Namibia have recovered 57 elephant tusks and arrested 16 people for poaching since March this year. Namibian Police Deputy Inspector General for Operations James Tjivikua told media Tuesday
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Poaching in Africa becomes increasingly militarized
Dozens of African rangers are killed each year by increasingly well-armed and -organized poachers in a bloody conflict over the continent’s wildlife. Due to skyrocketing consumer demand, particularly
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Legal rhino horn and ivory trade should benefit Africa, says Swaziland government
As talks about a complete ban on both the international and domestic markets heat up, the Swaziland government accuses western NGOs of being ‘armchair preservationists’ Black rhinos, one of the world’s