Authorities in Togo have seized nearly four tons of ivory, the tusks from over 500 dead elephants, hidden in containers destined for Vietnam, … Go to resource »
Conservationists in Ivory Coast have been hunting, trapping and transporting a dozen extremely rare elephants to a new forest home, in an … Go to resource »
A Kenyan court has ordered Tang Yong Jian of China, who was convicted of smuggling ivory, to pay a $233,100 fine or serve seven years in jail. It's … Go to resource »
2013 was a very bad year for South African rhinos with almost 1,000 animals killed for their horns. That death toll is 50% higher than the previous … Go to resource »
Following the President's July, 2013 Executive Order on Combatting Wildlife Trafficking, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service destroyed approximately … Go to resource »
In a move, that's angered some wildlife and animal rights groups, the Dallas Safari Club auctioned off a permit to hunt a black rhino in Namibia. Go to resource »
Africa's elephant population is under threat due to poaching, but in Kenya's northern Samburu region, an unlikely ally, has come to the rescue to … Go to resource »
The British Army is conducting an anti-poaching training programme in Kenya to enable the country's wildlife and forestry services to better deal with … Go to resource »
African ministers and experts meet from Monday in Botswana to find ways to curb a spike in the killing of elephants for ivory. Ali Kaka, from the … Go to resource »
Some endangered animal species are killed by poachers who sell their body parts for lucrative profits. Now, South African environmentalists are using … Go to resource »
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