August 2021 – African Elephant Coalition

17 August 2021

Investigation derails Namibia’s key argument for sale of endangered elephants

By Tracy Keeling – The Canary Namibia confirmed on 11 August that it’s going ahead with a controversial sale of endangered elephants. Officials claim the sell-off will “minimise human-elephant conflicts” in the areas from which they’ll take the elephants. But an investigation threatens to derail this assertion, as it’s apparently found that such conflicts are minimal in most of the targeted areas. An investigation by the...

World Elephant Day: The highs and lows

By Rosie Awori and Adam Cruise The plight of elephants has formed the subject of many debates and calls to action and yet, over the years, Africa continues to lose an exceptional number of elephants, mostly due to poaching for their tusks and human-induced habitat destruction. This year, as the world once again celebrates World Elephant Day, we take time...

Shooting of elephant calf raises questions about Kruger National Park’s conservation protocols

A baby elephant, still suckling from its dead mother, was shot by a Kruger National Park ranger, despite offer of sanctuary, on the grounds that it’s national park policy. But is this the case and, more importantly, should it be? The morning is fresh. In the wintry, apricot-coloured daybreak, Adine Roode has an elephant’s trunk draped across her head. She...

Nigeria: Customs Intercept N22.3bn Pangolin Scales, Elephant Tusks In Lagos

By Tola Adenubi, Nigerian Tribune The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Wednesday, said it arrested three suspected smugglers in connection with different kilograms of Pangolin scales and Elephant tusks worth N22.3 billion in Lagos. While displaying the seizures to newsmen in Lagos, the Controller General of Customs (CGC), Col. Hameed Ali, said the 17,137.44 kilograms of Pangolin scales (196 sacks),...

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Monthly Archive: August, 2021

Investigation derails Namibia’s key argument for sale of endangered elephants

World Elephant Day: The highs and lows

Shooting of elephant calf raises questions about Kruger National Park’s conservation protocols

Nigeria: Customs Intercept N22.3bn Pangolin Scales, Elephant Tusks In Lagos

EU risks stalling progress on wildlife protections at global conference

Africa is not a country: Europe’s neo-colonial attitude to the protection of African elephants

EU backtracks: Once again, it supports the export of baby elephants out of Africa

Ivory from at least 150 poached elephants seized in the DRC raid

Incredible Journey of Meandering Elephants Ends at Kruger National Park: 5 Relocated, 6 Missing