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

Rosie Awori Next week, the 184 Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) will meet to discuss the future of wildlife. The 19th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES (CoP19) will take place in Panama City from November 14th to 25th. As usual, the discussions are likely to be fractious...

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

By Adam Cruise, Keith Lindsay and Anna Zangger Three years ago, at the 18th Conference of the Parties of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES CoP18) in Geneva in 2019, the European Union, in agreement with most African elephant range states, committed to a strict restriction of the live trade of elephants. This...

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...

22 Jul 2021

“It Doesn’t Fly with Us”: New campaign sees aviation industry stepping up to protect threatened wildlife

By Michelle Owen, International Airport Review Poaching through a Pandemic Reports of wildlife seizures over the course of 2020 have revealed that, despite restricted travel, traffickers are still taking opportunities to smuggle contraband through the air transport system. But, although these reports highlight continued illicit activity, they also demonstrate successful law enforcement and highlight that, when aviation companies and law...

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Tag: African elephant

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

World Elephant Day: The highs and lows

“It Doesn’t Fly with Us”: New campaign sees aviation industry stepping up to protect threatened wildlife

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