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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...

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...

Kenya: Police arrest four suspects with Sh10 million elephant tusks

By Cyrus Ombati – The Star Police said the four were found in possession of 19 pieces of the jumbo tusks. The tusks have a street value of Sh10 million. The Directorate of Criminal Investigation’s Special Service Unit-led team confiscated the illegal cargo stashed in the boot of two sacks, disguised as loads of cabbages. Four men at the weekend...

27 July 2021

Canada launches consultation on stricter measures for elephant ivory trade

By Cision OTTAWA, ON, July 23, 2021 /CNW/ – Here in Canada and around the world, biodiversity is declining at unprecedented rates. Since 1980, the number of elephants in Africa has fallen from 1,3 million to just over 400,000—a decline of 70 percent. Today, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, launched a 60-day consultation to garner feedback from Canadians on a potential revised approach...

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Tag: elephant

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

World Elephant Day: The highs and lows

Kenya: Police arrest four suspects with Sh10 million elephant tusks

Canada launches consultation on stricter measures for elephant ivory trade

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