Despite poaching, South Africa plans for rhino horn trade
South Africa’s government is moving ahead with plans to allow a domestic trade and limited export of rhino horns, alarming many international conservationists who believe rhinos will be more vulnerable to poachers after a record slaughter in the past decade. Draft regulations would allow a foreigner with permits to export “for personal purposes” a maximum […]
Tanzanian Officials, Wildlife Advocates Hail China’s Ivory Ban
Tanzania welcomed China’s latest decision to ban ivory trade and processing activities, saying the move marked a historic milestone in efforts to save the giant mammals from poaching. The country’s Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Jumanne Maghembe said the move would reduce costs African countries injected in the fight against poaching activities. China on […]
Swazi Game Rangers ‘Shoot to Kill’
People are being shot and killed in Swaziland because they are suspected of poaching and game rangers are immune from prosecution, a United Nations review on human rights has been told. The Swaziland Coalition of Concerned Civic Organisations (SCCCO) reported, ‘There are numerous of cases where citizens are shot and killed by game rangers for […]
Zimbabwe Anti Poaching Patrol Accidentally Shoot Dead An Italian Father and His Son
An Italian father and son who lived in Zimbabwe were shot dead by wildlife rangers while on an anti-poaching patrol in an apparent case of mistaken identity, officials said Monday. The two were killed in the Mana Pools national park in northern Zimbabwe on Sunday. “The rangers (were) following the spoor of the poachers, they […]
Two poachers in Kenya sentenced to pay US$1 million each or else face life in prison
A magistrate’s court in Narok, a town seen as the springboard to the Masai Mara Game Reserve with a string of conservancies around it, has handed down the toughest sentence yet on two Kenyan men convicted of illegal possession of ivory, illegal trading of ivory, and related charges. Both were sentenced to either pay 100 […]
Mozambican Police Caught District Administrator Poaching
The Mozambican police caught the administrator of Chimbonila district, in the northern province of Niassa, Felisberto Muterua, poaching in a reserve in Maua district ten days ago, according to a report carried by Radio Mozambique on Thursday. The spokesperson for the Niassa Provincial Police Command, Simao Mate, said Muterua was heading a group of four […]
African Elephant Poaching Hotspots Identified – Research
Most illegally-poached African elephant ivory can be traced back to just two areas of Africa, research shows. Scientists were able to locate the hotspots by matching the DNA fingerprint of seized ivory to DNA profiles from the dung of elephants living throughout the continent. Around 50,000 elephants are thought to be poached each year. The […]
Record ivory, rhino horn cache seized: Mozambique
Police in Mozambique have seized nearly 1.3 tonnes of ivory and rhino horns, obtained from the illegal slaughter of 65 rhinos and 170 elephants, from a house belonging to a Chinese national. Mozambique is a known source of poachers willing to cross the porous border to South Africa to fill orders for rhino horn from […]
