Zambia Unearths Record-Breaking 11,685-Carat Emerald at Kagem Mine
A massive 11,685-carat emerald weighing 2.3 kilogrammes has been unearthed at Zambia’s Kagem mine, believed to be the world’s largest emerald-producing site. The gemstone, named […]
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Teenage Belgian Ant Collectors Fined in Kenya as Experts Warn of Ecological Disruption
Two Belgian teenagers have been swept into the centre of Kenya’s escalating campaign against wildlife trafficking after being caught with 5,000 live ants, a violation […]
Southern African Nations Fear Increased Elephant Deaths Due to Drought
Southern African countries, home to the world’s largest elephant population, anticipate an increase in animal deaths due to a severe drought depleting food and water […]
Botswana’s Warning: 20,000 Elephants Could Be Sent to Germany
Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi has made a bold suggestion that he may send 20,000 elephants to Germany as a response to a dispute over conservation […]
Botswana offers Angola 8.000 elephants to repopulate national parks
Botswana has offered 8,000 elephants to Angola for the repopulation of parks in the country and will also share its experience in the area of […]
Tanzania: A man killed by an elephant in the Ngorongoro reserve
A man was killed by an elephant in Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Game Reserve, where the cohabitation of humans and wildlife has been a source of great […]
Namibia: Fifty elephants sold by the State
Nearly nine months after putting 170 elephants up for sale, the Namibian Ministry of Environment announced that it had sold 57 pachyderms on Thursday, August […]
Kenya’s Tourism Ministry says that it was not “contacted or consulted” about elephants relocation plan
In an article yesterday entitled ‘A herd of elephants will fly from England to Kenya’, we were announcing the project of the Aspinall Foundation to […]
Botswana: A bacteria kills hundreds of elephants between March and early July
The question that has plagued animal advocates in southern Africa and elsewhere in the world for several months has been: why would dozens of elephants […]
China announces ban on ivory trade, new hope for Africa
China, the world’s largest ivory importer and trader on Friday announced the ban of all trade in ivory by the end of 2017. The move […]