Elephant poaching
Duke of Sussex lays wreath for fallen soldier in Malawi
Prince Harry was honoured to lay a wreath for guardsman Matthew Talbot, 22, who was killed by an elephant a counter-poaching operation.
The elephant ivory, estimated to be worth $12.9 million, came from nearly 300 African elephants, and was heading to Vietnam through Singapore from Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Last year the kill rate was about 4%, or 15,000 animals, according to new research published in Nature Communications.
Data showing wildlife that being smuggled in Hong Kong.
This body will be tasked with assessing legislation and practices in terms of lions, elephants and rhinoceros breeding, hunting, trading and handling.
According to SANParks, 58 elephants have been killed so far this year compared to 32 killed last year.
The wild pachyderms were shot with heavy-calibre rifles at watering spots near a popular wildlife sanctuary in the Okavango Delta.
The pair of alleged criminals started shooting shortly after being tracked down on Saturday night and police returned fire.
The dead elephant was a lactating female on the shores of Lake Kariba; it’s thought there could now be an orphaned calf in need of rescue.
SANParks says the rate of poaching of rhinos has declined by 20% an improvement and a light at the end of the tunnel.
It’s the second collared elephant to be killed there in the space of a month.
New legislation will create the toughest ban on ivory in Europe and one of the toughest in the world, it said, with a prohibition on the sale of nearly all antiques containing ivory.
The Kruger National Park is experiencing a rise in elephant poaching as rhinos are not as easily accessible anymore.
In an operation lasting several days that aimed to dismantle a major trafficking network, six suspects were arrested.
China has made a big push to eradicate ivory sales and demand has fallen since early 2014 because of a crackdown on corruption and slower economic growth.
The army officer, named as 32-year-old Joseph Mupamhanga, appeared in court on Tuesday.
Minister Edna Molewa on Monday briefed the media on the latest statistics.
Tagua seeds, also known as “vegetable ivory”, are an off-white colour and can be carved and turned into ornaments and jewellery much like elephant ivory.
It is hoped the devices will offer the elephants extra protection from poachers.