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.
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Singapore seizes ivory from nearly 300 elephants in record haul
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.
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Poaching slows but Africa's elephants still face extinction
Last year the kill rate was about 4%, or 15,000 animals, according to new research published in Nature Communications.
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Hong Kong: The ideal transit hub for wildlife traffickers
Data showing wildlife that being smuggled in Hong Kong.
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High-level panel to be established to review SA’s wildlife policies
This body will be tasked with assessing legislation and practices in terms of lions, elephants and rhinoceros breeding, hunting, trading and handling.
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SANParks concerned by rise in elephant poaching in KNP
According to SANParks, 58 elephants have been killed so far this year compared to 32 killed last year.
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Nearly 100 elephants killed for ivory in Botswana
The wild pachyderms were shot with heavy-calibre rifles at watering spots near a popular wildlife sanctuary in the Okavango Delta.
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2 alleged poachers shot dead at Loskop Nature Reserve
The pair of alleged criminals started shooting shortly after being tracked down on Saturday night and police returned fire.
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Female elephant poisoned with cyanide in Zimbabwe
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.
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SANParks concerned with growing number of elephants poaching
SANParks says the rate of poaching of rhinos has declined by 20% an improvement and a light at the end of the tunnel.
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Probe into elephant shooting underway in Zimbabwe
It’s the second collared elephant to be killed there in the space of a month.
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Britain to ban ivory items regardless of their age
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.
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[WATCH] Alarming rise in elephant poaching
The Kruger National Park is experiencing a rise in elephant poaching as rhinos are not as easily accessible anymore.
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Ivory Coast seizes huge haul of elephant tusks and pangolin scales
In an operation lasting several days that aimed to dismantle a major trafficking network, six suspects were arrested.
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China ban on ivory sales begins Sunday, aims to curb elephant poaching
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.
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Zim army officer arrested for trying to sell elephant tusks to undercover cops
The army officer, named as 32-year-old Joseph Mupamhanga, appeared in court on Tuesday.
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More resources needed to address rhino, elephant poaching - dept
Minister Edna Molewa on Monday briefed the media on the latest statistics.
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This seed can be made to look like ivory. So could it save the elephant?
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.
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Zimbabwe’s bull elephants to be fitted with satellite tracking collars
It is hoped the devices will offer the elephants extra protection from poachers.
