The Mozambican Justice Department has successfully convicted and sentenced two rhino poachers for the slaughter of two rhinos in South Africa’s Limpopo National Park. In a statement on Monday, South African National Parks (SANParks) congratulated the department as the conviction was the first of its kind in Mozambique in over a decade. The two men, […]
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End of Japan’s Ivory Trade in Sight Following Ban by the Last Major Site!
As of four years ago, about 100 elephants were poached each day for their ivory. As long as elephants are killed for their tusks, they will face the threat of extinction. The rate of poaching exceeds the growth rate of the elephant population. Japan has the world’s largest legal ivory market. However, two years ago, […]
Demand for North American bear parts fuels black market activity in Canada: expert
Black market demand for bear parts like gallbladders and paws has led to poaching of these animals in Saskatchewan and Canada, according to one man who’s dedicated to cracking down on wildlife trafficking. “Imagine that you have somethingthat has gone extinct just about everywhere else in the world but there’s only one place that it’s […]
CITES Finally Adding Regulations to Protect Giraffes!
The population of wild giraffes has been decreasing for a long time now, despite the lack of coverage on the issue. Two subspecies of giraffes are actually listed as critically endangered. Giraffes are sadly victims of poaching, habitat loss, human-wildlife contact, and more which threaten their survival. The poaching of elephants is related to the […]
Petition: Urge Police to Catch Drunk Guy Who Climbed Onto a Giraffe at a Zoo!
Some giraffe subspecies are endangered due to habitat loss, poaching, human-wildlife conflict and more. These wild animals suffer enough. They don’t belong in zoos. Yet many are forced to live there in confinement. One giraffe recently went through a terrible ordeal when a drunk guy in the zoo climbed on top of a fence and […]
Wildlife summit votes down plan to allow sale of huge ivory stockpile
An audacious attempt to allow a huge sale of stockpiled elephant ivory has been defeated at an international wildlife conference. The rancorous debate exposed deep divisions between African nations with opposing views on elephant conservation. About 50 elephants are still being poached every day to supply ivory traffickers and all countries agree the world’s largest […]
South Africa gets go-ahead to increase black rhino trophy hunting
South Africa has won permission to almost double the number of black rhinos that can be killed as trophies after arguing the money raised will support conservation of the critically endangered species. The decision was made at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites) after receiving support from some African nations and opposition […]
Petition: Stop Thailand From Exporting Elephants!
Since 2009, there was a ban in Thailand on exporting live elephants. Now, after ten years, the ban has sadly been lifted. More than half of Thailand’s 7,000 elephants are captive, “working” elephants. Captivity is no life for a wild animal. Elephants should be free to roam many miles per day and live among their […]