Durban – South Africa’s rhino war for this year is off to another bloody start with seven poachers killed in a series of weekend gunfights with rangers in the Kruger National Park. Eleven suspected poachers have been killed this month alone in the flagship national park by SA National Parks (SANParks) rangers and members of […]
The Elephant Action League (EAL) fights wildlife crime, in all its awful forms. If this is not a crime… Those 250 dolphins, including one albino, were driven yesterday into Taiji Cove, Japan, and tonight some will be captured for a life in captivity and the rest will be massacred for their meat. They will go […]
Wildlife Protection Heroes Google marks today with a doodle on its homepage Dian Fossey’s 82nd birthday. The American zoologist was murdered by poachers Rwanda in 1985. Through her work – as well as her book, Gorillas in the Mist and the movie that was based on it – Fossey brought much-needed attention to the poaching problem […]
The big story will be Africa… Africa will see a population explosion nearly unprecedented in human history. A lot of opportunities but, in our opinion, also a lot of potential disastrous problems, including for wildlife. The continent’s overall population is expected to more than quadruple over just 90 years, an astonishingly rapid growth that will […]
Press Release The U.S. based Elephant Action League launched a campaign to destroy the ivory stockpile in Italy (for the Italian version click here) Rome, 8 January 2014 – The Elephant Action League (EAL) has launched the campaign ITALIA CRUSH IVORY and is asking the Italian government to officially disclose the quantity of its ivory stockpile, […]
PRESS RELEASE DONGGUAN, CHINA – Jan. 6, 2013 – In a surprise move the Government of China destroyed today 6.1 tons of ivory and other wildlife products confiscated from illegal trade at a public ceremony in the city of Dongguan, near Guangzhou. Official delegations from ten countries attended the event, including the U.S., UK, India, Kenya, Gabon […]
LOS ANGELES – Jan. 4, 2013 – The Government of China is set to destroy ivory and other wildlife products confiscated from illegal trade at a public ceremony on Jan. 6 in the city of Guangzhou, Guangdong Province. It’s the first time for China and it took the international community by surprise. Chinese authorities are planning […]
According to an official release from China’s State Forestry Administration, China is about to burn some of its ivory stockpile. The destruction will be in Guangzhou on the 6th of January 2014, and UNEP Goodwill Ambassador Li Bingbing will be promoting the event via social media. The Elephant Action League is launching a campaign to destroy […]
UPDATE – April 7th, 2014 Bombay High Court just issued orders for Sunder’s release. Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre in Bangalore is to become his now home. UPDATE – January 1st, 2014 We are very sorry to report that unfortunately Sunder has not been free yet. A recent report about the Temple association Paschim […]
Agence France Presse, December 30, 2013 Dar es Salaam — Tanzania has been hit by a sharp upsurge in poaching, with at least 60 elephants killed in the two months since the government was forced to halt a controversial crackdown, a senior official said. This month Tanzania’s President Jakaya Kikwete sacked four top ministers amid accusations that the anti-poaching drive — codenamed […]
