Officials in the Kenyan port city of Mombasa have impounded more than 600 pieces of ivory, weighing two tonnes. “They were labelled as decorating stones and were headed to Indonesia from Tanzania,” a police source based at the port told AFP on condition of anonymity. The head of operations at the port confirmed the seizure, […]
Huge stockpile of ‘white gold’ that has been seized by customs officers needs to be better secured, says head of conservation group. A leading expert on elephant conservation has urged the government to step up security at a top-secret location housing a massive stockpile of elephant ivory. She cited fears it may be targeted by […]
A herd of 32 wild elephants that entered a mango orchard near Kelamangalam were driven back to the Reserve Forests by the forest officials after a four-hour exercise. This despite elephant proof trenches being dug for a distance of about 89 km. However, these trenches were breached by the farmers who wanted to take their […]
Kenya’s Prime Minister Raila Odinga appealed yesterday for international aid in helping the east African country deal with poaching. Odinga said that tourism, Kenya’s most important foreign exchange earner, “remains under serious assault from poachers.” “I appeal to the international community to help strengthen the national and international policing to deal with wildlife trafficking as […]
One of the first four baby elephants sent to China already dead. CITES has been strongly criticized for allowing the sale of four, wild caught, baby elephants from Zimbabwe to zoos in China, after one of them died from the trauma. CITES went against its own regulations, which prohibit licensing the sale of endangered species […]
BREAKING NEWS: Poachers killed a family of 12 elephants in the biggest single mass shooting of the animals on record in Kenya. A gang of about 10 attackers hacked off the elephants’ tusks in Tsavo East National Park on Saturday, officials said – the latest sign of a resurgence of mostly Asian demand for ivory […]
Poaching & Ivory Trade: The Human Toll (New York Times) Rangers in isolated central Africa uncover grim cost of protecting wildlife. This is an issue very dear to EAL. Coldblooded murder, with dozens of African wildlife rangers killed in recent years, many in revenge-driven ambushes. “Kenya, which is considered tame compared with some of these […]
Is it the end of elephants? Experts fear they may in time be wiped out. Jane Goodall’s campaign to raise awareness about ivory poaching is to launch this year and she has appealed to David Attenborough for help. “The situation is desperate. It’s a worldwide war that we need to help fight”, says Goodall. More […]
The secret lives of Africa’s giants. A new landmark documentary by BBC/Discovery on once secret activities undertaken by elephants and rhinos. The subtle aspects to these huge animals’ personalities intrigue the most. Individual African bush elephants have distinct personalities, consistently displaying four distinct personality types; being fearful, sociable, aggressive or effective, a effective elephant being […]
A passenger train has ploughed into and killed five elephants of a herd crossing railroad tracks. Mr. J.D. Sharma, chief conservator of the state’s wildlife department, accused the railroad authorities of ignoring his department’s warning that trains should slow down because a herd of elephants was moving in the area. Dozens of elephants have died […]
