A power struggle has recently been initiated between the Tanzanian government and WWF. The international NGO is preparing a report regarding the Selous Reserve in Tanzania. The Selous region is the largest protected area of the country and has the largest concentration of African elephants on the continent. However, the term “largest” is probably exaggerated […]
Kenya burns Ivory
In this Saturday, April 30, 2016, Kenya is preparing for an event concerning the global conservation community to fight against poaching and illegal ivory trafficking. Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya’s president, decided to burn nearly 105 tons of ivory from stockpiles of the country. Elephant poaching Before going into the details of the operation and to […]
Europe ignites Southern Africa
Within the framework of its policy to fight against crime against wild species, the European Commission is working on a project of prohibited entry in the European territory for the hunting trophies coming from African countries, even those which were acquired by obeying the applicable law in the various countries concerned. Southern Africa is not […]
Mohawk slaughtered, Sylvester saved!
Another two very recent stories whose action takes place on the African continent and which perfectly reflect the harsh reality of the human / animal conflict. Because they face the demographic explosion of the continent and the shrinking of their habitat, wild animals are increasingly disturbed and their behavior becomes unpredictable. Regardless of the region […]
Two Italian citizens killed during an anti-poaching operation
An anti-poaching operation that turned bad An Italian hunting guide, Claudio Chiarelli, on the right of the picture, and his son Max were shot dead in the Mana Pools National Park in northeastern Zimbabwe. Participating in a joint operation with an anti-poaching unit of the park, they were mistaken for poachers by another unit patrolling […]
Better in horor
The South African government through its Minister of Environment has finally given the statistics that everyone was waiting on rhino poaching in the country. The authorities were pleased to have reversed the slaughter curve thanks to the many radical measures implemented. “We are very pleased to announce that, for the first time in ten years, […]