African elephant populations across the continent have experienced an alarming decline in the past 50 years, as highlighted in a paper published in November 2024. African forest elephants have been impacted even more severely than their savanna cousins, with some regions reporting declines exceeding 90 per cent. This stark reduction raises urgent concerns about the […]
The 78th meeting of the Standing Committee (SC78) of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) kicked off in Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday. This is the body that considers compliance, implementation and enforcement matters, providing guidance to the CITES Secretariat and Parties through recommendations and preparing draft decisions for […]
Today (12 August) is World Elephant Day and, to help mark the occasion, we’re delighted to be able to share this fascinating guest blog … “If we find elephants in the corridor we run away, returning home without any firewood, even coming up against hyenas and snakes on the way,” shares Neema Stephens. Walking […]
Today is International Tiger Day – a reminder of why the conservation of tigers and other big cats is critical to addressing the biodiversity and climate crisis – and we bring you news of a new project we are working on with Go Insight
In recent years, countries in southern Africa, including Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia, have noted that the majority of intercepted pangolin trafficking cases involved live animals. While trafficking of pangolin scales from Africa to Asia has been a topic of media attention and research, little is known about the live pangolin trade in Africa.
It cannot be ignored that the use of threatend wildlife for TCM, legal or illegal, has been a significant driver of the poaching and killing of vulnerable species such as tigers, leopards, pangolins, rhinos, bears, saiga and many more over the past decades