President Mokgweetsi Masisi has said that a ban on importing of hunting trophies would impoverish the African country’s citizens
Minister Barbara Creecy said electric fences, bees and other methods were tried before the elephants were killed
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Animal rights groups say trophy hunting is unsustainable in sub-Saharan Africa, but research finds a ban on imports could have negative socioeconomic consequences
Private rhino owners say the environment minister’s proposed policy is in conflict with existing legislation and their legal rights
South Africa has about 350 facilities with 8 000 to 12 000 lions bred in captivity for commercial use in cub petting, canned hunting and the lion bone and other body parts trade.
The Botswana Defence Force’s anti-poaching unit has long been accused of a ‘shoot to kill’ policy. Over 20 years the unit has killed 30 Namibians and 22 Zimbabweans
Science should lead the way in society’s efforts to protect habitats, wildlife and people’s livelihoods
A large majority of countries voted in Geneva to prohibit the transfer of elephants caught in the wild to so-called captive facilities
Lifting the trophy hunting moratorium in Botswana is more about politics and less about elephant conservation
There is a significant elephant-poaching problem in northern Botswana that has likely been going on for over a year
The NSPCA is calling for the zoo’s sole elephant to be released and is prepared to take legal action to see it done
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Elephants Without Borders claimed two weeks ago that it had discovered at least 87 elephant carcasses during a routine aerial survey
Nearly 90 elephants have been killed for ivory in Botswana, according to a wildlife charity. But the government has cast doubt on the figure
Two hundred elephants will be transferred from a Limpopo nature reserve to Mozambique in an effort to restore elephant populations there
DNA studies reveal that African elephants belong to a very successful and widespread family
Scientists have found that herds of elephant were able to walk on ground infested by land-mines without injury because of their keen sense of smell.
Certain companies and some government departments oppose a carbon tax, killing off a great environmental project.
High cost to conserve elephants from poachers is compensated by tourism income.
The environmental and hunting pack fought hard for tuskers and lions but it was late nights and intense lobbying that secured the decisions.
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Runner-up: Species Conservation Award and Biodiversity Stewardship Award
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How it went avo-shaped: Shaun de Vaal continues to detail his exploits as a spy in the recent big bash in Turkey.
Joy as thirtysomething pachyderm makes three-week journey from Kenya.
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The concept of a bee fence offers a holistic approach to humans living in harmony with elephants in search of food or following migratory routes.
Hwange National Park currently hosts three times the amount of elephants the park can handle, and the animals are bothering neighbouring villages.
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Elephants in South Africa are being trained to sniff our explosives, poachers and landmines in what is called the art of "bio-detection".
The Zimbabwe national parks authority says it will raise money from elephant sales to fund its operations, despite meeting resistance.
Several members of the public have called on SANParks for an explanation, after the Kruger National Park shot an elephant that attacked tourists.
An elephant has overturned a vehicle carrying two tourists in the Kruger National Park, injuring both, says officials.
The birth control vaccine for elephants has been shown to be 95% effective and is far more preferable to culling, researchers say.
Namibia has been condemned for planning to donate a "Noah’s Ark" of 150 wild animals – including lions, rhino, cheetah and leopards – to Cuba.
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A Limpopo game ranger who set out to take pictures in the bush on his own has been trampled to death by an elephant.