Wildlife Conservation Organization
Dead elephants=ivory to sell on the black market. 200 kilos of ivory=$200,000. 200 kilos of ivory=a lot of dead elephants. Last week when CITES refused to lift the moratorium on ivory sales by African countries the immediate effect was an Continue Reading
Today, the UN’s wildlife trade organizations have turned down Tanzania’s and Zambia’s requests to sell ivory. This is a great victory for conservationist and wildlife fans alike and a monumental step towards ending poaching. For the past month we have Continue Reading
The district police boss Herbert Khaemba, confirmed the Saturday night incident and said the poachers, suspected to be Tanzanian nationals, were shot dead at Kuranze area, Kasigahu location in Tsavo West National Park. The killings comes barely a week after Continue Reading
Sam Wasser, a conservation biologist at the University of Washington, is calling for a moratorium on the sale of elephant tusks. Through DNA analysis he has concluded that 8% of the world’s elephant population is being killed each year by Continue Reading
It has been nearly a month since we first posted a petition in support of the ban on ivory. Now with CITES CoP15 drawing closer by the day the decision on whether or not ivory stockpiles will be sold comes Continue Reading