Another blow to illegal ivory trade as Tanzania arrests notorious trafficker ...

Hong Kong Free Press
Another blow to illegal ivory trade as Tanzania arrests notorious trafficker ...
Hong Kong Free Press
A notorious elephant poacher and ivory trafficker has been arrested by Tanzanian law enforcement authorities after a manhunt that lasted for over one year, according to NGO Elephant Action League. Boniface Matthew Mariango, 45, nicknamed “The Devil” or ...

Hong Kong Free Press

Habari Zinazoendana

9 years ago

Christian Science Monitor

09 Oct

Tanzania arrests Africa's most wanted ivory trafficker

Christian Science Monitor
Tanzania arrests Africa's most wanted ivory trafficker
Christian Science Monitor
Dubbed as the 'Queen of Ivory,' the Chinese businesswoman allegedly employed poachers in Tanzania for 14 years. By Beatrice Gitau, Staff October 8, 2015. Save for later Saved. close. A herd of adult and baby elephants walks in the dawn light as the ...
The News in photo of 8th October 2015Daily News | The National Newspaper (press release) (blog)
Prosecutors say this 66-year-old Chinese...

 

9 years ago

Huffington Post

10 Oct

Tanzania Arrests The Notorious 'Queen Of Ivory'

Huffington Post
Tanzania Arrests The Notorious 'Queen Of Ivory'
Huffington Post
<span class='image-component__caption' itemprop="caption">Yang Associated Press Yang Feng Glan (center) allegedly trafficked ivory from East Africa to East Asia. Share on Pinterest. Tanzania took an important step this week to combat the ivory trade ...
'Queen of Ivory' arrested in TanzaniaCNN
Tanzania charges Chinese 'Ivory Queen' smuggling suspectReuters
The News in photo of 8th October 2015Daily News | The National...

 

9 years ago

AllAfrica.Com

08 Oct

East Africa: Tanzania Arrests EA's Most Wanted Ivory Trafficker

Hong Kong Free Press
East Africa: Tanzania Arrests EA's Most Wanted Ivory Trafficker
AllAfrica.com
Police in Tanzanian has arrested one of the most wanted ivory traffickers in the East African region. Yang Feng Glan, nicknamed the "queen of Ivory" was tracked down by Tanzania's National and Transnational Serious Crimes Investigation Unit (NTSCIU) ...
8 Oct, 12:10 - Police Arrest Most Wanted Ivory TraffickerUganda Radio Network
Chinese 'Ivory Queen' accused of leading one of Africa's largest-ever...

 

9 years ago

WLRN

13 Oct

A notorious Chinese Ivory trafficker is caught by Tanzanian authorities

WLRN
A notorious Chinese Ivory trafficker is caught by Tanzanian authorities
WLRN
Ivory tusks are highly prized in China. A woman known as the "Queen of Ivory" was arrested for smuggling more than 700 elephant tusks from Tanzania to China. Authorities call this arrest a major breakthrough in the fight against elephant poaching.
Chinese 'Ivory Queen' innocent, will fight Tanzanian charges: lawyerReuters
Number 1 enemy of elephants known as the Queen of Ivory arrested in TanzaniaExaminer.com
'Queen...

 

11 years ago

GPL

11 Feb

ITV News goes undercover to expose Tanzania's illegal ivory trade

 

9 years ago

Christian Science Monitor

12 Oct

Will arrest of the 'Queen of Ivory' dent illegal ivory trade?

Christian Science Monitor
Will arrest of the 'Queen of Ivory' dent illegal ivory trade?
Christian Science Monitor
A Chinese businesswoman who has lived in Africa for decades was arrested for smuggling millions of dollars worth of poached elephant tusks. By Lonnie Shekhtman, Staff October 11, 2015. Save for later Saved. close. In this photo taken on Wednesday, ...
Wildlife activists praise arrest of Chinese womanIPPmedia
In praise of anti-poaching task forceDaily News | The National Newspaper...

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

16 Jan

Probe on Hassanoo’s illegal ivory trade case incomplete

Investigation in an illegal ivory trade case facing Coast Regional Football Association (corefa) chairman Hassan Othman ‘Hassanoo’ and five others is not complete, the Kisutu Resident Magistrate’s Court heard yesterday.

 

10 years ago

Fort Mills Times

11 Dec

Elephant Slaughter, Corruption, and Illegal Ivory Trade Trigger ...

Elephant Slaughter, Corruption, and Illegal Ivory Trade Trigger ...
Fort Mills Times
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) today appealed to Secretary of State John Kerry and Dana J. Hyde, the Chair and CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), to defer approval of additional aid funding of up to $450 ...
Elephant Poaching Epidemic Prompts Objections by The Environmental ...PR Newswire (press release)
Tanzanian police seize more than 200 elephant tusk...

 

9 years ago

Huffington Post

04 Sep

Artificial Elephant Tusks Are Being Used To Help Track The Illegal Ivory Trade

Huffington Post
Artificial Elephant Tusks Are Being Used To Help Track The Illegal Ivory Trade
Huffington Post
The replicas are equipped with GPS tracking technology to allow law enforcement to follow their path. Headshot of Joseph Erbentraut. Joseph Erbentraut Chicago Editor, The Huffington Post. Posted: 09/04/2015 02:07 PM EDT.
Video: Ivory Trade and Slave Trade Linked Throughout HistoryNational Geographic
Ivory smugglers exposed using fake elephant tusks with GPS trackers...

 

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