Chinese appetite for ivory blamed for rising poaching of elephants

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Chinese appetite for ivory blamed for rising poaching of elephants
The News
Mizengo Peter Pinda, Prime Minister of the United Republic of Tanzania together with H.E. Hui Liangyu, Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China and .. Chinese diplomatic and military staff went on buying sprees for illegal ivory while on official visits to ...
Chinese officials 'went on illegal ivory buying sprees'Yahoo News
Chinese demand for ivory is devastating Tanzania's elephant populationThe...

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Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

TheCitizen

16 Nov

Chinese and ivory poaching in the African continent

Maputo – A Mozambican court has ordered a Chinese timber company, Tienhe, to pay a fine of $3.5 million and withdrew its licence of operating in the country because it was involved in smuggling rhino horns.

 

9 years ago

Zegabi

13 Oct

Chinese 'Ivory Queen' to Fight Ivory Smuggling Charges in Tanzania

Zegabi
Chinese 'Ivory Queen' to Fight Ivory Smuggling Charges in Tanzania
Zegabi
8979794_G A 66-year-old Chinese woman who was arrested by a specialized wildlife task force in Tanzania last week will fight charges that she masterminded a multinational crime syndicate involved in smuggling over 700 tusks to Asia. On Monday, Yang ...
Chinese 'Ivory Queen' innocent, will fight Tanzanian charges- lawyerReuters Africa
Chinese 'Queen of Ivory' Arrested in TanzaniaEnvironment News Service
Wildlife...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

05 Dec

Poaching blamed on poor management of reserves

Poor management and organisation in the country’s national parks and game reserves have been identified as the main cause for the increase of poaching in the country.

 

9 years ago

Independent Online

20 Aug

'Poaching bloodbath could wipe out elephants'

Independent Online
'Poaching bloodbath could wipe out elephants'
Independent Online
Johannesburg - Bob Preller has spent the past 30 years watching Africa's elephants with wonder. Now, the businessman is witnessing them vanish in his lifetime. “These iconic creatures could be lost in little more than the next decade or two, due to a ...
Poaching to render 4m people jobless in Africa - ministryIPPmedia
Ugandan Elephants' Long March to RecoveryAllAfrica.com
Tanzania Sees Tourism Decline as Elephant...

 

11 years ago

Times LIVE

09 May

Poaching could wipe out Tanzanian elephants in 7 years

Phys.Org
Poaching could wipe out Tanzanian elephants in 7 years
Times LIVE
Poachers are slaughtering Tanzania's elephants for their ivory at such alarming rates that the population could be completely wiped out in just seven years, conservationists told a conference Friday. Obama renews solar bid despite setbacks · Scientists hope ...
'30 elephants killed every day in Tanzania'News24
Poaching could wipe out Tanzanian elephants in 7 years: ConservationistsSBS

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11 years ago

BBC

VIDEO: Elephants orphaned by wildlife poaching

Mark Lowen visits an elephant orphanage in Kenya's Tsavo national park to see the effects of wildlife poaching.

 

11 years ago

The New Indian Express

09 May

Poaching Could Wipe Out Tanzanian Elephants in 7 Years: Group

Capital FM Kenya
Poaching Could Wipe Out Tanzanian Elephants in 7 Years: Group
The New Indian Express
Poachers are slaughtering Tanzania's elephants for their ivory at such alarming rates that the population could be completely wiped out in just seven years, conservationists told a conference Friday. The two-day UN-backed conference which opened today ...
World in Brief: 09/05/14Morning Star Online
Poaching could wipe out Tanzanian elephants in 7 yearsTimes LIVE

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9 years ago

StarAfrica.Com

16 Nov

Tanzania launches satellite monitoring of elephants poaching

Tanzania launches satellite monitoring of elephants poaching
StarAfrica.com
Tanzania has launched with UN financial support, a special program for monitoring of elephants by satellite, as part of efforts to protect the species which are particularly targeted by poachers, APA learns here Monday. Funded by the United Nations ...
TANAPA to monitor elephants via satelliteDaily News | The National Newspaper (press release) (blog)

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10 years ago

Firstpost

03 Jun

Sharp decline of elephants in Tanzania is direct result of poaching

Firstpost
Sharp decline of elephants in Tanzania is direct result of poaching
Firstpost
Nairobi: The sharp decline of the elephant population in Tanzania, most likely due to poaching, is catastrophic, a wildlife conservation group said Tuesday. The Tanzanian government on Monday estimated that 65,721 elephants have died in the country in the ...
Tanzania elephant decline 'catastrophic'iAfrica.com
Tanzania's elephant population declines by 60 pct - surveyIPPmedia
Tanzania blames migration for huge...

 

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