Report links Chinese to elephant poaching in Tanzania

Toronto Star
Report links Chinese to elephant poaching in Tanzania
Toronto Star
A new report accuses high-level Chinese delegations of being conduits in smuggling ivory out of Tanzania, contributing to the alarming decline in the African country's elephant population. It also details the time, money and effort spent by Chinese nationals in ...
Chinese President's Delegation Tied to Illegal Ivory Purchases During Africa VisitNew York Times (blog)
Tanzanian officials accused of conspiring in...

Toronto Star

Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

National Geographic

09 Nov

Q&A: Report Alleges Governments' Complicity in Tanzanian Elephant Poaching

IPPmedia
Q&A: Report Alleges Governments' Complicity in Tanzanian Elephant Poaching
National Geographic
Smugglers who dominate the illicit ivory trade from Africa to China said to use Zanzibar as their shipping port. A pgoro of an elephant in Mikumi National Park in Tanzania. An African elephant in Mikumi National Park, which borders Tanzania's Selous Game ...
Report: Africa ivory smuggled on China state visitPocono Record
Tanzania denies ivory smuggled during Chinese state visitReuters...

 

11 years ago

BBC

Tanzania elephant poaching 'rises'

The killing of elephants has increased sharply in Tanzania since a controversial anti-poaching operation was suspended, a deputy minister says.

 

10 years ago

ETurboNews

04 Sep

Elephant poaching, tourism and politics in Tanzania

eTurboNews
Elephant poaching, tourism and politics in Tanzania
eTurboNews
TANZANIA (eTN) - Ahead of Tanzania's general election in late October, opposition presidential hopeful, Edward Lowassa, has vowed to end poaching of elephants and trade in blood ivory. Mr. Lowassa, who is vying for the Tanzania presidential post under ...

 

10 years ago

CNN International

31 Oct

Tanzania gets 'The Devil' as it cracks down on elephant poaching

CNN International
Tanzania gets 'The Devil' as it cracks down on elephant poaching
CNN International
(CNN) First, Tanzanian authorities arrested the "Queen of Ivory." Now they've got their hands on "The Devil." For the second time in a month, the country's National and Transnational Serious Crimes Investigation Unit Task Force has bagged a wanted ...
CAUGHT: The Man Who Killed Thousands Of ElephantsThe Dodo
Most wanted ivory poaching mastermind arrested in Tanzania.Blasting News
Another blow to...

 

10 years ago

The Guardian

06 Nov

Chinese demand for ivory is devastating Tanzania's elephant population

The Guardian
Chinese demand for ivory is devastating Tanzania's elephant population
The Guardian
An ivory bust of Mao Zedong for sale in Guangzhou, China this year. Poaching by Chinese criminals is putting the future of Tanzania's elephants at risk, say the Environmental Investigation Agency. Photograph: STR/EPA. Adam Vaughan. Thursday 6 ...
Chinese officials allegedly smuggled ivory out of Tanzania on president Xi ...Quartz
Chinese Delegation Reportedly Bought So Much Illegal Ivory on Africa...

 

11 years ago

Coastweek

16 Feb

Tanzania slams British newspaper over elephant poaching claims

Coastweek
Tanzania slams British newspaper over elephant poaching claims
Coastweek
DAR ES SALAAM (Xinhua) -- The Tanzania Parliamentary Group on Sustainable Natural Resources Conservation and Utilization have joined the Tanzanian government in slamming a British newspaper that accused President Jakaya Kikwete of laxity in ...
To sell or not to sell elephant tusks?Daily News
Tanzania police seize 58 pieces of ivoryBusiness Standard

all 17

 

10 years ago

GlobalPost

18 Aug

China pledges more support to Tanzania's war against elephant poaching

National Geographic
China pledges more support to Tanzania's war against elephant poaching
GlobalPost
ARUSHA, Tanzania, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- China on Monday expressed commitments towards supporting Tanzania's endeavors in the fight against elephant poaching. Lin Zhiyong, the Chinese Embassy's economic and commercial representative in Tanzania, ...
Human-Elephant Conflict Needs More International ExposureNational Geographic
Elephant poaching in Tanzania: Is the government playing the role of a...

 

11 years ago

Reuters

13 Feb

Tanzania president says poaching boom threatens elephant population

IPPmedia
Tanzania president says poaching boom threatens elephant population
Reuters
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete said his country's elephant herds faced extinction following a wildlife poaching boom in east Africa's second-largest economy. Kikwete said a new census at the Selous-Mikumi ecosystem, ...
Mulls destroying the pile to deny illegal dealers loophole to dispose their hoardIPPmedia
Tackling wildlife crime and protecting tourism Tanzania blasts British...

 

10 years ago

Bloomberg

19 Aug

Tanzania Sees Tourism Decline as Elephant Poaching Deters Guests

Bloomberg
Tanzania Sees Tourism Decline as Elephant Poaching Deters Guests
Bloomberg
Tanzania will struggle to increase tourist numbers this year as the poaching of big game and anxiety about planned elections put off visitors. An increase in the killing of elephants for their tusks has reduced the population by half in the past five ...
Ugandan elephants' long march to recoveryDeutsche Welle
Human-Elephant Conflict Needs More International ExposureNational Geographic
Elephant poaching in...

 

Share