World Wide Fund says elephant poaching on the rise

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World Wide Fund says elephant poaching on the rise
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ARUSHA (Xinhua) -- Wildlife charity World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) on Wednesday urged African nations to tackle elephant poaching which it said was recently on the rise. “The increase in elephant poaching is highly linked to an increase of ivory ...
Jumbos Moving to Tanzania Risk PoachingAllAfrica.com
Tanzania Has Lost Two-Thirds Of Its Elephants In Just The Last 4 YearsPlanetSave.com

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Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

Michuzi

World Elephant Day: Conserve and protect the Elephant from the numerous threats it faces

The world is presently witnessing brutality & annihilation of one of the most charismatic mammals on earth, the African Elephant at a shocking rate in human history. Poaching, habitat loss and other cruelty are alarming. Tanzania being a treasure of elephants in Africa has recently revealed its catastrophe. 
The recent elephant census conducted in the main elephant ecosystems for seven months consecutively from May to November 2014, indicates   a significant decline of current elephant...

 

10 years ago

Michuzi

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO BEST DAUGHTER THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD!

Having a daughter means...Seeing a thousand rainbows every day,A thousand occasions of sweet hurray,A thousand sweet dreams every night,And a thousand reasons to laugh and smile!As parents we hope that you touch the life of thousands of other people with the same happiness, care and love that you have touched ours. I (We) feel so proud and happy to see that my (our) little girl has grown into such a fine, young and beautiful woman. Much love and blessings coming your way.Happy Birthday to...

 

10 years ago

BBC

Elephant poaching hotspots identified

Most illegally poached African elephant ivory can be traced back to just two areas of Africa, research shows.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

20 Jun

Chilling facts on elephant poaching

Dar es Salaam. A new scientific way of tracking poaching trends in Africa has shown that Tanzania is amongst the continent’s two leading killers of elephants.

 

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

Huffington Post

27 Oct

What You Can Do About Elephant & Rhino Poaching

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What You Can Do About Elephant & Rhino Poaching
Huffington Post
With everything else going on in the world right now you might ask why I am writing a blog post about elephants and rhinos. It's because despite everything else filling the news, elephant and rhino poaching is a crisis that needs to be addressed right now.
Call for emergency measures as rhino kills near 900defenceWeb
SA Monitoring Major Rhino Poaching CaseAllAfrica.com

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9 years ago

ETurboNews

04 Sep

Elephant poaching, tourism and politics in Tanzania

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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 ...

 

11 years ago

BBC News

12 Feb

Elephant calves orphaned by wildlife poaching

BBC News
Elephant calves orphaned by wildlife poaching
BBC News
Prince Charles, David Cameron and the Duke of Cambridge are among those hosting an international conference in London on Thursday aimed at halting wildlife poaching. The practice, worth an estimated £12bn ($19bn) per year has soared as the demand ...
'An elephant is killed for their tusks every 15 minutes,' say experts on poachingExpress.co.uk
What fuels elephant slaughter?Bayoubuzz
Minister for Natural Resources and Wildlife,...

 

9 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...

 

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