(Posted 20th May 2025)
Courtesy of African Elephant News and various authors mentioned below
When the last elephant falls, humanity falls too |
| Jayne Rose Gacheri, The Standard, May 18, 2025 |
| Standing at Nairobi National Park, where ivory once burned in defiance of poaching, Prof Erustus Kanga, Director General of the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), delivered a stirring reminder: “When the last elephant falls, a part of humanity’s soul will die with it.” |
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Turning science into justice – DNA evidence halts wildlife poachers |
| Catherine Early, Meteored, May 18, 2025 |
| A revoluntionary lab in Malawi has delivered its first prosecutions of wildlife poachers using DNA evidence. The lab has equipped Malawian scientists, rangers and law enforcement officers with the tools and training to investigate wildlife crime and present evidence in court. It was developed by the UK’s TRACE Wildlife Forensics Network and charity TRAFFIC International, and funded by players of People’s Postcode Lottery. |
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ISIS-Linked Militants Attack Mozambique Wildlife Reserve, Killing 10 |
| Shiawaves, May 18, 2025 |
| At least 10 people have been killed in a series of brutal attacks by Islamic State-linked militants in Mozambique’s Niassa Reserve, one of Africa’s largest protected areas, The Guardian reported. The violence, claimed by Islamic State-Mozambique, includes a raid on a safari camp where two civilians were beheaded and six soldiers killed, as well as an attack on anti-poaching scouts. |
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To bee or not to bee: How to control elephants |
| abc, May 18, 2025 |
| How do you keep one of the largest wild animals in the world off your crop? Make a fence with one of the smallest. Elephants hate bees and after decades of investigations, researchers landed on the idea of strings of beehive fences. And it’s proven to be such an effective solution that they’re now being used across the world, from Mozambique to Thailand. |
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