Wildlife Extra | Feb 2014 |

February 2014: More than 30 business leaders in China have taken a public stand against the ivory trade by signing a pledge to never purchase, possess, or give ivory as a gift. The group includes Charles Chao, CEO of Sina Corp.,… Full Story ?

National Geographic | 21 Feb, 2014 | Virginia Morell

Elephants, we all know, are in peril. We humans are waging what amounts to a war against them because they have something we want and cannot make on our own: ivory. Earlier this month, we learned that the West African country of Gabon… Full Story ?

Annamaticus | 26 Feb, 2014 | Rhishja Cota-Larson

Supporters of South Africa’s push to legalize rhino horn trade are fond of saying that the position is one of economics — but expert scrutiny reveals that the “rhino-nomics” theory is simplistic, flawed, and based on naïve textbook concepts. Speaking… Full Story ?

Post | 2 March 2014 | By HENRIËTTE GELDENHUYS

Cape Town – A man hid more than 3 000 chopped-up pieces of elephant tusks, worth more than R20 million, in two storerooms in Table View, according to a charge sheet in the Khayelitsha Regional Court. Cheng Jie Liang, 34, of Milnerton, appeared in court… Full Story ?

Wildlife News | 3 March, 2014 | Kevin Heath

Belgium is set to join the growing list of enlightened countries and is to destroy its ivory stockpile. Deputy Prime Minister Laurette Onkelinx announced this morning – on World Wildlife Day – that Belgium would crush its stockpiles on April 9th 2014. The… Full Story ?

The mudslinging by Chinese officials, blaming western media and by implication the conservation fraternity at large for negative publicity over the sharp increase in elephant slaughter in Africa, and as being intended to drive a wedge between them and Africa, appears largely misguided, considering the… Full Story ?

Wildlife News Extra | March 2014 |

The enforcement of sanctions against wildlife crime is to be prioritised across all ministries, says Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, in order to combat poaching and trafficking of African elephant ivory and rhino horn. The move highlights that the Vietnamese Government sees wildlife crime not… Full Story ?

Getaway.co.za | 3 March 2014 | Chloe Cooper

The rapid rise of elephant deaths due to poaching in Africa make a tuskless carcass a familiar sight. Behind the protective boundaries of the Moremi Game Reserve, photographer Rory Bruins came across the remains of a bull elephant, dignified in… Full Story ?

Daily Maverick | 4 March 2014 | Ian Michler

The recently held London Conference on the illegal wildlife trade has made headlines for a number of reasons, not least of which was South Africa’s much criticized decision to stay away. Ostensibly put down to the Opening of Parliament, the… Full Story ?