(Posted 12th October 2026)
Courtesy of African Elephant News
| Times of Zambia (Zambia), October 8, 2026 |
| The Government, through the Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW), is working with Thai authorities to establish the origin and circumstances surrounding a reported seizure of 446 elephant tusks concealed in timber logs. The Ministry of Tourism said the tusks were reportedly seized by authorities in Thailand and a second country yet to be named, alongside 56,000 kilograms of timber. Permanent Secretary Evans Muhanga said preliminary information suggested that the consignment may have originated from Zambia. |
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