BDF patrol team exchanges fire with poachers
Five suspected elephant poachers reportedly escaped following a standoff with the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) anti-poaching team in the Shaile…
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Ivory trafficking and why location matters
Many Southern African nations claim their elephant populations demonstrate the success of their management policies and legal ivory trade will…
Botswana national expected in dock after allegedly trying to sell lion bones, live cheetah
A Botswana national was recently expected in the dock of the Kuruman Magistrate’s Court in the Northern Cape after he…
Paradigm shift as African countries throw their weight behind ivory ban
Calls from conservation groups for a strong line and a near total ban on the sale of ivory were strengthened…