Stories

3 Chimpanzees Kidnapped for Ransom from Congo Sanctuary

See link for photos. Two weeks ago, Roxane Chantereau, the co-founder of the JACK Primate Rehabilitation Center in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo, awoke before sunrise to the buzz of incoming WhatsApp messages. Someone had sent her a...

PG explains missing dockets case (Namibia)

Prosecutor general Martha Imalwa has responded to articles published in the New Era and The Namibian about the trial of a Chinese businessman, Hou Xue Cheng, and his Namibian co-accused Hamutenja Hamutenya, whose cases were struck from the court...

Family distraught after son killed by bull elephant (South Africa)

See link for photo & audio of article. DURBAN: A Galweni family, in the Umkhanyakude District Municipality, are battling to come to terms with the unexpected death of their son, Bhekisabelo Prince Nyawo, 46. The father of two was fatally attacked...

Zim in catch-22 situation over CITES membership

See link for photo. Zimbabwe is caught up in a catch-22 situation over its membership at CITES where it is struggling to extract full benefits from its large elephant population but is unable to walk out of the agreement because it will be...

Regional governments vow to stop wildlife trafficking (Uganda)

See link for photo.  Cargo workers in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania must begin looking out for wildlife products that are concealed and smuggled in their container shipments.  This is aimed at ending illegal wildlife trafficking at the region’s...