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Spain's King Juan Carlos under fire over elephant hunting trip

Juan Carlos's expensive trip to Botswana – from which he was flown home injured – arouses anger in recession-hit countryGiles Tremlet in Madrid – guardian.co.ukRead the complete articleWhile ordinary...

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News articles related to poaching by Voice of America News

The following articles have recently appeared on the Voice of America News website.Kenyan Anti-Poaching Laws May Get OverhaulSaving African Elephants: The Global Debateread more

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South Sudan's elephants could be gone in five years, group warns

By Herward Holland, ReutersJUBA, South Sudan -- The once-thriving elephant population of South Sudan could be wiped out in five years if rampant poaching is not brought under control, a wildlife...

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Rangers in Isolated Central Africa Uncover Grim Cost of Protecting Wildlife

The Price of Ivory By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN Published: December 31, 2012Read the complete article - in The New York TimesZAKOUMA NATIONAL PARK, Chad — Just before dawn, the rangers were hunched over in...

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Ivory demand threatens African elephant survival (video)

Open this BBC page, then click on the red triangle symbol on the left side of the video screen to start playing.

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African forest elephants decline by 62% in 10 years

Forest elephant numbers have decreased by 62% across Central Africa over the last 10 years, according to a study.Read the complete article in BBC Nature NewsThe analysis confirmed fears that African...

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The Brains of the Animal Kingdom

New research shows that we have grossly underestimated both the scope and the scale of animal intelligence. Primatologist Frans de Waal on memory-champ chimps, tool-using elephants and rats capable of...

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Western black rhino declared extinct

By Matthew Knight, CNNRead the complete article at CNNLondon (CNN) -- Africa's western black rhino is now officially extinct according the latest review of animals and plants by the world's largest...

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Cold War Radioactivity Can Date Illegal Elephant Ivory

New technique may allow countries to track illegal sales.Roff Smith for National GeographicRead the complete article in National GeographicFallout from long-ago Cold War explosions is now a forensic...

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How did ivory seized in Kenya worth Sh4 billion enter from Uganda?

The Independent (Kampala)Read the complete article at AllAfricaWhen Kenyan customs officers on July 8 confiscated about 3,500kgs of elephant ivory alleged to have been smuggled into the country from...

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