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Ivory from at least 150 poached elephants seized in the DRC raid

Ivory from at least 150 poached elephants seized in the DRC raid

By Malavika Vyawahare - Mongabay A three-year investigation has led authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo to 2 metric tons of ivory hidden in a stash house in the southern city of Lubumbashi.The tusks are valued at $6 million on the international market and estimated to have come from more than 150 elephants.The three people arrested in the May 14 raid are allegedly members of a major wildlife trafficking ring in the Southern African region. Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have seized 2 metric tons of ivory in the city of Lubumbashi, a hub for ivory trafficking. The...

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Malawi: Elephants to be translocated from Liwonde to Kasungu National Park

Malawi: Elephants to be translocated from Liwonde to Kasungu National Park

By Yankho Phiri, Malawi 24 Government through the Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DPNW) says it is ready to commence translocation of 250 elephants and 50 other animals from Liwonde to Kasungu National Park. Deputy Director for Parks and Wildlife, William Mgoola said in an interview on Wednesday after addressing Kasungu District Executive Committee (DEC) that with support from partners like International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), they have secured enough funds to carry out the exercise from June to August, 2022. “Through Zambia-Malawi Elephant Landscape Project, we will...

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Incredible Journey of Meandering Elephants Ends at Kruger National Park: 5 Relocated, 6 Missing

Incredible Journey of Meandering Elephants Ends at Kruger National Park: 5 Relocated, 6 Missing

By SAPeople A group of 11 elephant bulls in Southern Africa – apparently led by an elephant nicknamed Trail Blazer – have journeyed over 700km from Mozambique to reach the Kruger National Park, Trailblazer’s original home.Thanks to Trail Blazer’s tracking collar, their journey has been monitored to ensure as much safety as possible, although sadly it has been confirmed on Wednesday afternoon that one of the elephants had to be euthanised due to injuries. With Elephants Alive charting the meandering bulls’ journey in the past few weeks, social media users raising awareness, and community...

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Kenya: Meru Distributes Beehives Worth Sh3 Million to Help Keep Elephants at Bay

Kenya: Meru Distributes Beehives Worth Sh3 Million to Help Keep Elephants at Bay

By Capital Business MERU, Kenya, May 10 -Meru County farmers living close to forest areas have adopted bee-keeping as a way of keeping stray elephants at bay in addition to the benefits accrued from the lucrative apiculture activity. Ms. Tina Mwirigi, a bee-keeping expert who lives close to the lower Imenti forest says that they decided to adopt this method as a way of preventing the elephants from destroying their farms and at the same time reaping from the business of bee-keeping.  “We came to learn that elephants do not get close to beehives and that is how we started encouraging our...

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