CITES reaches consensus on stockpiling ivory
Parties to the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species, gathered in Sandton, have reached a compromise on dealing with ivory stockpiles. Conservation groups say this exposes elephants to the menace of poaching for illegal ivory trade. CITES Parties have compromised the political will of countries from source, to end user to close domestic […]
CITES rejects bid by Zimbabwe and Namibia to allow legal sales of ivory
Southern African states – except Botswana – are arguing to have the the UN body regulating the treatment of endangered species give the nod to legal sales of ivory.. South Africa’s supporting the resolutions by Namibia and Zimbabwe to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered species allowing them to sell their ivory stockpiles. The […]
Swazi representative weeps as he asks CITES to let the kingdom sell its rhino horn stockpile
Swaziland’s made an emotional speech to the world’s largest wildlife conservation meeting, now underway in Sandton, to be allowed to sell its stockpiles of rhino horn. King Mswati III’s representative Ted Riley wept when he told the conference of the parties to the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species about his rangers who […]
Zambia threatens to quit CITES if elephant vote does not go its way
Namibia’s tourism minister Pohamba Shifeta has threatened to quit the UN body regulating the trade in endangered species if it votes at the Sandton meeting now underway to afford maximum protection to elephants throughout Africa. Environment Minister Edna Molewa said the move by Chad and Gabon threatens South Africa’s lucrative market in the trophy hunting […]
CITES to send fact finding missions to Vietnam and Mozambique
The UN body seized with regulating endangered species is sending an expert team to Vietnam and Mozambique – the two countries with the highest profiles on either end of illegal trade in rhino horn. If the team from the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species doesn’t find significant progress in reducing the supply and […]
Botswana fells alone in its fight to save the elephant
Home to the largest elephant population on the continent, Botswana’s split with its regional neighbors on how best to protect these endangered animals. The country’s environment minister says Botswana’s feels alone in its successful effort to conserve elephants and would like the help of its neighbors. Botswana’s environment minister Tshekedi Khama joined the majority of […]