Rome destroys half a tonne of ivory at the Circus Maximus in defence of elephants
On 30 March the first Italian public “ivory crush” took place in Rome as a protest against ivory trade.
South Africa, rangers kill two rhino poachers
Nel Kruger National Park due cacciatori sono morti in uno scontro a fuoco con i ranger del parco.
Malaysia, the Islamic Council issues a fatwa against poachers
L’organo religioso dello stato malese di Terengganu ha invitato i fedeli a proteggere gli animali vietando la caccia alle specie in via di estinzione.
Kenya, elephant poaching fell by 35%
Secondo un recente studio l’uccisione di pachidermi sarebbe calata notevolmente dal 2012 ad oggi.
Zimbabwe, another 22 elephants poisoned with cyanide
Continua la strage di elefanti, sale a 62 il numero di pachidermi uccisi a ottobre nel parco nazionale di Hwange.
The Queen of Ivory arrested in Tanzania. She’s responsible for the death of 350 elephants
La “Regina dell’avorio” è accusata di essere il punto di riferimento tra il traffico internazionale illegale di avorio e i bracconieri.
Poachers killed Yongki, Indonesia’s most famous ranger elephant
The endangered Sumatran elephant was found dead with its tusks hacked off. It is a victim of ivory hunters.
22 September is World Rhino Day
If effective measures are not implemented, in 20 years rhinos will be extinct in the wild.
Ivory trade funds terrorism
A documentary by National Geographic proves that illegal ivory trade and terrorism are closely related.
Sumatran rhino declared extinct in Malaysia
The Sumatran rhino has been declared extinct in Malaysia. There are only 100 individuals left, globally.