Elephants
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National
5 years IHL for possessing ivory
By Jonas Nyasulu The Phalombe Senior Resident Magistrate Court has sentenced 34-year-old Dyton Julius to five years imprisonment with hard…
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International
Elephant tusk DNA reveals ivory trafficking networks
DNA testing on seized ivory shipments that reveals family ties among African elephants killed for their tusks is helping to…
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National
Law enforcers confiscate 161kg of ivory
By Theresa Chapulapula, contributor: Department of National Parks and Wildlife officials have, under International Fund for Animal Welfare (Ifaw)’s Combating…
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International
Zimbabwe parks deny plan to export elephants
Zimbabwe wildlife authority has denied reports that the country is planning to export live elephants in disregard of advice by…
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National
Elephant population triples at Kasungu National Park
By Theresa Chapulapula: The elephant population in Malawi’s Kasungu National Park has increased from 40 in 2014 to 121 in…
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Features
Risking lives to protect wildlife
Illegal wildlife trade is a major threat to conservation in Malawi and beyond. Game rangers are the men and women…
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International
Botswana identifies cause of elephant deaths
Officials in Botswana say the deaths of hundreds of elephants in recent months which baffled and alarmed conservationists in the…
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Features
Combating wildlife crime through law enforcement, prosecution
By Theresa Chapulapula: Malawi is one of the countries in the Sadc region facing threats of wildlife crime. The increased…
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National
‘1,000 poachers netted in 2019’
Malawi made strides last year in curbing illegal poaching but more needs to be done to curb the vice, Department…
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Features
Female rangers in Malawi: ‘Only the strongest survive’
By Rabson Kondowe: Trace Banda stands outside the rangers’ camp carrying an M-16 assault rifle as she prepares for an…
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