Poaching declines in Tanzania following prosecution of ivory trafficking ringleaders

Once known as the world’s elephant killing fields, Tanzania appears to have halted the worst ivory poaching within its borders, making more than 2,300 arrests of poachers and traffickers over five years. Investigators say that by the beginning of 2020 they had identified and penetrated at least 11 organised wildlife trafficking syndicates and arrested 21 … Continue reading Poaching declines in Tanzania following prosecution of ivory trafficking ringleaders