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The appeal acquittal of Feisal Mohamed Ali: A victory for rule of law, a process corrupted, or both? (commentary)

Chris Morris 17 Aug 2018

Forest elephant DNA diverse, consistent, and distinct, study says

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 10 Aug 2018
Sumatran elephants are critically endangered and could go extinct in the wild before mid-century. Photo by Rhett A. Butler

Study finds elephants plant trees, play big role in forest structure

Morgan Erickson-Davis 23 Jul 2018

Two suspected poachers arrested for killing of Sumatran elephant

Mongabay.com 5 Jul 2018

Fingerprinting technology gives investigators an edge against pangolin traffickers

Mongabay.com 4 Jul 2018

Poachers blamed in second Sumatran elephant death this year

Junaidi Hanafiah 11 Jun 2018

New technology leads to the arrest of eight people suspected of trafficking wildlife parts

Mongabay.com 7 Jun 2018

Owner of South African hunting company indicted by US prosecutors over illegal elephant hunt

Mongabay.com 4 Jun 2018

Documenting the African elephant’s ‘last stand’: Q&A with filmmakers Cyril Christo and Marie Wilkinson

John Cannon 21 May 2018
African elephants in Kruger National Park, South Africa. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

Will China’s new ban on the ivory trade help or hurt? (Commentary)

Karl Ammann 16 May 2018

Report unmasks indiscriminate killer of elephants: poaching not for ivory, but for skin

Basten Gokkon 14 May 2018

Vibrations from elephant calls and movements reflect distinct behaviors, study says

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 11 May 2018

Tanzania’s Maasai losing ground to tourism in the name of conservation, investigation finds

John Cannon 11 May 2018

Wildlife decimated by the surge in conflicts in the Sahara and the Sahel

Mongabay.com 9 May 2018

More gorillas and chimpanzees living in Central Africa’s forests than thought

John Cannon 27 Apr 2018

Restoring flagging oil palm plantations to forest may benefit clouded leopards, study finds

Mongabay.com 24 Apr 2018

Conservationist known as a caretaker for Kenya’s orphaned elephants dies at 83

Mongabay.com 18 Apr 2018

Wildlife trade detective Samuel Wasser receives prestigious Albert Schweitzer Medal

Shreya Dasgupta 11 Apr 2018

For Rohingya refugees fleeing persecution, elephants pose a new threat

Kaamil Ahmed 5 Apr 2018

U.K. ban relegates legal ivory trade to ‘a thing of the past’

Mongabay.com 3 Apr 2018

Small section of controversial refinery wall in Indian ‘elephant corridor’ demolished

Shreya Dasgupta 28 Mar 2018

Trump’s elephant, lion trophy hunting policy hit with double lawsuits

Jeremy Hance 26 Mar 2018

Trump to allow elephant and lion trophies on case-by-case basis

Jeremy Hance 8 Mar 2018

Five-year sentences for elephant poachers in Republic of Congo

Mongabay.com 28 Feb 2018

‘Photo Ark’ a quest to document global biodiversity: Q&A with photographer Joel Sartore and director Chun-Wei Yi

Mongabay.com 21 Feb 2018

East Africa’s Albertine Rift needs protection now, scientists say

Mongabay.com 15 Feb 2018

Robbery or retribution? Police investigate death of prominent conservationist in Kenya

Mongabay.com 6 Feb 2018

Scientists deploy DNA analysis and radiocarbon dating in latest salvo against ivory trafficking

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 5 Feb 2018

$23.5 million funding pledge aims to protect critical West African national park

Mongabay.com 1 Feb 2018

New study suggests Borneo’s had elephants for thousands of years

John Cannon 31 Jan 2018

Elephant tusks and pangolin scales seized, six suspects arrested in Ivory Coast

Mongabay.com 29 Jan 2018

Rhino poaching in South Africa dipped slightly last year, but ‘crisis continues unabated,’ conservationists say

Mongabay.com 25 Jan 2018

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