By Tanya Jacobsen. Originally published on RhinoAlive.com. Rhinos throughout South Africa are being brutally killed for their horns. In this article, I would like to focus on some of the positive contributions by the private (non-governmental) sector and the trials and tribulations that they face in trying to keep rhinos safe. This article follows our… Continue reading Rah-rah for rhino reserves!
By Emmanuel Koro. Originally published on the THE CITIZEN NEWSPAPER. Those who take rhino conservation very seriously must rethink if the UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) international ban on rhino horn is really working. About a week ago, eight rhinos were poached in iMfolozi Game Reserve… Continue reading International rhino horn trade ban failing stop poaching
Originally published on RhinoAlive.com. Hello We often meet people who have gathered perspectives on the rhino poaching situation primarily from press articles or friends and Facebook groups. We would like to offer an overview of the rhino crisis from our own perspective, with facts and figures that clearly demonstrate how the ban on trade has… Continue reading Overview of the rhino crisis & ivory auctions vs rhino horn sales
Originally published in Business Day. The contribution of the Convention for International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) to the conservation of African rhino over the past 40 years has been ineffective. Their trade ban has been a failure but there has been little attention paid to changing strategy. There is no indication that CITES will… Continue reading DOMESTIC TRADE IN RHINO HORN
By James A. Swan, Ph.D. Originally published on www.jamesswan.com. All across North America, millions of men and women are making plans for hunting this fall. The right gear, places, scouting, etc. are all important, but there is one other area of preparation that should also be part of your planning – people who are opposed… Continue reading Minding Hunters and Hunting
By Michael Eustace. Originally published on Business Day Live. There are at least 400,000 elephants in Africa and about 8,000 of them die of natural causes each year. In 2015 about 20,000 elephant were poached which, together with natural deaths, would have produced 196 tons of ivory at 7 kg per elephant. If half the… Continue reading “A well-structured ivory trade is the solution”
By Michael Eustace (Investment analyst) eustacem@global.co.za. The South African Cabinet, after a long process of opinion gathering, has decided not to put a proposal to CITES (The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species), on rhino horn trade. Why? The Minister, Edna Molewa, at a media briefing recently, said that it was not because of… Continue reading Cabinet’s decision not to trade in rhino horn
Workshop on demand-side strategies for curbing illegal ivory trade 28-29 January 2015 Hangzhou, China View as PDF:
By Michael Eustace (Investment analyst) eustacem@global.co.za. “It is morally wrong to sell horn if it does not work.” The Chinese are the main consumers and they believe, or some believe, that it works. Western medicine is sceptical and has said so. There are thousands of different remedies that are sold all over the world that… Continue reading How robust are the arguments against a legal trade in rhino horn?
Introduction From his workshop in China, the ivory master focuses on the intricacies of his art. He painstakingly transforms the piece of ivory in his hands into a Buddha or balls carved one inside another, taking months to complete his task. He uses carving skills that have been passed down through generations over thousands of… Continue reading IVORY CARVINGS AND ELEPHANT CONSERVATION
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