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Tusks From Over 500 Elephants Seized in Zanzibar (25 August 2011) Tanzanian officials have confiscated 1,041 elephant tusks they found hidden in sacks of dried fish at the Port of Zanzibar, authorities said on Wednesday. The island of Zanzibar is located in the Indian Ocean, about 22 miles off the coast of mainland Tanzania. (ENS)
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Tanzania police seize poached elephant tusks (23 August 2011) Tanzanian authorities have seized more than 1,000 elephant tusks hidden in sacks of dried fish at Zanzibar port which were destined for Malaysia, officials said on Wednesday. (Reuters)
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Tanzania: Fight elephant poaching to restore country’s lost glory (23 August 2011) In 1989 the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites) secured an agreement in 1989 among its member states, including Tanzania, to ban the international trade in ivory. Surprisingly, elephant poaching is continuing at the Pohama area in Singida Rural District and this means the ivory trade is going on covertly, but equally alarmingly. (The Citizen)
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Status of Elephant Populations, Levels of Illegal Killing and the Trade in Ivory: A Report to the Standing Committee of CITES (August 2011): Status of Elephant Populations, Levels of Illegal Killing and the Trade in Ivory: A Report to the Standing Committee of CITES. (CITES, Standing Committee meeting, 15 to 19 August 2011)
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Congo: Tough sentence for ivory smuggler may spell way forward in elephant poaching crisis (22 August 2011) The Republic of the Congo sentenced an ivory smuggler to an unprecedented four years in prison, proving the government's rising willingness to crack down on poachers. (mongabay.com)
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Kenya: Poaching Alive And Well in Country (20 August 2011) Poaching is alive and well in north Kenya; you could say it is one of the most successful and remunerative entrepreneurial businesses going at the moment. (allAfrica.com)
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UN-backed trust fund launched to protect African elephants (19 August 2011) A United Nations backed meeting on wildlife conservation and international trade has decided on the launching of a trust fund to ensure the long-term survival of the African elephant population, among other measures to protect various endangered species, the UN reported on Friday. (BNO News)
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Chinese in Africa told “Don’t buy illegal ivory” (19 August 2011) Beijing, China, TRAFFIC and the China Wildlife Conservation Association (CWCA), are targeting Chinese nationals living in Africa with their message not to bring ivory and other illegal wildlife products into China. (Traffic)
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CITES: Conservation Groups Thrown Out, Readmitted, to Ivory Trade Meeting (17 August 2011) To their shock and without warning, many of the world's largest wildlife conservation organizations were this morning expelled from an international meeting on wildlife conservation in Geneva. But a second vote at the start of the afternoon session reversed the decision and the NGOs are back in the room. (ENS)
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Illegal ivory openly on sale in Chinese cities (17 August 2011) Activists question allowing China to participate in ivory trade, with estimates that as much as 90 per cent of retail items in the country are illegal. (Ecologist)
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Kenya: Two Suspected Poachers Arrested in Taita Taveta (17 August 2011) Two suspected poachers have been arrested by Kenya Wildlife Service's rangers in Taita Taveta County and several hunting weapons recovered. The arrest comes at a time when poaching activities inside the Tsavo National Park have escalated. The menace is attributed to the food shortage that has hit the communities bordering the park. (allAfrica.com)
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Kenya: Elephant Poaching in Samburu (15 August 2011) Driven by rising demand for ivory, elephant poaching in and around northern Kenya's Samburu National Reserve has reached its highest rate in 14 years, with alarming consequences for the animal's population balance and potentially, the entire ecosystem. (National Geographic)
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Elephant and rhino poaching 'is driven by China's economic boom' (14 August 2011) Elephant poaching in Africa and Asia is being fuelled by China's economic boom, according to a study of the ivory trade. Authors of the new report found that the number of ivory items on sale in key centres in southern China has more than doubled since 2004, with most traded illegally. (The Guardian)
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Cameroon, Chad sign pact to fight elephant poaching (4 August 2011) Cameroon, Chad sign pact to fight elephant poaching. (Reuters Africa)
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Zimbabwe: President Renews Pledge to Protect Elephant Herd (2 August 2011) President Mugabe yesterday renewed a 21-year-old pledge to protect and conserve a herd of elephants that roam the Hwange National Park in Matabeleland North. The President issued a decree to have the herd protected from poachers and other dangers in 1990. (The Herald)
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US: Nantucket artist sentenced in ivory smuggling case (1 August 2011) Massachusetts scrimshaw artist was given weekend jail time and fined $50,000 Monday for smuggling ivory. (UPI)
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Countries gear up for conservation talks (30 July 2011) Out of the ashes of the recent ivory burn at the Tsavo National Park, a strong warning was sent across the world that the African elephant and other endangered species would not be left at the mercy of poachers and traders in contraband wildlife products. (The Standard)
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Africa: Ivory Dealer Gets U.S.$1 Million Bail in United States (29 July 2011) IN what could be a huge breakthrough in the fight against rampant organised poaching, a Philadelphia businessman, known to have tentacles throughout Central and Southern Africa has been arrested in the US for dealing in poached ivory. (The Herald)
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Among necessary giants: why we can’t afford to lose the elephant (27 July 2011) Cyril Christo and Marie Wilkinson, authors of Walking Thunder, explain why the survival of the elephant is critical for our own future. (Ecologist)
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Elephants are on their way to extinction (27 July 2011) These honorable animals are being slaughtered to feed the Chinese ivory market. The long and short of it is that, in spite of a well-meaning and fairly organized effort over the past few decades, the world's African elephants in the wild are being systematically exterminated. (post-gazette.com)
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