The 17th CITES meeting began in Johannesburg yesterday. CITES; the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, is a meeting
Category: Pachyderms
‘Should the global trade of rhino horn be legalised?’ Debate review
In a packed out theatre room in the Royal Institute of Great Britain, I attended my first ever formal debate this time last month; ‘Should
Join me for a unique World Wildlife Day adventure!
This World Wildlife Day (TODAY!), I’m taking a special trip to Kenya… Do you want to come too? I’m going to visit the world’s only
Saving rhinos the Black Mambas’ way: Anneka Svenska interview
The Black Mambas are a nearly all-women anti-poaching unit created to protect the rhinos of the 400km² Balule Nature Reserve, and keep poachers out of
So you want to change the world?
I have never been afraid of being an island. In a sea of trends, fashions and hash tags, I have often stood still — believing
World of Wildlife Art Exhibition: In support of elephants
Shifting its weight from one foot to another, the beautiful, gentle giant is like the bulkiest, heaviest dancer you’ve ever seen. But it’s not dancing.
We’re all the same, so can I have your attention, please?
“Distractability might be regarded as the mental equivalent of obesity” I recently read in an article entitled ‘Attention Please’. The same article also presented the
Poor elephants on parade
I touched the dry trunk of Dennis, a ‘rescued’ teenage Sumatran elephant, and apologised. “I’m sorry, boy,” I whispered into his solemn expression, “you shouldn’t
The Elephant in the Room
To me, the best kind of an education comes from something that moves you. Something that stays with you long after you first discover or
Is there no end to Ivory poaching?
This fortnight elephants have been on my mind. I’ve been watching the beautiful new BBC documentary ‘Africa’ on BBC 1 on Wednesday nights, and, like