• Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 9th, 2014
China to Spend $100M (€72M) on Protecting Africa's Elephants

China to Spend $100M (€72M) on Protecting Africa's Elephants

The money will serve to support anti-poaching campaigns, media reports say

11 Elephant Killers Arrested in Sumatra, Indonesia

11 Elephant Killers Arrested in Sumatra, Indonesia

The 11 people are said to be responsible for the death of a Sumatran elephant

Watch: Elephant Takes a Bath, Seems to Really Enjoy the Experience

Watch: Elephant Takes a Bath, Seems to Really Enjoy the Experience

The video was shot in Chiang Mai, the largest city in northern Thailand

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 22nd, 2014
Elephant Is Shot with a Poisonous Arrow, Survives the Experience

Elephant Is Shot with a Poisonous Arrow, Survives the Experience

The animal was rescued by a group of vets in Kenya's Tsavo National Park

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 18th, 2014
11,000-Volt Wire Kills Adult Elephant in India

11,000-Volt Wire Kills Adult Elephant in India

Locals say authorities are the ones to blame for this incident

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 14th, 2014
Rhinos Might Go Extinct by the End of This Decade, Specialists Warn

Rhinos Might Go Extinct by the End of This Decade, Specialists Warn

Unabated poaching activities threaten to wipe out this species by 2020

277 Rhinos Killed by Poachers in South Africa Since the Beginning of 2014

277 Rhinos Killed by Poachers in South Africa Since the Beginning of 2014

The majority of these animals were attacked and killed in Krueger National Park

Woody Harrelson Wants the Aloha State to End Its Ivory Trade

Woody Harrelson Wants the Aloha State to End Its Ivory Trade

Presently, Hawaii is the third largest ivory retailer in the United States

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 27th, 2014
Belgium Will Destroy Its Ivory Stockpile This Coming April

Belgium Will Destroy Its Ivory Stockpile This Coming April

The ivory is to be destroyed during a special ceremony on April 9

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 19th, 2014
World's Biggest Online Retailer of Ivory, Whale Meat Is a Japanese Company

World's Biggest Online Retailer of Ivory, Whale Meat Is a Japanese Company

Rakuten's website has thousands of advertisements for elephant ivory and whale products

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 17th, 2014
Sea Shepherd Completes Anti-Poaching Mission in Guatemala

Sea Shepherd Completes Anti-Poaching Mission in Guatemala

The mission was a successful one, several poaching operations were halted

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 14th, 2014
NBA Players Team Up to Protest Ivory, Rhino Horn Poaching

NBA Players Team Up to Protest Ivory, Rhino Horn Poaching

The athletes have entered a partnership with WildAid, hope to save rhinos and elephants

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 13th, 2014
Japanese Whalers Are Leaving Antarctica, Sea Shepherd Says

Japanese Whalers Are Leaving Antarctica, Sea Shepherd Says

The ships are heading towards Japan, should arrive at their destination in about 3 weeks

Conservationists Are Carving Tortoises' Shells to Protect Them

Conservationists Are Carving Tortoises' Shells to Protect Them

Poachers and collectors have no use for a tortoise with a carved shell

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 3rd, 2014
First Ever World Wildlife Day Celebrated This March 3

First Ever World Wildlife Day Celebrated This March 3

This celebration was declared by the United Nations General Assembly last December 20

Watch: Jackie Chan, Huge Rhino Star in New Anti-Poaching PSA

Watch: Jackie Chan, Huge Rhino Star in New Anti-Poaching PSA

“Never buy products made from rhino horn,” Spike and Jackie Chan urge

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • February 19th, 2014
New Website Dubbed Wildleaks Makes It Easy to Report Wildlife, Forest Crimes

New Website Dubbed Wildleaks Makes It Easy to Report Wildlife, Forest Crimes

The site is the brainchild of a coalition of conservation groups

 
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