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25/05/2025

https://www.defenceweb.co.za/security/border-security/rhino-poaching-crackdown-kruger-staffs-efforts-lead-to-major-sentences/
On 10 April, the Skukuza Regional Court found the erstwhile driver, one Elias Sithole, guilty on six charges – possession of an unlicensed firearm; conspiracy to commit a crime; and possession of firearm with serial number removed, with intent to commit a crime as well as possession of unlicensed ammunition and knives (dangerous weapons). He was sentenced to an effective 11 years behind bars.

Sithole’s 11 year sentence pales into insignificance when taken alongside the 110 years handed down to Zimbabwean Thomas Chauke, also known as Sazu Nkambuya in the Makhanda High Court.

The 54-year-old was found guilty on six rhino poaching and wildlife related crimes and three counts of escaping from custody, SANews reported.

The value of proper training added to on-the-job gut feel paid off for two Kruger National Park (KNP) staffers with an 11-year sentence handed to a suspected rhino poacher this month, five years after the suspect was apprehended. KNP dog handlers stationed at the park’s Kruger and Phabeni gates, t...

22/05/2025

https://clubofmozambique.com/news/mozambique-man-arrested-for-trying-to-sell-12-elephant-tusks-watch-282718/?utm_source=african-elephant-news.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=may-21-2025&_bhlid=cbda323ae11f5af5be7510f504105db46407b30a Police in Mozambique yesterday arrested a man who was trying to sell elephant tusks in the city of Pemba, Cabo Delgado province, in the north of the country.

The 40-year-old man was caught trying to sell the tusks for 2,000 meticais (€28) per kilogram in the Metula neighbourhood of the provincial capital, police spokesperson Eugénia Nhamússua told the media today.

Police in Mozambique yesterday arrested a man who was trying to sell elephant tusks in the city of Pemba, Cabo Delgado province, in the north of the country. The 40-year-old man was caught trying to sell the tusks for 2,000 meticais (€28) per kilogram in the Metula neighbourhood of the provincial

21/05/2025

https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3305735/stiffer-hong-kong-penalties-helping-fight-illegal-wildlife-trade-authorities
Hong Kong has seen no “significant seizures” of smuggled ivory and pangolin scales since 2021, the government has said, attributing it to heavier penalties while animal rights groups pointed to international efforts in tackling the illegal wildlife trade as also helping.

Number of smuggling cases involving ivory, pangolin scales and rhino horn has ‘dropped significantly’ since 2021, government says.

21/05/2025

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-04-24-bail-jumping-kruger-national-park-rhino-poacher-put-behind-bars-for-20-years/
The regional court, located in the heart of the country’s premier national park, has handed down several stiff sentences to rhino poachers – despite several attempts to have it shut it down or to transfer cases to other courts outside the park.

It remains unclear which court granted bail to these two suspects.

However, in a media statement on 24 April, National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson Monica Nyuswa confirmed that Sambo has now been sent to jail for two decades following another successful conviction in the Skukuza court.

The proverbial long arm of the law has caught up with a poacher who helped to kill two rhinos in the Kruger National Park more than four years ago - and then jumped bail.

14/05/2025

https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/04/nigerian-officials-arrest-chinese-pangolin-trafficking-kingpin/ Nigerian officials have arrested a Chinese national suspected of masterminding a transnational smuggling operation of pangolin scales, Netherlands-based nonprofit Wildlife Justice Commission (WJC) said in a press release last week.

The arrest is linked to the seizure of more than 7 metric tons of pangolin scales from a warehouse in Ogun state in August 2024. WJC credited the successful investigation to collaboration between its staff and investigators with the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS).

“It was more than 5 months of persistent, on-the-ground surveillance to locate him and working with NCS to facilitate his arrest,” Olivia Swaak-Goldman, WJC executive director, told Mongabay by email.

Nigerian officials have arrested a Chinese national suspected of masterminding a transnational smuggling operation of pangolin scales, Netherlands-based nonprofit Wildlife Justice Commission (WJC) said in a press release last week. The arrest is linked to the seizure of more than 7 metric tons of pa...

16/04/2025

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-04-10-belligerent-magistrate-again-ordered-to-back-off-on-kruger-park-wildlife-crimes-court-shutdown/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJsvz1leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHimHxcpOH9Du5JkGQSW4s_XMXd7rCtVYKFuSGkd0-hAhEJFtDJBHUm6FLc3i_aem_ve9Gg4ZDStbCOPK8pvAa-g
What lies behind the persistent attempts to shut down or curtail the operations of the Skukuza Regional Court, which has achieved remarkable success in bringing rhino poachers to justice?

What lies behind the persistent attempts to shut down or curtail the operations of the Skukuza Regional Court, which has achieved remarkable success in bringing rhino poachers to justice?

01/04/2025

Late in 2025 or early 2026, Agoura Road will be closed for a few months so the roadway can be covered with a tunnel and lots of soil collected from the Malibu Lake area. The goal is to create natural slopes off the crossing — an additional 12 acres of space that will be planted with native shrubs, perennials, grasses and trees to make the crossing blend as much as possible with the surrounding hills.

In what appears to be a significant victory against transnational wildlife crime, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced the arrest of a suspected high-level Chinese wildlife trafficker in Lagos. Acting on intelligence provided by the Wildlife Justice Commission (WJC), NCS carried out the a...

24/03/2025

https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/opinion-and-analysis/2025-03-23-the-vast-underbelly-of-rhino-poaching/ At a smugglers’ “den” near the Lebombo post between South Africa and Mozambique, a former rhino horn smuggler described how border officials receive bribes to ensure safe passage for illicit goods.

“If you know the right police manning the border crossing, no problems are encountered. Money talks,” he said.

From getting the guns to smuggling the poached horns, the network is extensive, clever, adaptable and dangerous

21/02/2025

https://www.iol.co.za/pretoria-news/news/inside-kruger-national-parks-battle-against-poaching-and-corruption-06d78e73-e733-4a9f-a9ae-6274d2827259 40 staff members arrested and sentenced for their involvement in rhino poaching.

Kruger National Park grapples with a severe poaching crisis as over 40 staff members are arrested for their involvement in rhino poaching, revealing deep-rooted corruption within the park.

31/01/2025

https://wildaid.org/wildaid-launches-campaign-to-end-bushmeat-consumption-through-buddhist-philosophy/

Through striking imagery, the campaign reinforces the spiritual and ecological importance of protecting all living beings.

31/01/2025

POTCHEFSTROOM - The Acting Provincial Commissioner of North West, Major General Patrick Asaneng, commends a multidisciplinary team for arresting two suspected rhino poachers during joint operations on Wednesday, 28 and Thursday, 30 January 2025, respectively.

The team comprising of Lehurutshe Stock theft & Endangered Species (STES) Unit, Rustenburg Tactical Response Team (TRT), Madikwe Game Reserve Anti-Poaching Unit, and SANPARKS officials arrested Eric Ndlovu (47), at Hartbeesfontein police station where he was in detention for rhino poaching allegedly committed earlier this month. https://www.saps.gov.za/newsroom/msspeechdetail.php?nid=58659

The accused has been on the radar following the linkage to four rhino poaching cases reported between June and August 2023, in the Madikwe Game Reserve. Ensuing investigations into the matter led the team to Sghandaff in Soshanguve, Gauteng Province where the second suspect, aged 27, was caught on Thursday, 30 January 2025. This brings to six, the number of suspects arrested in connection with the four Madikwe cases. The initial four suspects were nabbed between October 2023 and March 2024

POTCHEFSTROOM - The Acting Provincial Commissioner of North West, Major General Patrick Asaneng, commends a multidisciplinary team for arresting two suspected rhino poachers during joint operations on Wednesday, 28 and Thursday, 30 January 2025, respectively.

22/01/2025

https://www.savingthesurvivors.org/landmark-victory-in-rhino-poaching-case/ A significant step forward in the fight against wildlife crime was achieved last week when Congolese poacher Francis Kipampa, a high-ranking figure in a Rhino horn trafficking syndicate, was sentenced to 18 years in prison by the Middleburg Regional Court in South Africa.

This groundbreaking case underscores the importance of collaboration between government agencies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), and the private sector in combatting organised wildlife crime.

22 Jan 2025 Category: Anti-poaching Landmark Victory in Rhino Poaching CaseHighlights Collaborative Success in Wildlife ProtectionA significant step forward in the fight against wildlife crime was achieved last week when Congolese poacher Francis Kipampa, a high-ranking figure in a Rhino horn traffi...

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