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Malawian Orphanage Unmasked as Hub of Child Abuse and Wildlife Crime: An ECF-Funded Investigation

An orphanage in Malawi has been exposed as a centre of child exploitation and abuse, linked to a Chinese criminal network, with children groomed as wildlife traffickers. A recent article by the Environmental Investigation Agency highlights the investigation. In addition, journalist Rachel Nuwer has written an in-depth piece for The Economist detailing the shocking abuse and cruelty at the orphanage. … Continued

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Helping tackle illegal ivory markets

Jul 29, 2019
When the Chinese government banned the sale of ivory at the end of 2017, it...
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U.S arrests leaders of major drug and ivory smuggling network in Africa

Jun 14, 2019
US enforcement agencies have arrested two kingpins at the heart of a major drug and...
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Sudan a new elephant range state?

Mar 14, 2019
Given the perilous state of elephants in Africa, it is not often that a new...
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How Protecting Wildlife Changed One Man’s Life

Dec 10, 2018
Meet game ranger, Peter Tembo and his dog, Lego. Peter is the head of the...
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Professionalized Anti-poaching Operations Lead To Arrest and Conviction of Four Elephant Poachers in the Republic of Congo

Dec 4, 2018
Four poachers responsible for killing elephants in the periphery of the Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park were...
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The Battle to Protect an Elusive Population of Forest Elephants in the Congo

Sep 11, 2018
In Odzala-Kokoua National Park in the Republic of Congo, managed by conservation group African Parks...
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Loewe Launches Limited Edition Bags With Knot On My Planet To Save Elephants

Jul 19, 2018
LOEWE and Knot On My Planet joins forces today to launch a limited edition collection...
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Remembering Esmond Bradley Martin

Feb 20, 2018
With his blaze of white hair, gentlemanly manner and love of brightly coloured suits and...
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