Turning Traps into Hope: Poacher’s Snares Repurposed for Conservation
In South Africa, 3.5 tons of poaching snares have been repurposed into jewelry to raise awareness and fund anti-poaching efforts, supporting the fight against wildlife crime.
Transporting wildlife? Here’s what you need to know!
The Endangered Wildlife Trust’s Wildlife in Trade Programme aims to raise awareness of wildlife laws in the domestic pet transporting industry and ensure that domestic pet transporters and other operators across South Africa understand the legal requirements for transporting wildlife.
We have dogs in the fight against poaching
The Endangered Wildlife Trust supports anti-poaching initiatives in game reserves using tracking and detection dogs known as conservation K9s. Our Conservation K9 Project Coordinator, Shadi Henrico, recently visited four of the dogs posted in Limpopo.
A boost to law enforcement in the Kafue Flats
The Kafue Flats in southern Zambia is a wetland of international importance. It is a valuable ecosystem facing extreme pressure. Excessive poaching in and around the Kafue Flats wetlands is driving massive wildlife declines. Here is what we are doing.
Celebrating World Rhino Day
The EWT and the Lapalala Wilderness School celebrated World Rhino Day earlier this year with Grade 10 learners from 23 high schools, community and NGOs, from the Waterberg region. To date, 104 Grade 10 learners have participated in debates on issues around rhino poaching.