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A2A Safaris - News https://us.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/tags/news en Hong Kong to consider destroying ivory stockpiles https://us.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/hong-kong-to-consider-destroying-ivory-stockpiles <div class="body text-field" property="content:encoded"><p><img width="250" height="150" src="http://blog.africageographic.com/africa-geographic-blog/files/2014/01/china_dongguan_ivory_crush-250x150.jpg" class="attachment-sliderimg wp-post-image" alt="A worker walking on a pile of elephant tusks of confiscated ivory prior to crushing by Chinese customs officials in Dongguan, Guangdong on January 6, 2014. © EPA" /></p> <p>Hong Kong is to reconsider proposals to destroy its 33 tonne ivory stockpile, following a symbolic decision by Beijing to crush its confiscated ivory for the first time.</p> </div><div class="field-tags field-items"><div class="field-label">Tags: </div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/news" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">News</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/china" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">China</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/hong-kong" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Hong Kong</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/ivory" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">ivory</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/ivory-crush" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">ivory crush</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/ivory-stockpiles" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">ivory stockpiles</a></div></div> Wed, 08 Jan 2014 06:56:36 +0000 Anonymous 648 at https://us.a2asafaris.com/africa https://us.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/hong-kong-to-consider-destroying-ivory-stockpiles#comments New African crocodile species discovered! https://us.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/new-african-crocodile-species-discovered <div class="body text-field" property="content:encoded"><p><img width="250" height="150" src="http://blog.africageographic.com/africa-geographic-blog/files/2014/01/slender.croc_-250x150.jpg" class="attachment-sliderimg wp-post-image" alt="The Central African species of slender-snouted crocodile in Gabon. © Matt Shirley, UF/IFAS." /></p> <p>Scientists working in Africa have uncovered a new crocodile species hiding in plain site.</p> </div><div class="field-tags field-items"><div class="field-label">Tags: </div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/news" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">News</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/central-africa" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Central Africa</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/crocodile" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">crocodile</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/matthew-shirley" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Matthew Shirley</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/slender-snouted-crocodile" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">slender-snouted crocodile</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/species" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">species</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/west-africa" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">West Africa</a></div></div> Wed, 08 Jan 2014 06:29:50 +0000 Anonymous 650 at https://us.a2asafaris.com/africa https://us.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/new-african-crocodile-species-discovered#comments 960 households new owners of Mala Mala game reserve https://us.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/960-households-new-owners-mala-mala-game-reserve <div class="body text-field" property="content:encoded"><p><img width="200" height="150" src="http://blog.africageographic.com/africa-geographic-blog/files/2014/01/JacobZuma-200x300-200x150.jpg" class="attachment-sliderimg wp-post-image" alt="JacobZuma-200x300" /></p> <p>President Jacob Zuma will hand over claimed land from Mala Mala game reserve in Mpumalanga province on 9th January 2014.</p> </div><div class="field-tags field-items"><div class="field-label">Tags: </div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/news" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">News</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/jacob-zuma" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Jacob Zuma</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/land-reform" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">land reform</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/mala-mala-game-reserve" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Mala mala game reserve</a></div></div> Wed, 08 Jan 2014 05:40:23 +0000 Anonymous 651 at https://us.a2asafaris.com/africa https://us.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/960-households-new-owners-mala-mala-game-reserve#comments China to destroy ivory https://us.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/china-to-destroy-ivory <div class="body text-field" property="content:encoded"><p><img width="250" height="150" src="http://blog.africageographic.com/africa-geographic-blog/files/2014/01/ivory-250x150.jpg" class="attachment-sliderimg wp-post-image" alt="Photo from the U.S. Ivory Crush. © Barbara von Hoffman" /></p> <p>The Chinese government plans to destroy several tons of confiscated ivory and other wildlife products demonstrating the Chinese government’s commitment in combatting the multi-billion dollar illegal wildlife trade.</p> </div><div class="field-tags field-items"><div class="field-label">Tags: </div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/news" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">News</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/china" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">China</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/destroy" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">destroy</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/elephants" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">elephants</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/illegal-ivory" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">illegal ivory</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/ivory" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">ivory</a></div></div> Fri, 03 Jan 2014 07:55:12 +0000 Anonymous 633 at https://us.a2asafaris.com/africa https://us.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/china-to-destroy-ivory#comments Kruger elephant shot after attack https://us.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/kruger-elephant-shot-after-attack <div class="body text-field" property="content:encoded"><p><img width="250" height="150" src="http://blog.africageographic.com/africa-geographic-blog/files/2014/01/volkswagen1-250x150.jpg" class="attachment-sliderimg wp-post-image" alt="Source" /></p> <p>An elephant bull has been put down after it attacked a couple in the Kruger National Park on Monday, trampling their blue Volkswagen car.</p> </div><div class="field-tags field-items"><div class="field-label">Tags: </div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/news" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">News</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/elephant" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">elephant</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/kruger-national-park" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Kruger National Park</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/musth" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">musth</a></div></div> Thu, 02 Jan 2014 09:19:04 +0000 Anonymous 630 at https://us.a2asafaris.com/africa https://us.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/kruger-elephant-shot-after-attack#comments Anti-elephant poaching story goes viral in China https://us.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/anti-elephant-poaching-story-goes-viral-china <div class="body text-field" property="content:encoded"><p><img width="250" height="150" src="http://blog.africageographic.com/africa-geographic-blog/files/2013/12/pandas-of-Africa-250x150.jpg" class="attachment-sliderimg wp-post-image" alt="The poster reads: Protect the pandas of Africa - elephants. When the buying stops the killing can too. Image courtesy of WildAid." /></p> <p>A newspaper story about the impact of the ivory trade has gone viral in China, raising awareness among millions of Chinese, reports the Wildlife Conservation Society.</p> </div><div class="field-tags field-items"><div class="field-label">Tags: </div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/news" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">News</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/china" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">China</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/chinese" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Chinese</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/elephant-poaching" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">elephant poaching</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/ivory" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">ivory</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/viral" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">viral</a></div></div> Fri, 27 Dec 2013 11:01:04 +0000 Anonymous 558 at https://us.a2asafaris.com/africa https://us.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/anti-elephant-poaching-story-goes-viral-china#comments Only 6 signatures – how successful was the Botswana Elephant Conference? https://us.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/only-6-signatures-%E2%80%93-how-successful-was-the-botswana-elephant-conference <div class="body text-field" property="content:encoded"><p><img width="250" height="150" src="http://blog.africageographic.com/africa-geographic-blog/files/2013/12/elephants3-250x150.jpg" class="attachment-sliderimg wp-post-image" alt="elephants" /></p> <p>In the wake of the Elephant Summit held in Botswana in early December where urgent measures to halt the rampant illegal ivory trade were adopted one is left asking if it is enough?</p> </div><div class="field-tags field-items"><div class="field-label">Tags: </div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/news" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">News</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/botswana" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Botswana</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/china" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">China</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/elephant-summit" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Elephant Summit</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/elephants" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">elephants</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/ivory" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">ivory</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/ivory-trade" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">ivory trade</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/tourism" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">tourism</a></div></div> Fri, 27 Dec 2013 10:28:01 +0000 Anonymous 559 at https://us.a2asafaris.com/africa https://us.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/only-6-signatures-%E2%80%93-how-successful-was-the-botswana-elephant-conference#comments Lions return to iSimangaliso in memory of Mandela https://us.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/lions-return-to-isimangaliso-memory-mandela <div class="body text-field" property="content:encoded"><p><img width="250" height="150" src="http://blog.africageographic.com/africa-geographic-blog/files/2013/12/lioness1-250x150.jpg" class="attachment-sliderimg wp-post-image" alt="lioness" /></p> <p>After 44 years of absence, lions are being introduced into the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, affording the park with Big 7 status.</p> </div><div class="field-tags field-items"><div class="field-label">Tags: </div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/news" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">News</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/isimangaliso" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">iSimangaliso</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/lions" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">lions</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/mandela" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Mandela</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/st-lucia" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">St Lucia</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/wetland" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">wetland</a></div></div> Tue, 24 Dec 2013 06:25:18 +0000 Anonymous 548 at https://us.a2asafaris.com/africa https://us.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/lions-return-to-isimangaliso-memory-mandela#comments Life sentence for poachers https://us.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/life-sentence-poachers <div class="body text-field" property="content:encoded"><p><img width="250" height="150" src="http://blog.africageographic.com/africa-geographic-blog/files/2013/12/africa-geographic-01_10-250x150.jpg" class="attachment-sliderimg wp-post-image" alt="© Chad Cocking" /></p> <p>The Kenyan parliament has passed a new bill that calls on a life sentence as punishment for wildlife poachers.</p> </div><div class="field-tags field-items"><div class="field-label">Tags: </div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/news" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">News</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/bill" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">bill</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/kenya" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Kenya</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/life-sentence" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">life sentence</a></div><div class="field-item even " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/poaching" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">poaching</a></div><div class="field-item odd " rel="dc:subject"><a href="/africa/blog/tags/wildlife" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Wildlife</a></div></div> Wed, 18 Dec 2013 07:15:12 +0000 Anonymous 413 at https://us.a2asafaris.com/africa https://us.a2asafaris.com/africa/blog/life-sentence-poachers#comments

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