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January 23, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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Vanishing Wild: The Battle Against Illegal Wildlife Trade - ATC News by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome
(Posted 22nd January 2026)   Courtesy of African Wildlife News Tanusri Saradhi, Earth.com (U.S), January 22, 2026 Illegal wildlife trade is a growing global crisis and the largest direct threat to the future of many of the world’s most threatened species. Recent UN data (2015-2021) shows around 4,000 species impacted, including 3,250 listed under […]
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January 23, 2026 at 4:51 AM
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Experts studying evolution of elephants meeting in Nairobi for conference - ATC News by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome
(Posted 22nd January 2026)   Courtesy of African Elephant News   Gilbert Koech, The Star (Kenya), January 21, 2026 Experts studying the evolutionary history of elephants from across the world are meeting at the National Museums of Kenya in Nairobi for the 9th International Conference on mammoths and their relatives. The conference comes at a […]
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January 22, 2026 at 9:05 PM
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Forest elephants turn farms into pharmacies - ATC News by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome
(Posted 21st January 2026)   Courtesy of African Elephant News Sanjana Gajbhiye, Earth. Com (U.S) Jan 19, 2025 Across Gabon, a heavily forested country in western Africa, farmers often face a difficult morning surprise. Banana plants lie crushed. Papaya stems snap near ground level. Forest elephants frequently visit farms at night, leaving damaged crops […]
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January 21, 2026 at 8:11 AM
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Mother elephant saves baby from Kruger National Park floods - ATC News by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome
(Posted 21st January 2026)   Courtesy of African Elephant News   Jacarandafm (South Africa), January 19, 2026 The historical flooding that has hit the Kruger National Park and other parts of Limpopo and Mpumalanga has been declared a national disaster in South Africa. According to Jacaranda FM News, Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional […]
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January 21, 2026 at 1:36 AM
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Africa’s great elephant divide: countries struggle with too many elephants – or too few - ATC News by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome
(Posted 19th January 2026)   Courtesy of African Elephant News Sophy Roberts, The Guardian (U.K.), January 15, 2026 It is late on a January afternoon in the middle of South Sudan’s dry season, and the landscape, pricked with stubby acacias, is hazy with smoke from people burning the grasslands to encourage new growth. Even […]
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January 19, 2026 at 4:58 AM
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Close shave as elephants stray into Lukenya University, prompt swift KWS response - ATC News by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome
(Posted 19th January 2026)   Courtesy of African Elephant News Maureen Kinyanjui, Eastleigh Voice (Kenya), January 17, 2026 Lukenya University on Saturday witnessed a close call after students reported elephants entering areas frequently used for learning and recreation. Authorities and wildlife experts quickly acted to ensure the safety of both students and the elephants. […]
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January 19, 2026 at 4:57 AM
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Conservationist urges stronger collaboration to stem elephant-human conflict in Cross River - ATC News by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome
(Posted 19th January 2026)   Courtesy of African Elephant News   Asare Asare, Daily Post (Nigeria), January 18, 2026 In recent times there have been reports of elephants sauntering into farmlands in Boki LGA of Cross River State, resulting in destruction of crops as well as human-elephant conflict. To stem this, the country director […]
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January 19, 2026 at 4:55 AM
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Kariba villagers living in fear as elephants invade maize fields - ATC News by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome
(Posted 12th January 2026)   Courtesy of African Elephant News James Muonwa, News Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe), January 11, 2026 Nampese village, under Chief Mola’s jurisdiction, Nyaminyami Rural District Council (NRDC), has been thrown into uncertainty as repeated elephant incursions into farming areas force villagers to abandon their maize fields for fear of serious injury or […]
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January 12, 2026 at 6:49 AM
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Who replaces Craig? Inside Amboseli's race for next Tusker king - ATC News by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome
(Posted 12th January 2026)   Courtesy of African Elephant News   Peter Muiruri, The Standard (Kenya), January 11, 2026 The past five years have seen the deaths of some of the largest tuskers in Amboseli. These elephants roamed the southern Kenya conservation area for decades, becoming the undisputed kings of the savannah. In February […]
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January 12, 2026 at 6:47 AM
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TPDF officers, civilians charged over Sh591 million ivory seizure - ATC News by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome
(Posted 09th January 2026)   Courtesy of African Elephant News   The Citizen (Tanzania), January 8, 2026 Two Tanzania People’s Defence Force (TPDF) officers and three civilians appeared before the Moshi Resident Magistrate’s Court, charged with economic sabotage after allegedly possessing government trophies valued at Sh591.3 million. The criminal case is scheduled for mention […]
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January 9, 2026 at 5:49 AM
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7 hopeful wildlife sightings that researchers celebrated in 2025 - ATC News by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome
(Posted 08th January 2026)   Courtesy of African Elephant News   Shreya Dasgupta, Mongabay (U.S), January 6, 2026 Camera traps in Senegal’s Niokolo-Koba National Park captured video of a large bull elephant named Ousmane, thought to be a hybrid of the critically endangered African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) and savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana). Researchers […]
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January 7, 2026 at 5:00 AM
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Poaching down but threats remain for forest elephants, recent population assessment finds - ATC News by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome
(Posted 08th January 2026)   Courtesy of African Elephant News   Spoorthy Raman, Mongabay (U.S), January 5, 2025 More than 145,000 African forest elephants roam the rainforests of Africa, according to a recent population assessment. Published in December by the African Elephant Specialist Group at the IUCN, the global wildlife conservation authority, the survey […]
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January 7, 2026 at 4:59 AM
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The Last Giant: Craig’s death and the future of elephant conservation in a warming Africa - ATC News by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome
(Posted 06th January 2026)   Kizito Makoye, Down To Earth (India), January 5, 2026 Before dawn broke over the tawny plains where Amboseli’s elephants gather each morning, an eerie silence settled across the park’s thorny swamps. Rangers from the Kenya Wildlife Service had spent a sleepless night watching a moribund lone elephant, its massive […]
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January 6, 2026 at 8:31 AM
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KWS to Decide on Preservation of Legendary Super Tusker Craig After His Death - ATC News by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome
(Posted 06th January 2026)   Courtesy of African Elephant News   James Murimi, Dawan Africa (Somali), January 3, 2026 The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) is weighing options on whether to preserve the remains of Craig, one of Africa’s most iconic and oldest super tuskers, following his death in Amboseli National Park – a decision […]
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January 6, 2026 at 8:29 AM
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Craig the beer-ambassador elephant dies aged 54 - ATC News by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome
(Posted 06th December 2025)   Courtesy of African Elephant News   Natasha Booty & Richard Kagoe, British Broadcasting Corporation (U.K.), January 3, 2026 A Kenyan elephant believed to have been one of Africa’s largest male tuskers has died of old age. The pachyderm, fondly known as Craig, died of natural causes on Saturday morning […]
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January 6, 2026 at 8:26 AM
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Corridors, Not Culls, Offer Solution to Southern Africa’s Growing Elephant Population - ATC News by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome
(Posted 05th January 2026)   Ryan Truscott, Mongabay (U.S.) via GMP Since being collared in Zambia two years ago, a young bull elephant known to researchers as Z16 has walked nearly 12,000 kilometers, or 7,500 miles — three times the distance between New York and Los Angeles. In that time, Z16 has traversed four […]
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January 4, 2026 at 9:56 PM
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How Cooperation Secured the Future of South Africa’s Smallest Free-Roaming Elephant Herd - ATC News by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome
(Posted 05th January 2026)   Courtesy of African Elephant News   Brent Lindeque, Good Things Guy (South Africa) For more than a decade, a small elephant herd in KwaZulu-Natal has been walking a thin line between freedom and danger. Their story has been complicated, emotional and, at times, deeply uncertain. Recently, it took a […]
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January 4, 2026 at 9:54 PM
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Worry over sharp rise in Botswana’s wildlife hunting quotas, plans for year-round elephant hunting - ATC News by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome
(Posted 05th January 2026)   Courtesy of African Elephant News   Cyril Zenda, Down To Earth (India) Wildlife conservationists are alarmed by the sharp increase in elephants and other wildlife that Botswana continues to put on its annual hunting quotas, a move they say is detrimental to the long-term term survival of the species. […]
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January 4, 2026 at 9:50 PM
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How Southern African farmers & elephants can both adapt to coexist - ATC News by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome
(Posted 05th January 2026)   Courtesy of African Elephant News   Ryan Truscott, Mongabya (U.S.) Elephants are considered a sacred totem by many in northwestern Zimbabwe, but they also frequently raid villagers’ crops near harvest time, says Agripa Ngorima, who has studied attitudes toward conservation in Simangani. During his fieldwork, he presented residents with […]
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January 4, 2026 at 9:47 PM
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Rider arrested with 39.9 kilos of elephant tusks valued at Sh4 million in Samburu - ATC News by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome
(Posted 05th January 2026)   Courtesy of African Elephant News Cyrus Ombati, The Star (Kenya) A rider was arrested on Saturday evening in Wamba, Samburu County, while transporting approximately 39.9 kilograms of elephant tusks, valued at about Sh4 million. Authorities said the suspect told police he was taking the tusks to a potential buyer […]
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Mana Pools restores hope for endangered elephants - ATC News by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome
(Posted 05th January 2026)   Courtesy of African Elephant News Obert Siamilandu, News Day (Zimbabwe) Africa’s forest elephants remain critically endangered, but new data reveal a glimmer of hope where protection, science and community partnerships converge. Zimbabwe has stepped up conservation efforts, deploying six newly-graduated Akashinga Rangers to Mana Pools National Park in the […]
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January 4, 2026 at 9:39 PM
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Heartbreaking news from Assam where 7 elephants were killed after being hit by a Rajdhani Express.

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December 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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December 20, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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Quick action by Mara vets saves elephant from severe snare injuries - ATC News by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome
(Posted 20th December 2025)   Courtesy of African Elephant News   Brian Oruta, The Star (Kenya), December 17, 2025 The Mara Veterinary Team has successfully treated a female sub-adult elephant injured by a wire snare at the Naboisho Wildlife Conservancy, highlighting ongoing efforts to protect wildlife through rapid response interventions. According to a statement […]
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December 19, 2025 at 9:08 PM