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Vietnamese syndicates play an outsized, sophisticated role in the illicit trade of elephant ivory, rhinoceros horn, pangolin scales, and other wildlife products, according to a recent undercover investigation by the Environmental Investigation Agency that details sourcing, packing, and transporting ivory and rhino horn through an intricate maze of transport routes out of various African ports to Malaysia, then through Laos, and finally overland into Vietnam. The numbers are staggering.

In the decade following possibly one of the worst poaching incidents in Southern Africa, which left at least 300 dead after poachers laced watering holes and salt licks with cyanide, crimes against wildlife have drastically declined in Zimbabwe's largest national park. Investigations conducted by the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) revealed that the deaths were due to cyanide poisoning. The horrendous crime, which made international headlines in 2013, led to the deaths of an estimated 300 elephants and is believed to…

Rhino conservation is a hot topic used by many NGOs to raise lots of money to 'Save the Rhino'. Unfortunately, little of this money goes to those who have rhinos on their land and urgently need the funding! Very few people really understand the formidable challenges faced by rhino owners. Did you know that most rhinos in southern Africa roam free on private farms and reserves? NGO funding, however, is mostly channelled to government-run National Parks, with very little money reaching the private rhino owner. This leaves the private rhino owners with many challenges.