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Rhinos in Africa

@RHINOSINAFRICA

A think-tank, carrying out research and publishing reports about the illegal wildlife trade in Africa.

 Johannesburg, South Africa
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PROPOSAL 66.4.1 Restrict wild-caught live elephants to in-situ conservation programs in natural historical home ranges in Africa #CoP19 @CITES ⁦@vonderleyen⁩ ⁦@GreensEFA⁩
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Jay Naidoo@Jay_Naidoo12 Nov 2022
It says it all. 27 COPS. A deepening climate crisis. And we are expected to be optimistic about the bureaucrats sitting behind closed doors. Now is the time to stand up and be counted as humanity.🙏🏾
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Jay Naidoo@Jay_Naidoo7 Oct 2022
Only the ignorant amongst us believe that animals are not also sentient beings with a Spirit. Especially elephants are sacred symbols of inner power across traditions. A zoo is an absolete idea and a travesty. 🙏🏾
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Elephants Thrive in Sanctuaries Over Zoos sentientmedia.org/elephants-… wildlife specialists are speaking out in increasing numbers against zoo captivity. Meanwhile campaigners across the globe continue to fight for the release of elephants held in confinement. @CITES #CoP19
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Elephants Thrive in Sanctuaries Over Zoos sentientmedia.org/elephants-… wildlife specialists are speaking out in increasing numbers against zoo captivity. Meanwhile campaigners across the globe continue to fight for the release of elephants held in confinement. @CITES #CoP19
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Jay Naidoo@Jay_Naidoo16 Sep 2022
Replying to @SchumannTerrys @WAPFSA @Care2 @BAT_S_A @WhiteLionTrust @WhiteLionLeader @RHINOSINAFRICA @APPGTrophyHunt @CBTHunting
#Trophyhunting is a disease of the inflated ego.🙏🏾
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UniteAfrica@UnitingAfricans15 Nov 2022
'Put a stop to this slaughter' as ex President demands end to trophy hunting mirror.co.uk/news/politics/p… @SKIKhama @CBTHunting @HenrySmithUK – at South Africa
'Put a stop to this slaughter' as ex President demands end to trophy hunting

'Put a stop to this slaughter' as ex President demands end to trophy hunting

Ian Khama, who led Botswana from 2008 to 2018, spoke out ahead of a Commons vote later this month amid a long-promised Tory ban would stop hunters bringing animal skins, severed heads and carcasses...

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Dr Richard Ssuna@RichardSsuna15 Nov 2022
Trophy hunting is lies, propaganda, corruption, social injustice, exploitation, psychotic, ..…..all wrapped in one. It's definitely not conservation! #BanTrophyHunting
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UniteAfrica@UnitingAfricans14 Nov 2022
“When the last tree has been cut down, the last fish caught, the last river poisoned, only then will we realise that one cannot eat money” We cannot allow ourselves to fall into a state of apathy. @CITES #CoP19 – at South Africa
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SUPPORT proposals by Benin, Burkina Faso, Equatorial Guinea,Ethiopia,Liberia, Niger, Senegal and Togo @CITES #CoP19 SIGN AND SHARE @Change change.org/p/europe-please-d… CLOSE THE LOOPHOLES stop the trade of African elephants from their natural range states to captivity – at Panama
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Buenas Dias Cop19 @CITES #WildlifeTradeConference World Leaders, Dignitaries, Philanthropists, Heads of Non Government Organisations from around the world have endorsed: proelephantnetwork.org/2022/… – at South Africa
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“10 African countries will also propose an end to the trade in wild-caught elephants, uplisting would provide unified protection for elephants across the continent” https:// #CITES #CoP19 dailymaverick.co.za/article/… – at South Africa
Battle lines drawn over the future of elephants

Battle lines drawn over the future of elephants

Are elephants global treasures in urgent need of protection, or a commodity on the world market?

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Please support the proposal of bringing elephants to the highest protection level by uplisting them from Appendix II to Appendix I list. No one country owns the elephants! #elephants of #africa 🌍🐘
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“10 African countries will also propose an end to the trade in wild-caught elephants, uplisting would provide unified protection for elephants across the continent” https:// #CITES #CoP19 dailymaverick.co.za/article/…
Battle lines drawn over the future of elephants

Battle lines drawn over the future of elephants

Are elephants global treasures in urgent need of protection, or a commodity on the world market?

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The export of live wild-caught elephants should only be permissible to destinations within the natural range state of the species for in situ conservation reasons. VIDEO: Zimbabwean elephants filmed at Changxing Taihu Longzhimeng Animal World 2019 @CITES #CoP19 – at Swellendam, South Africa
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#CitesCop19 🐘 #CITES Background to the proposals for #Elephants ~~~ Battle lines drawn over the future of elephants By Don Pinnock • 14 Nov 2022 Are elephants global treasures in urgent need of protection, or a commodity on the world market? dailymaverick.co.za/article/…
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PREN CITES CoP19 STATEMENT ENDORSED BY WORLD LEADERS, PHILANTHROPISTS AND GLOBAL CONSERVATIONISTS chng.it/8tW6yGmQ via @ChangeorgSA This is the petition started when #Namibia exported these wild elephants to the UAE @CITES #CoP19
PREN CITES CoP19 STATEMENT ENDORSED BY WORLD LEADERS, PHILANTHROPISTS AND GLOBAL CONSERVATIONISTS

PREN CITES CoP19 STATEMENT ENDORSED BY WORLD LEADERS, PHILANTHROPISTS AND GLOBAL CONSERVATIONISTS

https://www.proelephantnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/CITES-COP19-ENDORSED-STATEMENT-IN-FAVOUR-OF-RESOLUTIONS-TO-PREVENT-THE-EXPORT-OF-WILD-ELEPHANTS-TO-ZOOS-AND-CAPTIVITY.pdf PRO ELEPHANT...

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Zimbabwean wild caught elephants being trained at Changxing Taihu Longzhimeng Animal World. @CITES #CoP19 Concerned elephant experts, scientist and academics have called for a halt of any further African elephants being exported into captivity. proelephantnetwork.org/2022/… – at South Africa
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The EU has put in a counter proposal to @AECelephant calling for CITES to deliberately delaying decisive action for another 3 years. @CITES #CoP19 thecanary.co/global/world-an… @topsy_tee – at South Africa
EU risks stalling progress on wildlife protections at global conference

EU risks stalling progress on wildlife protections at global conference

The EU is opposing proposals to increase protections for elephants and hippos, despite the plans having ample support from others.

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PROPOSAL 66.4.1 Restrict wild-caught live exports to in-situ conservation programmes in natural historical home ranges in Africa #CoP19 @CITES nationalgeographic.com/scien… THIS ELEPHANT IN TAIYUAN ZOO CAPTURED FROM HWANGE ZIMBABWE 2012 #ChristinaMRusso – at South Africa
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Will Travers@willtravers17 Nov 2022
WATCH! #CITESCoP19 #WorldWildlifeConference It's #elephants again. Who thinks it's a good idea to capture them from the wild for zoos? @bernabephoto @NickyAACampbell @GabyRoslin @MeganMcCubbin @dan710ths @BornFreeFDN @BornFreeUSA @BornFreeKenya It ain't over. More tomorrow W RT
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NAMIBIAN wild elephants caught exported to captivity in the United Arab Emirates 2022 @CITES @Cop19 SIGN change.org/CITESStopTheWildE… EU Delegation VOTE ⁦with majority of AFRICA @vonderleyen⁩ ⁦@GreensEFA⁩ ⁦@BNMarkussen⁩ ⁦@OmondiPomondi⁩ ⁦@SHartleif⁩
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