Early on in April it looked like as though the rain was gone with clear skies every day, then in the first two weeks the weather broke, bringing rain and with it an abundance of growth in the grasslands. Most days showed a similar pattern with overcast mornings, sunny late afernoons followed by evening rain [...]

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) is an international agreement signed by 175 governments, including one of the world’s major markets for illegal wildlife products – China. The international trade in elephant ivory and rhino horn is forbidden under CITES and, after a brief respite from poaching during the 1980s and ’90s, [...]