A new database of African hippo populations has revealed huge gaps in our knowledge of where the megaherbivores live and thrive, with populations fragmented and reliant on protected areas.
"We found the increase in hippo ivory trade in the UK within a month after the near total-ban of elephant ivory was introduced," says Frankie Osuch, lead author of a report released by Born Free ...
And play it again he did - on Monkey. Then on Elephant. On Hippo. Even on Turtle. Before long Anansi had played his trick on every single creature - except one. Little Deer was small and could ...
But last year wildlife campaigners also warned that the ban on elephant ivory trafficking had led to an increase in trade of hippo teeth. In 2020 hippo teeth were among the mammal body parts most ...