Memorial for 16 rhinos killed by poachers since 2004 in one wildlife reserve alone aims to 'inspire conservationists'   

Raising cattle and protecting wildlife habitat do not need to be mutually exclusive, as this ranch in Kenya shows

Turkmen reporter Gaspar Matalaev is suffering with ill-health from the poor conditions inside the labour camp where he is imprisoned serving a three-year sentence. Mr Matalaev was arrested immediately following the publication of his report on forced labour in the cotton sector. 

 Reuters reporters Kyaw Soe Oo and Wa Lone arrested in December after allegedly accepting 'important secret papers' from two police officers in the crisis-hit Rakhine state

For a tourist, a trip across India can be the experience of a lifetime. For an elephant, however, freedom to move is the difference between life and death. As the continent develops, their habitats are destroyed, and the roaming space these enormous creatures need to survive is increasingly curtailed.

There is not just one solution to stopping the slaughter of animals, says Major-General Johan Jooste, Head of Special Projects at South African National Parks 

Kenya Wildlife Service collaborates with charity Space for Giants to further strengthen its prosecution of illegal wildlife trade offenders 

‘Rather than defusing public concerns regarding demographic and cultural change, officials have unnecessarily stoked anxiety over immigration and encouraged the growth of populist anti-immigrant sentiment,’ cross-party group of MPs say

As threats to Africa's elephants continue to grow, Botswana announces it will host 2018’s Summit to push for greater efforts to protect them

Iconic picture book character Elmer the elephant is celebrated on Elmer Day, inspiring the next generation of conservationists 

The report adds that politicians have ‘failed to challenge the assumption that less immigration would be good for Britain’

George Osborne-edited Evening Standard calls PM’s immigration target ‘politically rash and economically illiterate’

Failing to meet unrealistic expectations on immigration will do nothing to improve public confidence in border security or move the country forward after Brexit

The Prime Minister has no intention of dropping her immigration target – despite the fact that it has never been met, has no merit in principle, and is likely to damage the economy