#WildEye Eastern Africa - Oxpeckers
Oxpeckers Reporters
10 August, 2023
Bushfires in Burundi’s protected areas are prohibited by law, but runaway infernos are threatening the reserves and contributing to climate change. Espoir Iradukunda investigates...
New guide will assist investigators, prosecutors and other law enforcers to address the challenges of lack of evidence in prosecuting wildlife crimes. Kelly Rwamapera reports...
Handling of wildlife crimes in Uganda has improved since the establishment in 2017 of a special court to handle related cases, reports Cliff Abenaitwe...
Tanzania’s elephant population has been rising amid law enforcement successes in dismantling trafficking rings that ferry ivory to Asia, a data investigation by Peter Elias shows...
Increasing human activities and settlement across wildlife corridors fuel poaching incidents of giraffes for game meat and animal fat in Northern Tanzania. Mussa Juma investigates...
Moves to stop the domestication and illegal trade of grey crowned cranes have seen the population of these endangered birds grow by more than 105%, reports Aimable Twahirwa...
Despite stiff penalties provided by law, Uganda has seen an increase in pangolin trafficking offences, a multimedia investigation by Benjamin Jumbe shows ...
As poaching takes its toll on Kenya's Grevy's zebras, a prolonged drought has now been added to the list of threats against this endangered species. Lenah Bosibori investigates...
Lifting of a ban on donkey abattoirs has stimulated a regional animal welfare and security crisis in East Africa. Oscar Nkala investigates...
Stolen donkeys are smuggled across borders with Tanzania and Ethiopia to feed Kenya’s expanding abattoirs and Chinese demand for donkey-hide glue. Oscar Nkala investigates...
Modus operandi of ivory smuggling networks exposed after recent arrest of a 'mastermind' in the illicit trade from Pemba to China. Estacio Valoi investigates...