Elephant Action League (EAL) started to support the anti-poaching and anti-trafficking activities of WARA in Guinea, ongoing despite Ebola. EAL will support training and capacity building. Ivory traffic in Conkary affects not only the small Guinean population of elephants, but those across the African continent as well – the majority of the ivory comes from […]
WildLeaks: a whistlebower platform for poaching and wildlife crimes Many witnesses of poaching or other wildlife crimes remain silent, fearing retribution. An anonymous whistlebower platform aims to change that. The WildLeaks project is turning information into action on the ground. WildLeaks is the first secure and anonymous platform for wildlife and forest crime whistleblowers. Its […]
WildLeaks, lanceur d’alertes vertes Inspirée de WikiLeaks, une plateforme collaborative permet de dénoncer anonymement les crimes contre l’environnement. Jusqu’à présent, les défenseurs de la transparence politique pouvaient se reposer sur Wikileaks pour relayer des fuites de documents confidentiels. Que les écologistes se rassurent, ils disposent désormais de WildLeaks, le WikiLeaks de la faune et la […]
There’s no real beating around the bush here: Motherboard has gotten its hands on some horrifying footage of hunting and wild animal abuse in Tanzania, where a company known as Green Mile Safari (United Arab Emirates) has been caught allowing its clients to hunt protected animals with semi-automatic weapons, run over animals with jeeps, and otherwise torture […]
On February 7, 2014, Andrea Crosta announced the launch of WildLeaks, a non-profit collaborative project that allows for the secure and confidential receipt and assessment of information and tips related to wildlife and forest crimes. This new high-tech ally in the fight against poaching and wildlife crime has generated considerable media buzz, and WildLeaks has […]
Two weeks after its launch, WildLeaks, the first secure platform for wildlife and forest crime whistleblowers, is receiving dozens of leaks, tips and information from all over the world. www.wildleaks.org WildLeaks, Fighting Back. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/19/wildleaks-animal-crime_n_4816038.html http://news.mongabay.com/2014/0218-hance-wildleaks.html http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2014/02/wildleaks/
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: info@wildleaks.org www.wildleaks.org WildLeaks – the first, secure, online whistleblower platform dedicated to Wildlife Crime A group of organizations headed by the California based Elephant Action League and focused on fighting wildlife and forest crime has launched the first state-of-the-art secure platform to submit tips and information Los Angeles and London, […]
So far, official data says 90 elephants have died in Zimbabwe from cyanide used to poison salt licks at watering holes. The actual death toll could be as high as 100. This is among the worst ecological disasters ever seen in Zimbabwe. The list of those responsible is long, longer than you might think: poachers, traffickers, […]
EAL’s director Andrea Crosta returned from Tanzania where he saw the excellent anti-poaching work that PAMS Foundation (www.pamsfoundation.org) is doing in Ruaha National Park. In line with its Mission to fight wildlife crime through concrete projects in the field, The Elephant Action League supports the work of PAMS Foundation in Ruaha by co-funding (together with […]
Another amazing operation by our partner Conservation Justice in Gabon. Luc Mathot’s team managed to arrest 4 ivory traffickers near the Cameroon border. You guys are the best and we’re very proud to support you! One Cameroonian is the Imam of the town, so there will surely be high pressure to release him. Ofir Drori informed […]
