In 2016 Elephant Action League – through our whistleblower program WildLeaks – received videos showing illegal and cruel trophy hunting in Tanzania committed by the safari company called Green Mile Safari Co. Ltd. Among the shocking violations in the Green Mile videos are hunting with automatic weapons, having children hunt with automatic weapons, gunning down... Read More

SUBJECT: “Baby gorillas, kangaroos, tigers and lemurs on sale in Mexico” SOURCE: Anonymous DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Lead (Grade 2) COLLECTION DATE: March 24, 2017 ACTION: Shared with partners TEXT (Partial and Redacted):  ” …. (redacted) PGR, PROFEPA, y La Fiscalia even Semanart nobody wants to help stop these people. The animals being sold here are from South Africa, Japan, China, Australia,... Read More

SUBJECT: “Illegal trophy hunting in South Africa and Mozambique” SOURCE: Anonymous DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Leak (Grade 1) COLLECTION DATE: July 06, 2016 ACTION: Currently under investigation by the Elephant Action League TEXT (redacted): Mr. (redacted) has been organizing trophy hunting parties for years, on the border between South Africa and Mozambique. They kill animals illegally is various way, including luring wildlife... Read More

SUBJECT: “Videos showing illegal and cruel examples of trophy hunting in Tanzania” SOURCE: Anonymous DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Leak (Grade 1) COLLECTION DATE: May 05, 2016 ACTION: Shared with the public and the media TEXT: None ATTACHMENTS: Videos showing illegal and cruel actions during trophy hunting in Tanzania.   About the videos (note by WildLeaks) WildLeaks received videos showing illegal... Read More

SUBJECT: “Illegal killing of wolves in Finland” SOURCE: Anonymous DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Leak (Grade 1) COLLECTION DATE: February 15, 2016 ACTION: Shared with our partners in Finland TEXT originally in Finnish (translated with Google, summarised and redacted): Mr. (redacted) and others continue to engage in poaching of wolves in the (redecated). These are the poachers: 1. Mr. (redacted 2. Mr. (redacted)... Read More

SUBJECT: “Possible illegal trapping of wildlife in Finland” SOURCE: Anonymous DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Lead (Grade 2) COLLECTION DATE: December 30, 2015 ACTION: Shared with our partner in Finland TEXT (redacted): On …….. 2015 I came across a location in a forest in Finland where multiple animal traps were present and set; several smaller cages to trap meso-predators such as... Read More

SUBJECT: “Facebook advertisement of rhino horn sale” SOURCE: Anonymous DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Lead (Grade 2) COLLECTION DATE: December 30, 2015 ACTION: Still under investigation TEXT (redacted): I was sent the following email from a source. I am unsure of the legitimacy of it. Please investigate. I found a poacher soliciting buyers for rhino horns and lion skins/teeth. I... Read More

SUBJECT: “Report on Illegal Logging in Laos” SOURCE: Anonymous DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Leak (Grade 1) COLLECTION DATE: October 16, 2015 ACTION: Shared with media and NGOs TEXT: General message asking us to publish the report because nobody will ever do it. ATTACHMENTS: The report in PDF (see below) Download the report here: CarBi assessment of scope2 NOTE: This leak/message may... Read More