By Xinhua News Ghana A Tanzanian cabinet minister said on Friday that 23 elephants were among 113 wild animals killed by wildlife authorities in the 2023/2024 financial year to control human-wildlife conflicts. Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism Angellah...
By Anayo Ezugwu, New Telegraph Ahead of World Ranger Day on July 31, senior game rangers confront the daily dangers and challenges they face in their efforts to conserve and protect the remaining elephants, lions and other wildlife in Nigeria from poachers and other...
Julius Alagbe, Market Forces In a landmark joint operation, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), supported by the Wildlife Justice Commission has successfully arrested two major wildlife traffickers in Nigeria. These arrests are linked to the significant seizure of 1.58...
By EricJames Ochigbo, EnviroNews Nigeria A bill for an act to provide for the Conservation and Management of Nigeria’s Wildlife on Thursday, May 16, 2024, scaled second reading in the House of Representatives. This followed the presentation of the general principles...
By Amos Kiarie, The Standard Amid growing concerns of human-wildlife conflict along the wildlife corridor in the Amboseli, conservancies are advocating for a shift from agriculture to livestock, to safeguard the long-term survival of the Amboseli elephants. This...
By Phoebe Weston - The Guardian More than 4,000 species around the world are being targeted by wildlife traffickers, causing “untold harm upon nature”, a UN report has warned. Wildlife crime is driven by demand for medicine, pets, bushmeat, ornamental plants and...
By EnviroNews Nigeria The EPI Foundation, the secretariat to the 24 African member states of the Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI), has expressed its strong opposition to the reopening of domestic ivory markets, as proposed in the Republic of South Africa’s Draft...
By Zeniat Abubakar Abuja, Voice of Nigeria The Nigerian government has signed of Understanding, MoU, with Cameroon for the conservation and sustainable management of transboundary ecosystems. This agreement will facilitate the development and implementation of...
By Charles Mpaka - Mongabay olice and wildlife authorities in Malawi have arrested two men suspected of having killed an elephant in Kasungu National Park. Residents of villages just outside the park’s boundaries informed police about two men selling elephant meat,...
By Bulawayo24 Elephants in Hwange National Park are being fitted with Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking collars by ZimParks through its strategic partner, International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), so that nearby villagers can be warned when the jumbos...