By by University of Reading - Phys.org Habitat loss as a result of a human population boom in Africa could threaten the very existence of elephants there, according to a new study. African elephants face a range of threats in the 21st century. Poaching for their ivory...
By Arnold Letsholo, The Sunday Standard To bolster the efforts of rangers protecting Botswana’s wildlife animals from poaching, the United States Embassy in Botswana has extended a helping through a donation of equipment to the Department of Wildlife and National...
By Alex Bruce-Smith - 10 Daily Could bringing back mammoths be the key to reversing the effects of climate change? An eccentric scientist in the far north of Russia wants to revive the long-extinct mammoth, which he thinks could help reverse the effects of climate...
By New Zimbabwe ZIMPARKS is investigating a suspected case of cyanide poisoning after seven elephant carcasses were reportedly found in an advanced state of decomposition in the Hwange National Park on Saturday. A report to Zimparks, NewZimbabwe.com was...
By Amina Wako - Nairobi News Two men are being held in police custody after being arrested with two pieces of elephant tusks and six rounds of ammunition on Friday night in Huruma and Kayole respectively. The two, Peter Mugi Kamau and Jamal Guyo Dida, were...
By Mike Gaworecki - Mongabay On this episode of the Mongabay Newscast we speak with Ivonne Higuero, secretary general of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora — better known by its acronym, CITES.Signatories to CITES will...
Sifelani Tsiko Agric, Environment & Innovations Editor - The Herald Wildlife films can be a powerful tool in raising awareness of conservation and environmental issues. Apart from the entertainment value people get, the films can help create debate and inspire a...
By John Scanlon - The Independent Saving Africa's elephants requires us to look beyond the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), argues the body's former Secretary General John E Scanlon Of the 36,000 species...
By The Independent Gabon and Zimbabwe this week announced their commitment to attracting more tourists to their national parks through securing investment that will help support wildfire protection and the local communities. The proposals were announced at the close...
By France24 The jungle was so thick that Emmanuel Olabode only found the elephants he was tracking when the great matriarch's sniffing trunk reached out close enough to almost touch. "She flapped her ears, blocking us to guard her family, then left in peace," recalls...