Sydney Kawadza, The Standard Zimbabwean authorities are working with their Zambian counterparts to tackle increased illegal fishing in Lake Kariba which has led to dwindling fish catches. This emerged during a recent media tour organised by the Zimbabwe...
By Lizzy Davies, The Guardian It had been a tricky shoot for Alvin Kaunda, a young Kenyan television reporter, but finally, after about 10 takes, he was managing to get through it. His subject: a heartfelt dispatch about the plight of elephants caught up in the...
By Cyrus Umbati, The Star Three suspects, among them two Tanzanians, were arrested by police in Kisumu after they were found in possession of elephant tusks valued at over Sh500,000. Police said 52-year-old Wilson Korio was arrested together with Tanzanians Jakaya...
By AFP South Africa plans to carry out lie detector tests on staff working at its game reserves in a bid to fight rampant wildlife poaching, a national parks management agency said Thursday. Poachers, sometimes operating in cahoots with crooked park employees, have...
By The Times of India NEW DELHI: The government on Thursday informed Rajya Sabha that 12-14 cheetahs are likely to be brought from South Africa and or other African countries during the next five years in the country, and there was no agreement with Namibia on their...
By Thobo Motlhoka - The Sunday Standard Internal communication between authorities in the Chobe region suggests Botswana government may have tried to conceal information about the mysterious deaths of at least 57 elephants. A savingram between wildlife authorities in...
By Navin Singh Khadka - Environment correspondent, BBC World Service Deepening restrictions on ivory trafficking have led to an increase of the trade in hippopotamus teeth, wildlife campaigners are warning, with potentially serious effects for a species already listed...
By Environews, Nigeria African countries belonging to the Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI) have met on the side-lines of the UN Biodiversity Conference in Montreal and adopted a statement on the growing challenge of human-elephant conflict (HEC), which they say is...
By Rumbidzayi Zinyuke, The Herald / All Africa Farmers in Mbire District have found an innovative way to reduce human-wildlife conflict through the use of chilli strings and bricks that chase elephants from their communities. Mbire has a vast forest and wildlife area...
By Ann Salaton, Kenya News Agency The government has put poachers at the Maasai Mara game reserve on notice after it emerged that five elephants and three giraffes were killed under mysterious circumstances over the past two months. Narok County Commissioner Isaac...