By Don Pinnock - Daily Maverick The campaign to free Pretoria Zoo’s elephants lasted for years and included accusations and protests. But finally, the zoo’s last elephant, Charlie, is back in the wilds. Ater a nailbiting four-hour trip from the Pretoria Zoo, Charlie...
By Vitalio Angula, Voice of America Seven elephants from Namibia are adjusting to a new home across the border in Angola after conservationists said the animals needed a new habitat to survive. The Cuatir Nature Reserve in southeastern Angola was known for its...
By Franca Ochigbo, The Nation The federal government, in collaboration with non-governmental organizations, is taking significant steps to prevent the extinction of elephants in Nigeria by implementing the first-ever National Elephant Action Plan (NEAP) for 2024-2034....
By Phidel Kizito, Capital News FM he Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has called for a harmonized coexistence between humans and elephants following rise in jumbo mortalities in the country. According to KWS Director General Erustus Kanga, elephants play a critical role...
By Oladehinde Oladipo, Business Day A new report by the Wild Africa Fund revealed a catastrophic decline in Nigeria’s elephant population. Over the past three decades, the country has lost 73 per cent of its elephants, leaving a mere 300 to 400 individuals remaining....
By Dr Adam Cruise - The Bateleurs The wave of elephant poaching over the past two decades appears to have substantially subsided while prices of ivory have collapsed, but there remain serious threats to some elephant populations. We honour World Elephant Day 2024 to...
By Temwani Mgunda, Dialogue Earth Tackling nature crime in Africa – and globally – is a major challenge. A big factor is that many of these are cross-border crimes, which need the kind of international cooperation and information sharing that is scarce. The Nature...
By Silvia Mantilla, SDG During its lifetime, one blue whale can store in its body and via whale falls as much carbon as 825 trees. By feasting on small fish and krill that eat phytoplankton, whales gain tons of carbon weight in their body. When whales die, that carbon...
By Chuks Oyema-Aziken, The Authority The Federal Government of Nigeria has unveiled an elephant sculpture crafted from pulverised Wildlife stockpile, signalling intensification of war against trafficking. The elephant is crafted from the disposal of about six tons of...
By Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine We like the idea that elephants are scared of mice because it’s comically endearing to imagine a 7-ton behemoth cowering before a furball the size of its toenail. Unfortunately the cartoons lied — it isn’t true. But there’s another...