By Arlana Shikongo, The Namibian The planned shooting of a rogue collared elephant said to be causing havoc on farms between Otjiwarongo and Otavi has caused an uproar among some environmental groups and conservationists. The uproar has been caused by the government's...
By Ghana Web A large herd of elephants were on Saturday, April 17, 2021, seen crossing the Bolgatanga-Bawku road, sparking joy among the people living close to the area.The elephants are part of a transnational migrating elephant population that shift at will between...
By MongaBay The $3.5 billion heated oil pipeline will connect oil fields in the Lake Albert basin in western Uganda to the port of Tanga on the Tanzanian coast.Developed by French oil major Total and Chinese state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corporation, the...
By Xinhua Botswana's sweltering daily temperatures often find Botshelo Sesinyi searching perilous bushes for elephant dung. "I need at least 50 kg of elephant dung per month just to produce paper. This depends on orders placed by our customers," says Sesinyi, founder...
By New Zimbabwe A Dete man has been arrested after being found with seven elephant tusks. ZimParks rangers ambushed Delight Moyo of Dopota village after getting a tip-off by a ranger Phinos Mudenda that some people were in possession of ivory. In a statement, police...
By KBC Channel A Kwale County government officer has been arrested by police officers after being found in illegal possession of 12 pieces of elephant tusks weighing 35 Kg in Matuga sub-county. The 53-year-old county employee, Josphat Mtoi Kuri, works as a clerical...
By Kizzi Asala, Africa News Tucked away by the Ethiopian border, Sudan's Dinder National Park boasts the country's most diverse wildlife, but rangers face a daily battle to protect it as human encroachment mounts. Spread over more than 10,000 square kilometres (3,800...
By Morris Mumbere, The Daily Monitor Mr Emmanuel Basaza is the Director of Rwenzori founders limited, a tour company in Kasese district, Western Uganda. He says he has spent most of his life in the tourism industry and observes that in the last couple of years, the...
By GODFREY MARAWANYIKA - Business Day Harare — The cash-strapped Zimbabwean government plans to sell the right to shoot as many as 500 elephants for as much as $70,000 (R1m) per animal to help fund the upkeep of its national parks. The hunting season, which takes...
By Brian Musaasizi, Red Pepper A Retired Italian Diplomat, Diego Marino Enrico has been arrested and is presently under detention at the Jinja Road Police Station after his house was searched and over 5 Kilograms of Ivory discovered. Diego, 79, though...