ByLwazi Hlangu, Times Live Northern KwaZulu-Natal communities and provincial wildlife authority Ezemvelo have identified the improvement of perimeter fencing in the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park (HiP) and increased conservation education as key to combating human-wildlife...
By Oliver Milman - The Guardian Trump administration has frozen funding for key conservation programs to protect vulnerable species. Environmentalists have urged the Trump administration to reverse its decision to cut off funding for...
By Leocadia Bongben - Mongabay Male elephants have distinct characters, and certain individuals within the society are influential and can have a positive psychological impact on the group, according to new research. The study also showed that adult males are...
By George Owiti, The Star Two police officers have been arrested while in possession of Sh4.9 million worth of ivory tusks in Athi River, Machakos county. The duo, according to police, was nabbed along the Nairobi–Mombasa highway within Kyumbi Township. The matter was...
By Carolyn Cowan - Mongabay Illegal wildlife trade in threatened and protected species and their parts is occurring in plain sight online in Vietnam, according to a recent assessment by monitoring watchdog TRAFFIC. Items openly advertised for sale online in the...
By Raoul Sumo Tayo, Enact Poaching threatens the survival of savanna elephants in Central Africa. Over the last two decades, the Monitoring the Illegal Killing of Elephants programme has recorded 3 004 illegal elephant kills in this region. In April 2023, several...
By Cyrus Ombati, The Star Two suspects who were ferrying 15 pieces of elephant tusks escaped and abandoned the cargo as security agents approached their hideout in Lungalunga, Kwale County. Police and Kenya Wildlife Service officials said the two are believed to have...
By Patrick Greenfield - The Guardian As people have shaped the natural world, so wildlife – from mahoganies to magpies – has had to evolve to survive. From the highest mountains to the depths of the ocean, humanity’s influence has touched every part of planet Earth....
By New Zimbabwe TWO suspected poachers were killed in a shootout with Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) rangers in Makuti’s Musingwizi area on December 21, 2024, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has confirmed. In a statement Monday, ZRP...
By Mqondisi Dube, VOA Botswana has issued 400 elephant hunting licenses amid fresh opposition from conservationists. International hunters pay up to $50,000 to obtain a license in order to hunt an elephant. In a recent notice from the Wildlife and National Parks...