AllAfrica News: Wildlife

Namibia: Etosha Fires Still Ablaze

Thu, 22 Oct 2020 14:47:42 GMT

[Namibian] THE Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism says the ongoing fires in and around the Etosha National Park are under control.

Zimbabwe: Chivero Rhino Run On This Weekend

Thu, 22 Oct 2020 13:28:13 GMT

[The Herald] In a move expected to create awareness, and appreciation of domestic tourism, Ecotourism Africa have joined hands with the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority to hold the Chivero Rhino Run this weekend.

Namibia: Mass Death of Seal Pups Raises Concerns

Thu, 22 Oct 2020 11:43:46 GMT

[Namibian] THOUSANDS of Cape fur seals have aborted their unborn pups, worrying marine scientists in Namibia and South Africa.

Southern Africa: Why SADC, Countries Still 'Oppose' Rhino Horn Trade

Thu, 22 Oct 2020 10:43:24 GMT

[New Era] SADC countries have individually decided not to get involved in the non-commercial international trade in rhino horn. This questionable decision has happened despite approval for such trade by the UN international wild trade-regulating agency, CITES, and despite the help, it would give to wildlife conservation, the jobs it would create, and the socio-economic benefits it would bring to Southern Africa.

Liberia: Garwula Commissioner Lauds Hunters for Putting Down 'Bush Cow' That Caused Fear in ...

Wed, 21 Oct 2020 08:41:32 GMT

[LINA] Sinje Town -- Clarence Kamara, has lauded hunters in the district for killing a violent 'bush cow' that instilled fear in residents of the district over the past few weeks.

Liberia: Wild Chimpanzee Foundation, FDA Hold One-Day Consultation in Grand Gedeh County

Wed, 21 Oct 2020 08:40:48 GMT

[LINA] Zwedru -- Over 40 participants drawn from four southeastern counties, including Grand Gedeh, Sinoe, Rivercess and Grand Bassa, have attended a one-day consultative meeting in Zwedru, the capital of Grand Gedeh..

Botswana: Questions Remain Over Mass Elephant Deaths

Wed, 21 Oct 2020 05:38:14 GMT

[IPS] Bratislava -- When hundreds of elephants died in the space of a few months in Botswana earlier this year, conservationists were shocked. Wildlife experts said it was one of the largest elephant mortality events in history.

Namibia: Namibia Wildlife Resorts Starts Voluntary Retrenchment

Mon, 19 Oct 2020 14:05:53 GMT

[Namibian] Namibia Wildlife Resorts has embarked on voluntary retrenchment and early retirement options in a bid to contain and control its operational costs.

Cameroon: Wildlife Conservation - Government Offers Motorbikes to Stem Poaching

Mon, 19 Oct 2020 07:48:56 GMT

[Cameroon Tribune] Conservators of 12 protected areas on October 14, 2020 in Yaounde received 12 bikes from the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife.

Namibia: Thousands of Baby Seals At Namibian Breeding Colony Die in Mysterious Circumstances

Fri, 16 Oct 2020 14:14:45 GMT

[RFI] Thousands of baby seals have been found dead at a key breeding colony in Namibia, and conservationists are trying to work out what's triggered it.

Angola: Angola Ratifies Convention On Nature Conservation

Fri, 16 Oct 2020 13:24:39 GMT

[ANGOP] Addis Ababa -- The Republic of Angola deposited last Thursday, in the African Union Commission (AUC), the instrument of ratification of the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

Africa: Only Two Northern White Rhinos Remain - Here's How We Could Make More

Fri, 16 Oct 2020 07:56:37 GMT

[The Conversation Africa] There were fewer than 100 southern white rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum simum) a century ago. Today, there are over 20,000. Sadly, this success story only stretches as far as the southern subspecies of the white rhino. With the death of the last male in 2018, the northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) has passed the point where it can be saved naturally. With only two females remaining, the subspecies is now classed as functionally extinct.

South Africa: Spotted! How a Surfer's Project Turned the Tide On Shark Fear

Thu, 15 Oct 2020 13:45:09 GMT

[Daily Maverick] A brush with his own mortality stoked big wave rider and adventurer Greg Bertish into launching Shark Spotters - an internationally acclaimed bathing safety project that's doing wonders for shark conservation.

Cameroon: Sacred and Wild Spaces Threatened to Extinction

Thu, 15 Oct 2020 13:25:24 GMT

[Africa In Fact] Urbanisation and acculturation in Cameroon are eroding traditional conservation practices that helped maintain the equilibrium of the ecosystem

Uganda: National Forest Authority, UWA Accused of Destroying Forests in Kigezi Region

Thu, 15 Oct 2020 13:21:56 GMT

[Independent (Kampala)] Kigezi, Uganda -- Security officials and Environmental conservationists in Kigezi have accused the National Forestry Authority- NFA and Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) of being involved in the destruction of two forests and a game park in the region.

Tanzania: Trial for Elephant Conservationist Killer in Final Stage

Thu, 15 Oct 2020 08:52:54 GMT

[Daily News] THE prosecution is in final touches of preparing essential documents for filing information to the High Court regarding the trial of 22 people, including two Burundian nationals, allegedly linked with the killing of leading Elephant Conservationist in Tanzania, South African Wayne Lotter.

Ethiopia: Premier, President Isaias Visit Entoto Natural Park

Thu, 15 Oct 2020 08:30:06 GMT

[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and President Isaias Afwerki visited Entoto Natural Park yesterday.

Zimbabwe: Man Faces 9 Years Jail for Killing, Feasting On Pangolin

Thu, 15 Oct 2020 07:50:00 GMT

[New Zimbabwe] A Masvingo man faces nine years imprisonment for slaughtering and feasting on a pangolin whose scales he later tried to sell to a local traditional healer.

Liberia: Official Cautions Farmers to Stay Away From Farms After Attacks By Wildlife

Thu, 15 Oct 2020 07:30:38 GMT

[LINA] Sinje Town -- The Commissioner of Garwula District, Clarence Kamara, has instructed farmers around Barka Town and its surroundings to temporarily stay off their farms following violent attacks by wild animals.

Africa: Mars Achieves 'Deforestation-Free' Palm Oil - What About the Rest?

Wed, 14 Oct 2020 14:38:55 GMT

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Effort is needed to help all producers stick to green standards, rather than just cutting out those who don't, say forest experts