In 2015, Namibia lost 97 rhinos to poaching, up from 25 in 2014 and just two in 2012. Ever since, the country has lost an average 50 rhinos annually to poaching. Home to almost ... Read more »
Biologists are investigating the deaths of at least 200 penguins found washed up on Halifax Island beach close to Lüderitz, a coastal town in southwestern Namibia. The African ... Read more »
A police raid in Nairobi netted a live tortoise, large quantities of dog meat and ivory. Three Chinese nationals and a Kenyan were arrested during the raid, which also netted ... Read more »
More than 20 elephants have died, but the cause is unknown. Mara Elephant Project rangers and Kenya Wildlife Service officials have now taken samples from the carcasses and sent ... Read more »
People must be at the forefront of conservation, says Belise Kariza, chief tourism officer at the Rwanda Development Board, which is why it shares 10 percent of national park ... Read more »
While donkeys are famous for being stubborn, they're apparently also popular for their meat and leather. Ethiopia is looking to cash in on the global demand for their products by ... Read more »
The Malawi Department of Parks and Wildlife says it is working with the vet department officials and African Parks to establish what led to the death of the 22 hippos in a month at ... Read more »
Prince Harry who is the president of African Parks, an animal conservation charity, has offered to support a deal with Botswana to move 500 - 1,000 elephants to Zambia, which could ... Read more »
The Chinese government will be reopening the nation's domestic rhino horn trade, overturning a ban that has stood since 1993. An outcry since the announcement has led to the ... Read more »
Thanks to our wired world, African Arguments' Stephen Corry has started a debate on what he alleges were spurious claims that 87 elephants had been killed by poachers in Botswana, ... Read more »
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