October 18
Uganda:Where do 'Idi Amin' Rhinos Belong?
Observer
Uganda and Kenya are bickering over white rhinos that were evacuated from the country during former president Idi Amin's reign. Read more »
October 17
Tanzania:Tour Operators Launch Programme to Protect Wildebeest in Serengeti
Daily News
TOUR operators have launched 'De-snaring programme', which aims at fighting against the rampant snares set by local bush meat mongers to catch massive wildlife within the country's… Read more »
October 16
Africa:Chartered Flight Carries 66 Giraffes From Africa to China
Focac
Sixty-six giraffes arrived in central China's Henan Province in the early hours of Sunday, on a chartered flight from Johannesburg, South Africa, according to local sources.The… Read more »
October 15
Botswana:Great Plains Donate to Tlhokomela Trust
Botswana Daily News
Great Plains Conservation has donated eight vehicles to the Department of Wildlife and National Parks for anti-poaching campaigns. Read more »
October 14
South Africa:Leopard Caught and Killed By Community Members of Ndwayana Admin Area Near Peddie [press release]
SAPS
Since the month of August 2017 community members from the rural town of Ndwayana Admin Area near Peddie made several reports to the local SAPS members that they had seen a leopard… Read more »
October 12
Namibia:Slow Start to Disposing of Hippo Carcasses
Namibian
THE ministry of environment appears to be overwhelmed by the large number of hippos that died of suspected anthrax in the Bwabwata National Park. Read more »
October 10
Zimbabwe:Trial Date Set For Wildlife Bosses Accused of Stealing Rhino Horns
New Zimbabwe
A former Parks and Wildlife Department (Zimparks) director will later this month go on trial over the disappearance, under his care, of some 53 rhino horns worth $3million. Read more »
Sudan:Govt to Host Association of African Insectologists' 22nd Conference On October 23
SNA
Sudan is due to host the Twenty-Second Conference of the Association of African Insectologists in Wad Medani, the Capital of Gezira State during 23-26 of the current month of… Read more »
Zimbabwe:Ex-Zimparks Boss to Stand Trial
The Herald
The trial date for former director-general of the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority Edson Chidziya accused of concealing an audit report in 2015 which exposed the… Read more »
East Africa:18 New 'Candidates' to Join World Heritage Sites List Soon
Daily News
SOME 20 world heritage sites found in Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda are earmarked to receive major international support - as another 18 candidates remain mapped in Rwanda, Burundi… Read more »
October 09
Namibia:Over 100 Hippos Dead in Bwabwata
New Era
About 107 hippos have been recorded dead as from October 2 to date in the Mahango area of Bwabwata National Park in Kavango East Region. Read more »
Africa:N. Korea's Rhino Horn Smuggling Could Grow as Sanctions Limit Cash Flow [interview]
VOA
Illegal activities such as drug smuggling provide critical funding for North Korea’s regime and its military programs. But as international sanctions strangle North… Read more »
South Africa:Rampant Rhino Poaching Rocks Ezemvelo, Eastern Cape Cops Bust Four Suspects
News24Wire
Despite a legal supply of horns from private farmers having been released on the domestic market, the latest poaching figures gathered from around the country indicate staggering… Read more »
Namibia:Anthrax Kills 109 Hippos in Bwabwata
Namibian
ABOUT 109 hippos have been killed in a suspected anthrax outbreak in western Bwabwata National Park in a week. Read more »
October 07
Africa:Two of Continent's Most Wanted Poachers Caught
News24Wire
Two of East Africa's most wanted wildlife criminals have been arrested in Malawi for their involvement in the illegal trade of ivory. Read more »
October 06
Malawi:Director of Parks and Wildlife Wins Prestigious 2017 Tusk Award
Malawi News Agency
The Association of Environmental Journalists (AEJ) in Malawi has congratulated Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW), Director Brighton Kumchedwa for winning the… Read more »
Namibia:Govt to Intervene in Elephant-Troubled Omatjete
Namibian
GOVERNMENT is deliberating on permanent interventions to stop the loss of human lives and property caused by elephants in the Omatjete area of the Erongo region. Read more »
October 05
Namibia:Two Caught With Cheetah Skins
New Era
A police operation "Windhoek on Tuesday" opposite Woerman Brock parking in Klein Windhoek culminated in the seized of three cheetah skins valued at N$150 000 and the arrest of two… Read more »
October 04
Zimbabwe:Nearly U.S.$25,000 Raised to Fight Poaching in Victoria Falls
263Chat
The war on poaching in the Victoria Falls region has been given a $24,972 boost by an annual fundraising golf tournament, coordinated, hosted and sponsored by Zimbabwean… Read more »
October 03
Namibia:Appeal Board to Tackle Erindi Buffalo Saga
Namibian
AGRICULTURE minister John Mutorwa yesterday inaugurated a new appeal board to address the dispute between the ministry and the Erindi Game Reserve over buffalo farming. Read more »
Seychelles:Project Hopes to Catch Tenrecs in Order to Protect Seychelles' Vallee De Mai
Seychelles News Agency
Experts from Mauritius will be working with the Seychelles Islands Foundation (SIF) to find ways to control an indigenous species in the palm forest of Vallee de Mai, an official… Read more »
Nigeria:'Govt Loses $10 Billion Yearly to Neglect of Wildlife Sector'
Guardian
To prevent the loss of over $10 billion yearly due to the neglect of the wildlife sector of the economy, the Federal government has been tasked to look inward for other sources of… Read more »
Nigeria:Obasanjo Names Lion Cub Aremu, Donates N1m for Adoption
Guardian
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has adopted one of the three newborn lion cubs inside the new Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), Abeokuta Wildlife Park, christening… Read more »
October 02
Nigeria:Animal Extinction - Obasanjo Names Lion Cub 'Aremu'
Vanguard
Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday called on Nigerians to come to the aid of some animal species that face extinction in near future. Read more »
Nigeria:Obasanjo Names Lion Cub After Self in Abeokuta
Premium Times
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has christened a newly born lion cub in a wildlife park located inside Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta with his traditional… Read more »
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