February 28
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Zimbabwe: Ex-Rhinos 'Keeper Lazaro Dies
The Herald
FORMER Black Rhinos goalkeeper Lameck Lazaro has died. Lazaro died at KGVI on Thursday morning where he had been admitted for three weeks. Lazaro joined Black Rhinos in the late... Read more »
February 27
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Kenya: Kajiado County Bans Land Sales to Save Nairobi Park
The Star
The reality that Nairobi National Park could eventually end up as a zoo is slowly sinking in following unplanned land sales that are blocking animal migratory routes in Kajiado. Read more »
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Namibia: Ministry Defends Killing of Namutoni Lion
Namibian
STAFF members of the Ministry of Environment and Tourism decided to kill a lioness in the Namutoni camp of the Etosha National Park a week ago, because a veterinarian was not at... Read more »
February 26
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Algeria: Implementation of Agreement On Protection of Cetaceans Reviewed
Algerie Presse Service
The implementation of the Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans in the Black Sea, the Mediterranean Sea andthe Contiguous Atlantic area (Accobams) in Algeria was the focus of... Read more »
February 25
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Africa: UK Lawmaker Calls for Investigation Into London-Listed Oil Company Over Bribery Allegations [press release]
Global Witness
A leader of a cross-party anti-corruption group of British MPs yesterday called for UK and US authorities to investigate claims that Soco International, a London-listed oil... Read more »
February 24
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Zimbabwe: Poachers Target Rhino Calves
SAPA
Poachers in Zimbabwe are targeting small rhino for their horns, a ranger said on Monday. Read more »
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Mozambique: Anti-Poaching Unit Seized 180 Guns Last Year
AIM
The Anti-Poaching Unit of the Gorongosa National Park in central Mozambique in 2014 seized 180 homemade guns and removed 3,300 snares and traps. Read more »
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Namibia: Snakes Crawl Out of Tsumeb Compound
New Era
Dangerous snakes have become a daily nuisance at the historic Endobo compound in Tsumeb, with a family recently getting a rude awakening by snakes crawling out of the building's... Read more »
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Kenya: How Can We Change Attitudes to Save Elephants?
The Star
In Kenya, as in most countries, elephants are at risk because the laws that exist to ensure their safety are ineffective; either due to lack of funding, lack of enforcement,... Read more »
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Kenya: Inside China Where Smuggled Ivory Meets Second Death
The Star
New report traces ivory factories and shops in China Read more »
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Kenya: KWS Pays Sh50,000 for Injuries
The Star
the Kenya Wildlife Service has compensated six people attacked by leopards and baboons in Kericho county last year. Read more »
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Namibia: Fears Over Kamanjab's Problem Elephant
Namibian
ALARM has been raised over plans by the Loxodonta Africana Conservancy around Kamanjab to hunt an elephant under a problem animal permit without identifying an individual animal. Read more »
February 23
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Africa: Agribusiness Companies Destroying Vital Rainforest Habitat of Chimpanzees and Other Great Apes [press release]
Greenpeace
Endangered great ape species are having their rainforest habitat destroyed and threatened by the expansion of agribusiness projects in central Africa according to new evidence from... Read more »
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Africa: The Wealth of Forests
SciDev.Net
The day I first set foot in a tropical rainforest, in Malaysia in the early 1980s, I experienced something profound. From the echoes of gibbons calling from the canopy in the early... Read more »
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Africa: Chimps' Survival of Little Concern to Agribusiness [press release]
Greenpeace
The chimpanzee is one of mankind's closest relatives. However there are many of us who do not treat them with what could be called familial affection. Read more »
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Botswana: Promote Learning On Conservation
Botswana Daily News
Promoting learning on conservation can help improve knowledge on the environment, says Ms Tachinya Molatole from the Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP). Read more »
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Botswana: Anti Poaching Efforts Bear Fruit
Botswana Daily News
The Minister of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism, Mr Tshekedi Khama says the latest wildlife census shows that government's efforts against poaching were bearing fruit. Read more »
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Kenya: No Bail for Man in Possession of Ivory Worth Sh1.52million
The Star
A man was on Sunday denied bail by a Narok court for illegally possessing seven pieces of ivory worth Sh1.52 Million. Read more »
February 22
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Botswana: CBNRM Ideal for Managing Human-Wildlife Conflict
Botswana Daily News
Minister of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism, Mr Tshekedi Khama has informed residents of Tshwaane and Takatokwane in the Letlhakeng sub-District to learn to co-exist with wild... Read more »
February 21
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Kenya: KWS Awards Sh2.1 Million to Victims of Kwale Wildlife Attacks
The Star
A total of 27 families whose relatives died or were injured by wild animals in Msambweni Sub County have been awarded cheques worth Sh2.1 million by Kenya Wildlife Service as... Read more »
February 20
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Mozambique: Mozambique Charges Journalists Investigating Rhino Poaching [press release]
PR Newswire
Mozambican authorities have charged two international journalists with trespassing and invasion of privacy in connection with their investigation of rhino poaching, according to... Read more »
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Kenya: Under Siege - Who Is Killing Crocodiles in Tana River?
The Star
Late last month, Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) officials in Tana River County came across a fresh carcass of a crocodile in Onkolde area. Read more »
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Kenya: State to Pay for Damage By Wildlife
The Star
THE government will pay for all property damaged by straying wildlife in Narok, Kajiado, Isiolo and Laikipia. Read more »
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Kenya: Why We Need Crocodiles
The Star
Though much maligned, crocodiles play an important role in wetland environments. They help keep the balance in the complex web of life in freshwater. Read more »
February 19
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Seychelles: Living on the Edge - Conservationists Helping the Sheath-Tailed Bat to Fight for Survival
Seychelles News Agency
Somewhere in a low lying area not far from the coast of the Seychelles third largest island of Silhouette, amid ferns and endemic plants, a group of bats cling upside down on... Read more »
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