February 10

• Swanu and Nudo Concerned Over Buffalo

  Namibian

  SWANU and Nudo have expressed concern over the apparent lack of adequate veterinary patrols in the central eastern region which allowed buffalo to enter the farming area, and... Read more »

• Community-Based Forestation Activities in Central Region Making Good Progress

  Shabait

  At an annual assessment meeting held on February 7 at the Asmara Municipality Hall, it was disclosed that community-based forestation activities in the Central region are making... Read more »

• KWS Offered Sh1.8 Billion for Southern Bypass

  Nairobi Star

  Kenya Wildlife Service has been offered Sh1.8 billion as compensation to allow the Southern bypass road to cut through the Nairobi National Park. Read more »

• Of Rhino Horn, Manhood, Fingernails and Toenails [opinion]

  The Herald

  In the village, the size of the snake is irrelevant to its capacity to kill but that fact is mostly ignored when one suddenly bumps into a snake. Again, in the village, the snake... Read more »

February 9

• South Africa and Mozambique Discuss Poaching

  AIM

  Mozambican and South African ministers have held discussions in Pretoria on how to fight against rhino poaching, the official South African agency "BuaNews" reported on Wednesday. Read more »

• Foschini Enlists to Save the Rhino

  Biz-Community

  The Foschini Group (TFG) has enlisted in the war to save the rhino by assisting the Aquila Rehabilitation & Conservation Centre with their fundraising efforts. Read more »

• Poaching Syndicate Caught Red-Handed

  Namibian

  THE Hosea Kutako Crime Prevention Forum and the Police stationed at the Hosea Kutako Airport Police Station made a breakthrough in their anti-poaching campaign when they arrested... Read more »

February 8

• Leopards Injured

  Nairobi Star

  INJURY-HIT AFC Leopards flew back to Nairobi yesterday after ending their 12-day training programme in Mumias ahead of their Kenya Premier League season opener against Chemelil... Read more »

• Bee Fences - Keeping Elephants Out, Letting High Profits in

  Monitor

  Like many small-scale farmers, 56-year-old Agnes Ndyomubandi survives on her cotton, cassava, maize and banana gardens. Read more »

• Bid to Find Solution to Rhino Poaching

  BuaNews

  An urgent meeting has been held by top government officials in South Africa and Mozambique in a bid to find practical solutions to the scourge of rhino poaching. Read more »

• Journalist 'Behind Aupindi Prosecution'

  Namibian

  FORMER Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) boss Tobie Aupindi's prosecution on alleged corruption stems from pressure by a journalist. Read more »

February 7

• Forestry Director Against Land Hoarding

  Daily News

  COMMUNITIES and conservation groups should own forests to earn from Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) programme. Read more »

• Now Mayor Orders Arrest of Sex Hunters

  Nairobi Star

  City Mayor George Aladwa has defended his proposal for the legalisation of prostitution. The mayor asked Kenyans to have a "holistic approach in tackling problems we face as they... Read more »

• Buffalo Sparks FMD Fears

  New Era

  The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry (MAWF) is waiting for laboratory results to confirm the Foot and Mouth Disease(FMD) status of a buffalo that was killed over the... Read more »

• Snakes Cause Panic At Tubusis

  New Era

  The community of Tubusis in the Erongo Region has been experiencing sleepless nights after a sudden increase in the number of lethal snakes in the village. Read more »

• Scare of Nairobi National Park Lion On the Loose

  Nairobi Star

  Kenya Wildlife Service rangers were over the weekend hunting for a lion which feared to have escaped from the Nairobi National Park. Read more »

February 6

• Growth in Wildlife in Limpopo National Park

  AIM

  The number of large mammals in the Limpopo National Park (PNL) in southern Mozambique has grown by about 15 per cent over the past ten years and now stands at about 4,000 animals. Read more »

• Tourist Attacked By a Cheetah

  New Era

  A 22-year-old Norwegian woman was attacked and injured by a hungry cheetah on Saturday morning on the Harnas game farm, situated some 112 kilometres east of Gobabis in the Omaheke... Read more »

• KWS Board to Run Paperless Operations

  Nation

  Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has introduced a new web application system that will enable its board of trustees to run operations without paper. Read more »

• Livingstone 'Terror' Crocodile Killed

  Times of Zambia

  THE Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) in Livingstone has killed a crocodile that has been terrorising residents on the banks of Maramba River. Read more »

February 3

• Water Shortage Threatens Wildlife

  IPS

  The story of a pair of buffalo aggressively prowling the edges of a village in eastern Burkina Faso is a warning sign of severe water stress in the region which threatens humans... Read more »

• Largest Wildlife Sanctuary Faces Extinction

  Nation

  Drought and lack of water is pushing thousands of wild animals out of West Africa's largest game reserve into human settlements in Burkina Faso. Read more »

• Local Rhino Poachers Sentenced to 25 Years

  AIM

  Three Mozambican citizens were each sentenced on Tuesday to 25 years imprisonment by a court in the South African town of Phalaborwa for poaching rhinoceros in the Kruger National... Read more »

February 2

• Farming Pepper Solution to Human-Wildlife Conflict in Africa

  Daily Trust

  Planting a thick hedge of repellent plants - such as hot chilli peppers - around farms can help African forest communities keep out primates who often raid crops to survive amid... Read more »

• Canadian Girl Chips in to Help Rhinos

  Namibian

  ALTHOUGH she lives thousands of kilometres away from the nearest African rhino, nine-year-old Katie, a Canadian citizen, donated her birthday money of around N$800 to the Save the... Read more »