January 07
Cameroon: Cameroon Hunter Rewarded for Capturing Leopard in Protected Forest
A hunter in Oku village, in Cameroon's North-West region, has been awarded a "red feather" for killing a leopard in the Kilum-Ijim Forest, West Africa's largest remaining patch of… Read more »
September 24, 2023
Africa: African Rhino Numbers Rise for First Time in Decade Despite Poaching
Conservationists have confirmed the number of rhinos across Africa increased last year, hailing the first bit of "good news" in a decade for an animal heavily threatened by… Read more »
August 14, 2023
Comoros: Rescuers in Grande Comore Steer Stranded Baby Whale Back Into Open Sea
Locals in Grande Comore island mobilised to rescue a 10-ton baby humpback whale stranded near the port of Moroni. With rudimentary means but much effort, they managed to keep the… Read more »
August 06, 2023
Ghana: The Forester On a Quest to End Superstition About Ghana's Threatened Owls #AfricaClimateHope
By keeping rodents under control, owls help maintain the natural balance of Ghana's forests. But superstitious beliefs have led to attacks on the birds. Kwabena Poku Bosompim,… Read more »
May 08, 2023
Africa: Bone-Sharing and 'Separate Rooms' Help Hyenas, Porcupines, Warthogs Use Same Den
On paper they're the unlikeliest of bedfellows. Spotted hyenas are known to jump at the chance to crunch a porcupine or warthog, both herbivores who don't stand a chance against… Read more »
March 19, 2023
Mozambique: Sparrow-Sized Bat Confirmed As Mozambique's Newest Mammal
A small insect-eating bat has been confirmed as Mozambique's newest species of mammal after more than a decade of intensive study by scientists who used near-invisible "mist nets"… Read more »
October 30, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Endangered Elephants 'Eavesdrop' On Poachers in DRC
Critically endangered forest elephants use their acute senses of hearing and smell to detect poachers while they are still some distance away and well before they have fired a… Read more »
September 17, 2022
Madagascar: Fears World's Smallest Primate May Have Quietly Gone Extinct
The world's smallest primate, Madame Berthe's mouse lemur, may have gone extinct as large swathes of its forest home are cleared for crops, scientists studying the species in… Read more »
July 23, 2022
Morocco: Scientists in Morocco Use Fake Nests to Entice Flamingos to Breed
Scientists in Morocco have set up artificial nests as part of a strategy to tempt greater flamingos to breed in the North African country for the first time in more than 50 years. Read more »
July 24, 2022
Kenya: On the Double - Rare Twin Giraffes Born in Kenya's Nairobi National Park
Rare twins have been born to a Maasai giraffe in Nairobi's National Park, the Kenyan wildlife minister announced on Tuesday. Read more »
July 06, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Will France Fund Wildlife Park Where Alleged Batwa Atrocities Were Committed?
RFI has received testimony suggesting the government-funded French Development Agency is preparing to take over funding of the Democratic Republic of Congo's Kahuzi-Biega Park from… Read more »
June 20, 2022
Chad: New Population of Critically Endangered Kordofan Giraffes Found in Chad
Conservationists in the central African nation of Chad have discovered a new population of critically-endangered Kordofan giraffes, best known for their plain white knee-high… Read more »
June 18, 2022
Kenya: Farmers Test 'Smart' Fences to Curb Elephant Invasions
Francis Kamau boasts a large farm in the beautiful Laikipia County plains in Kenya. Each year as he prepares his land for the next crop season, a nagging question refuses to leave… Read more »