September 15
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe to Cull Elephants to Tackle Drought, Food Shortages
Zimbabwe will cull 200 elephants as it faces an unprecedented drought that has led to food shortages, a move that will also allow it to tackle a ballooning population of the… Read more »
August 30
Namibia: Drought-Stricken Namibia to Cull Elephants, Zebras and Hippos for Meat
Namibia plans to cull 723 wild animals to manage pasture and provide meat to people struggling with food shortages caused by a severe drought in southern Africa. Read more »
July 21
Namibia: How Training Dogs to Dodge Snakes Helps Protect Livestock and Save Namibia's Cheetahs
Dogs trained to guard goats and sheep against cheetahs in Namibia are being felled at an alarming rate by venomous snakes - so conservationists are piloting a new training method… Read more »
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 »