Crocodile Dragged to Funeral of Teen It Mauled to Death
New Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) rangers on Tuesday dragged the carcass of a crocodile to a funeral wake in in the town of Redcliff. Read more »
Snake Rearing a 'Lucrative' Business - Official
Premium Times
Abubakar Ballah, the Officer-in-Charge of Snakebite Treatment and Research Centre, Kaltungo, Gombe state, has called on Nigerians to embrace snake rearing to enhance their economic… Read more »
How 638 Pieces of Ivory Were Cleared for Export
Nation
A Kenya Ports Authority employee has revealed that a container loaded with 638 pieces of ivory worth Sh382.7 million was not scanned before it was cleared for export. Read more »
Shack Dwellers Too Scared to Shit
GroundUp
"When residents knock on my door at night and beg me to borrow the keys to the toilet, I refuse to open the door because I'm scared of being robbed," says Nkosinathi Xekethwane.… Read more »
Absence of Land Use Policy Triggering Biodiversity Loss - Research
Ethiopian Herald
ADAMA -- Absence of specific land use policy in Ethiopia is triggering biodiversity loss and sound pollution in rural and urban areas, research indicated. Read more »
The Mainstreaming of Africa's Tree of Life
This is Africa
The mighty baobab tree is a significant African marker that generations have utilised for food, clothing, medicine and other useful products. The rest of the world is catching up… Read more »
Govt to Curb Mikumi Madness - Orders Installation of CCTV Cameras to Protect Wildlife
Daily News
THE government has ordered Mikumi National Park management to install closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras on both ends of the stretch along Morogoro-Iringa highway to save… Read more »
Integrated Land Use Policy to Protect Biodiversity, Reduce Pollution
Ethiopian Herald
In Ethiopia, the right to ownership of rural and urban land as well as of all natural resources is exclusively given to the State and to the peoples of Ethiopia, according to the… Read more »
Govt Seals Deal With Private Firm to Manage State Forests
New Times
Under the terms of the agreement, Sawmill East Africa will have rights to exploit the forests, produce furniture and other products as well as replant the forests. Read more »
Nairobi Going Green With All-Electric Vehicle Cab Service
The Exchange
EkoRent Africa has launched Nopia Ride, a full electric taxi service in Nairobi, Kenya. Read more »
Iceberg Water Could Be Cheaper Than Desalination
News24Wire
Icebergs can supply Cape Town with extra water in drought years at a far cheaper rate than a big desalination plant. Read more »
Disregard for Wildlife Conservancy in South Africa and Kenya [analysis]
This is Africa
To work effectively for conservation, regulatory interventions must evolve - as must the institutions that are tasked with protecting our wildlife. Instances of negligence and… Read more »
KWS On the Spot, Again, Over Killing of Hippo At Lake Naivasha
Nation
The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) is, once again, on the spot after its officers shot and killed a hippo that killed a tourist from Taiwan at Lake Naivasha last weekend. Read more »
Minister Edna Molewa Allocates Leopard Hunting Quota for South Africa for 2018 [press release]
Govt of SA
Based on a determination by the Scientific Authority, the Department of Environmental Affairs has confirmed the quota for the trophy hunting of leopard (Panthera pardus) in South… Read more »
Lion Bones and Predator Farming - Picking On the Carcass of SA Tourism [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Predator breeding using lions and other species could cost South Africa over R54-billion over the next 10 years in loss of tourism brand attractiveness. This is according to a… Read more »
