Dete Man Found With 7 Ivory Pieces

New Zimbabwe

A Dete man has been arrested after being found with seven elephant tusks. Read more »

Malawi Achieves 91% Conviction of Wildlife Crimes

Nyasa Times

Malawi achieved 91% conviction rate of 251 wildlife crime cases, says an overview of wildlife prosecutions prepared by the Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW). Read more »

Why Is It Important to Save the Elephant? [analysis]

Namibian

TODAY is Save The Elephant Day, and a great opportunity to look into the status of the African elephant on a global and local scale. Read more »

FDA, Fauna &flora International End Two National Workshops On Pygmy Hippopotamus Conservation

FrontPageAfrica

The Forestry Development Authority of Liberia (FDA) and Fauna & Flora International (FFI) have ended two separate multi-stakeholder workshops, on validating Collaborative… Read more »

Man in Court Over U.S.$1,500 Crocodile Skin

The Herald

A Harman appeared in court after being found in possession of a crocodile skin worth US$1 500 he allegedly intended to trade at a soccer betting shop in Harare's Central Business… Read more »

Elephants Occupy Less Rangelands Due to Poaching, Human Pressure

East African

African elephants occupy just 17 percent of the range of land they could due to human pressure and killing of elephants for ivory, warn researchers. Read more »

We Studied the DNA of African and Asian Leopards and Found Big Differences Between the Two [analysis]

The Conversation Africa

Leopards are among the most widespread carnivores today, living in a wide range of habitats, from deserts to rainforests, and from the lowland plains to the mountainous highlands. Read more »

What Madagascar's Amazing Mini Creatures Tell Us About Evolution [analysis]

The Conversation Africa

Madagascar has many "mini" creatures. These include a recently discovered group of miniaturised frogs as well as the discovery earlier this year of the smallest reptile on earth -… Read more »

Seychelles to Count, Check Up On Giant Tortoises Being Kept in Captivity

Seychelles News Agency

Seychelles' Ministry of Environment is undertaking a registration exercise to establish the population of the endemic Aldabra giant land tortoise being kept in captivity. Read more »

NCF Intensifies Campaign On Combating Illegal Wildlife Trade

This Day

The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) organised workshops tagged 'Regional Common Action Plan on Combatting Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT) in Abeokuta and Kano to improve… Read more »

WWF North Africa Launches People and Cork Project

Tunis Afrique Presse

The project People and cork "Improving the values of the cork oak cultural landscape in favor of local community development in the cork forests of the Kroumirie-Mogods region" was… Read more »

Gambella National Park - a Paradise for Wild Lives

Ethiopian Herald

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Environment Group Goes to Court to Block Wetland Road Project

GroundUp

Endangered Cape toad at centre of dispute as government approves 'crucial' new Noordhoek road link Read more »

We Discovered That Whale and Dolphin Brains Produce Lots of Heat. Why It Matters [analysis]

The Conversation Africa

We have all heard the mantra that dolphins and whales (cetaceans) are highly intelligent animals. Some claim they're on par with great apes and humans - maybe even smarter. But… Read more »

King Nehale Lodge Boosts Conservancy

Namibian

HAVING secured a joint-venture agreement with King Nehale Lodge of Gondwana Collection Namibia is one of the major achievements of the King Nehale conservancy in the Oshikoto… Read more »