Snakebites - We Thought We'd Created a Winning New Antivenom but Then It Flopped. Why That Turned Out to Be a Good Thing [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Snakebites kill over 100,000 people each year, and hundreds of thousands of survivors are left with long-term disabilities such as amputations. Read more »
Spotlighting On Specialised Dogs At Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport
Daily Trust
Travellers passing through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (both local and international wings) in Abuja in the last four to five months would have noticed some dogs… Read more »
Botswana Rallies SADC Countries Against European Ban On Trophy Hunting
The Herald
Botswana is galvanising the support of southern African countries to lobby against moves by Europe to ban the import of wildlife trophies from Africa. Read more »
Botswana Communities March Against UK's Anti-Hunting Bill
VOA
Scores of people from communities living near wildlife in Botswana marched Tuesday against an anti-hunting bill presented to Britain's House of Commons. The protesters delivered a… Read more »
Kenya Identified As Best Destination for Wildlife Photography
Capital FM
A recent study by Cape Town-based travel portal Go2Africa has identified Kenya as the best destination for wildlife spotting and photography in the world. Read more »
The Next Pandemic? It's Already Here for Earth's Wildlife [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
I am a conservation biologist who studies emerging infectious diseases. When people ask me what I think the next pandemic will be I often say that we are in the midst of one - it's… Read more »
ZimParks Officials Hunt for Elephants After Villagers Trampled to Death
New Zimbabwe
ROGUE elephants have trampled to death two villagers in Zvimba district in the latest human-wildlife conflict cases. Read more »
Nearly 66 Percent of Africa's Wildlife Has Disappeared Since 1970! [editorial]
The Point
In Africa, the World Wildlife Fund's Living Planet Index estimates the loss of wildlife at an average of 66% between 1970 and 2018. Read more »
New Report Reveals Shocking Conditions of Wildlife Farms Globally
Nile Post
A new report by World Animal Protection has exposed the distressing realities of wildlife farming on a global scale. Read more »
Deforestation and Poaching Threaten Endangered Species
Namibia Economist
The Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism has sounded the alarm on the rapid decline of wildlife habitats due to deforestation and industrial emissions, exacerbating the… Read more »
CMS COP14 Adopts Morocco-Sponsored Sahelo-Saharan Megafauna Initiative
MAP
Morocco-sponsored Sahelo-Saharan Megafauna Initiative (IMFSS) was adopted during the 14th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP14) of the Convention on Migratory Species… Read more »
Nigeria Risks Losing All Its Forest Elephants - What We Found When We Went Looking for Them [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Nigeria is one of 37 African countries where elephants are found in the wild. Savannah elephants (Loxodonta africana) can be found in the north and forest elephants (Loxodonta… Read more »
Hunting Trophy Ban Unjust to Local Communities in Southern Africa
The Herald
Europe's plans to ban the importation of trophy hunting products are unjust and pose a huge threat to conservation that centres on the people in southern African rangeland… Read more »
Man Arrested for Attempting to Smuggle 36 Live Parrots to Ghana
Daily Trust
A suspected member of a trans-border syndicate that allegedly deals in the illegal sale of wildlife has been arrested by officers of the Western Marine Unit of the Nigeria Customs… Read more »
The Elephant Queen - How a Wildlife Documentary Inspired Rural Kenya
Capital FM
Powerful, award-winning nature films like 'The Elephant Queen', made by filmmakers Mark Deeble, Victoria Stone and Etienne Oliff, have the potential to reshape attitudes and garner… Read more »