Five Killed in N4 Easter Traffic Crash - South African News Briefs - April 18, 2025
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Four Plead Guilty in Landmark Ant Smuggling Case As Kenya Cracks Down On Biopiracy
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A Nairobi court has adjourned to April 23 the sentencing of four men who pleaded guilty to attempting to smuggle hundreds of highly sought-after ants out of Kenya in what… Read more »
Wild Meat Is Eaten By Millions, but Puts Billions At Risk - How to Manage the Trade [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
One of the most pressing issues of our time is the wild meat trade. Why? Because it's consumed by millions and puts billions at risk from emerging diseases. It provides food and… Read more »
Wild Africa Urges Action to Protect Nigeria's 100 Bat Species On International Bat Appreciation Day 2025
Vanguard
As the world marks International Bat Appreciation Day, conservation organisation Wild Africa is sounding the alarm on the urgent need to protect Nigeria's rich but threatened bat… Read more »
Belgians, Vietnamese Plead Guilty to Dealing in 5,000 Live Queen Ants
Capital FM
Four individuals including two Belgians, a Vietnamese citizen, and Kenyan -- have pleaded guilty to charges of illegal possession and trade in live queen ants. Read more »
Police Commander Reports Decrease in Etosha Poaching
Namibian
The Namibian Police's regional commander in Oshana, commissioner Lungameni Sackaria, says poaching activities have reduced drastically since he took over the 'Yesa Ongava'… Read more »
Fugitive Rhino Poacher Sentenced to 110 Years' Imprisonment
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In a major breakthrough in the fight against rhino poaching and wildlife-related crimes, a 54-year-old Zimbabwean national and wanted fugitive, Thomas Chauke, also known as Sazu… Read more »
Masake Assesses Zambezi Locust Outbreak
New Era
Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, Ruth Masake on Saturday concluded her two-day familiarisation visit to the Zambezi region, where she assessed the… Read more »
Kws Traces Family of 4 That Went Missing While Camping At Tsavo East
Capital FM
The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has traced a missing family of four that went missing while on a camping expedition in Tsavo East National Park. Read more »
50 Hippopotamuses Killed By Poisoning in Congo
Premium Times
According to the park director, some buffalo have also been killed, while noting that although tests have confirmed that the deaths were caused by anthrax poisoning, the exact… Read more »
First Fossil Hyena Tracks Found in South Africa - How Expert Animal Trackers Helped [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
"The art of tracking may well be the origin of science." This is the departure point for a 2013 book by Louis Liebenberg, co-founder of an organisation devoted to environmental… Read more »
If We Must Bring Back Extinct Species, Let's Focus On the Giant Herbivores [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The American genetic engineering firm Colossal Biosciences recently announced to much fanfare it had "de-extincted" the dire wolf, a canine species that was wiped out around 10,000… Read more »
Call for Stricter Bail Measures for Crimes Against Wildlife
SAnews.gov.za
The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr Dion George, has called for stricter bail measures for repeat offenders and foreign nationals with no fixed address who… Read more »
Trafficking Is Decimating the Horn's Cheetah Population [analysis]
ISS
Instability, enforcement gaps and poverty combine to enable the rampant trafficking of cheetah cubs to the Middle East. Read more »
All of Africa Today - April 9, 2025
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Somali Army Retakes Key Town From Al-Shabaab Militants Read more »
