Female Baboons Keep Family Bonds Strong - Research Reveals the Benefits [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Baboons are one of the most widespread of Africa's primate groups. They range across sub-Saharan Africa and into the Arabian Peninsula. Read more »
Wildlife Left Outside Akagera Fence Fuels Conflict With Community
New Times
When Akagera National Park completed fencing its boundaries in 2012, conservationists hailed the project as a milestone in protecting one of Rwanda's most important ecosystems. The… Read more »
Mako Sharks Lead Podium At 2026 Olympic Day Aquatics Tournament
New Times
Mako Sharks Swim Club delivered a commanding performance at the 2026 Olympic Day Swimming Tournament, winning 36 of the 55 gold medals on offer during Sunday's competition at Green… Read more »
UWA Arrests Three Over Suspected Poisoning of Seven Hyenas in Mburo Park
Nile Post
The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), working jointly with the Uganda Police Force, has arrested three suspects in connection with the suspected poisoning of seven hyenas in Lake… Read more »
Rhino Horn - Why South Africa Wants to Revive the International Trade, and Why Critics Fear the Consequences [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
South Africa wants to expand exports of rhino hunting trophies and other wildlife products. The move relies on an exemption process within the international treaty that has largely… Read more »
Customs Foils Illegal Wildlife Trade, Recovers N126m Elephant Tusks
Leadership
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A, Lagos, has recorded a major breakthrough in the fight against wildlife trafficking with the interception of… Read more »
'Fiddling With Nature' Plan Revives Fears Over Lake St Lucia's Future
Daily Maverick
Four estuarine researchers have set the lions among the wildebeest by calling for a resumption of artificial river breaching, dredging and other actions that they believe are… Read more »
The Science of Sharing Land - How Cattle and Wildlife Thrive Side-By-Side in Zimbabwe
Daily Maverick
Inside Zimbabwe's Shangani Holistic, a 65,000-hectare 'living laboratory', scientists and farmers are exploring how cattle, wildlife and people can coexist on the same land. Read more »
All of Africa Today - May 26, 2026
allAfrica
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Uproar As State Moves to Drop the High-Profile Corruption Case Involving the Notorious Chinese Wildlife Convict Lin Yunhua
Nyasa Times
A storm of controversy is brewing after the State, through the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), filed an application seeking to withdraw criminal proceedings against convicted Chinese… Read more »
Sharks, Seals, Hunters, Tourists - How Wildlife-Human Interactions Matter for Conservation [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Our relationships with wildlife are dynamic. They can change rapidly and unexpectedly. Read more »
UCAA Sends Strong Warning to Traffickers After Handover of Seized Wildlife Contraband At Entebbe Airport
Nile Post
The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) has warned wildlife traffickers and other criminal networks against using Entebbe International Airport as a transit route for illegal… Read more »
All of Africa Today - June 9, 2026
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AI in Nature Conservation - Powerful Tool or Dangerous Shortcut? [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Conservationists analyse overwhelming volumes of ecological data in their work. For example, they might need to process decades of weather data or the movements of millions of… Read more »
They're Back! Rhino Orphans Return to the Shores of Lake Kariba
Daily Maverick
Three decades after their parents were evacuated to save them from the bullets of poachers, a group of black rhinos has returned home to Zimbabwe's Matusadona National Park. Read more »
