Govt Plans to Feed Hungry Communities With 640 Wild Animals
Namibian
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Fossil Algae Show a Lake Once Existed On Lesotho's Mafadi Summit but It Vanished About 150 Years Ago [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Lesotho is a small, land-locked, mountainous country located in the middle of South Africa. Its Eastern Lesotho Highlands are often referred to as the region's "water tower"… Read more »
New Fish Found Off Madagascar - Remarkable Long-Nosed Skate Discovered in the Deep Ocean [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The Madagascar Ridge, in the southwestern Indian Ocean, is a remote, elevated area of seabed south of Madagascar. In 2016, my colleagues and I discovered a new cartilaginous fish… Read more »
Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism Pohamba Shifeta At the National Stakeholders' Forum On Wildlife Protection and Law Enforcement
Namibian
Since controlling a surge in poaching in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Namibia has experienced comparatively low levels of the illegal killing of wildlife, particularly of rhinos… Read more »
Seal Attacks Contribute to African Penguin's Looming Extinction
GroundUp
Namibian breeding colonies decimated by predation Read more »
Joint Operation Leads to Four Arrests and Major Seizure of Pangolin Scales in Liberia
New Dawn
The Hague, the Netherlands, 16 Jul 2024 - In a coordinated effort, the Special Wildlife Investigations Unit (SWIU), supported by Focused Conservation and the Wildlife Justice… Read more »
Invasive Wasps Threaten South African Ecosystems - What the Public Can Do to Help Stop the Spread [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The sight of a swarm of wasps, or even just a single wasp, strikes fear into many people's hearts. Most wasp species aren't dangerous to humans (unless you're allergic), but their… Read more »
In Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Ai Is Solving Human-Wildlife Conflict
Capital FM
Historically, it has been said that human, cattle, and wild animal integration can never be a peaceful effort and has been regarded as an extremely risky endeavor. However, the… Read more »
Lions in a Uganda Park Make a Perilous Journey Across a 1.5km Stretch of Water - Study Suggests the Drive Is to Find Mates [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Domestic cats will do almost anything to avoid contact with water. Not so for their wild cousins, though. Lions, tigers and jaguars have had to adapt to water and sometimes take… Read more »
Raw Sewage Blamed for High Bacteria Levels at Durban Beaches - South African News Briefs - July 11, 2024
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False Stereotypes Mean Endangered Animals Are Being Protected in the Wrong Places [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Giant panda reclining in cloudy hills eating bamboo, European bison picking their way through gloomy and lichen-draped forests and Cape mountain zebra roaming arid mountains. Ideas… Read more »
How Training Dogs to Dodge Snakes Helps Protect Livestock and Save Namibia's Cheetahs
RFI
Dogs trained to guard goats and sheep against cheetahs in Namibia are being felled at an alarming rate by venomous snakes - so conservationists are piloting a new training method… Read more »
Task Force Makes Gains in Combating Wildlife Crimes
Liberian Observer
In the dense forest and diverse ecosystem of Liberia, the battle against wildlife crime has been an almost insurmountable task, but the latest report shows that progress is being… Read more »
Two Ivory Traffickers Arrested
AIM
Mozambique's National Criminal Investigation Service (Sernic) has announced that on Tuesday it aborted an attempted sale of two elephant tusks in Pemba, capital of the northern… Read more »
Liberia's Wildlife Crime Task Force Makes Headways in Combatting Wildlife Crime
FrontPageAfrica
In the lust forests and diverse ecosystems of Liberia, the battle against wildlife crime is being fought with determination and success by the national Wildlife Crime Task Force… Read more »