How Many Giraffe Species Are There? Understanding This Is Key to Their Protection [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Giraffes, with their distinctive body shape and variations in coat patterns, have long been an example in evolutionary biology teachings. They are a textbook example of how species… Read more »
Number of Chimpanzees On Rise in Gishwati - Mukura Park
New Times
The number of chimpanzees has increased from 14 to 37 in Gishwati-Mukura National Park after successful restoration according to Gishwati-Mukura Chief Park Warden, Anaclet… Read more »
Reversing the Red - The Battle to Halt Species Extinction in South Africa [analysis]
Daily Maverick
A considerable amount of work, time and investment is needed for the recovery of freshwater fish, amphibian, bird, mammal and plant species which are on the brink of extinction or… Read more »
Animals Self-Medicate With Plants - Behavior People Have Observed and Emulated for Millennia [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
When a wild orangutan in Sumatra recently suffered a facial wound, apparently after fighting with another male, he did something that caught the attention of the scientists… Read more »
Baboons Wreak Havoc in Kariba - Spike in Human Wildlife Conflict Cases Linked to El Nino-Induced Drought
New Zimbabwe
THE El Nino-induced drought has resulted in a spike in human-wildlife conflict cases in the resort town of Kariba as starving animals invade human habitats in search of food. Read more »
Truckloads of Hope Arrive in KZN As 40 Rhinos Are Dropped Off At Munywana Conservancy [analysis]
Daily Maverick
A convoy of trucks carrying 40 'semi-wild' rhinos has rolled into KwaZulu-Natal, delivering a welcome ray of hope to a province under brutal siege by horn poachers. Read more »
The Covid-19 Pandemic Changed Our Patterns and Behaviours, Which in Turn Affected Wildlife [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The Earth now supports over eight billion people who collectively have transformed three-quarters of the planet's land surface for food, energy, shelter and other aspects of the… Read more »
Baboon Activists Launch Legal Action Seeking Better Management of Troops in the Cape [analysis]
Daily Maverick
In recent years, activists and concerned residents in the Cape Peninsula have sounded the alarm about the escalating problem of human-baboon conflict in the region. Now, legal… Read more »
Customs Intercepts Trucks Load of Donkey Products, Others, Arrests 4
Vanguard
The Federal Operations Unit Zone ' B" of the Nigerian Customs has intercepted trucks load of illegal donkey meat and bones, hard drugs and other illegal goods with a Duty Paid… Read more »
Rising Temperatures Drive Human-Wildlife Conflict in Zimbabwe
IPS
Rising temperatures are being blamed for an increase in human-wildlife conflicts in Zimbabwe as animals such as snakes leave their natural habitat earlier than usual. Read more »
AU Ban On Cruel Donkey Skin Trade a Game-Changer but Enforcement Challenges Linger [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Donkeys are an important part of life across Africa -- it's now up to countries to ensure the ban is implemented. Read more »
Leopard DNA Study in South Africa Traces Ancestry to Ice Age - and Will Guide Conservation [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
An ice age almost one million years ago led to a meeting between leopards from central and southern Africa that were searching for grassland. New research into the leopards'… Read more »
Greater Cradle Nature Reserve - A Surprising Origin Safari to the Roots of Humankind [analysis]
Daily Maverick
A trip to the Greater Cradle Nature Reserve in the Cradle of Humankind reveals the precariousness of our ancestral past and reminds us that herein lies our future. Read more »
Company Director in Court Over Illegal Hunting
The Herald
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'Untold Harm to Nature' From Wildlife Trafficking, Warns UN Crime Agency
UN News
Despite two decades of worldwide efforts, more than 4,000 precious wildlife species still fall prey to trafficking every year, a new report by the UN crime and drugs prevention… Read more »