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- Namibia: Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism Pohamba Shifeta At the National Stakeholders' Forum On Wildlife Protection and Law Enforcementby info@namibian.com.na (Namibian) on 26/07/2024 at 10:08
[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 and elephants.
- Namibia: Govt Plans to Feed Hungry Communities With 640 Wild Animalsby info@namibian.com.na (Namibian) on 26/07/2024 at 10:08
[Namibian] ... plan yet to get support
- Lesotho: Fossil Algae Show a Lake Once Existed On Lesotho's Mafadi Summit but It Vanished About 150 Years Agoon 24/07/2024 at 15:05
[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" because they receive some of the highest rainfall amounts in southern Africa, providing water to South Africa and electricity to Lesotho through the Lesotho Highlands Water Project.
- Madagascar: New Fish Found Off Madagascar - Remarkable Long-Nosed Skate Discovered in the Deep Oceanon 24/07/2024 at 14:57
[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 species in its deep waters; a catshark that we named Bach's catshark (Bythaelurus bachi) after German composer Johann Sebastian Bach. (In 2017 we discovered another new deep-water catshark that's very similar to B. bachi but from the northwestern Indian Ocean off Somalia. We named it Bythaelurus vivaldii after another composer,
- South Africa: Seal Attacks Contribute to African Penguin's Looming Extinctionby info@groundup.org.za (GroundUp) on 24/07/2024 at 14:52
[GroundUp] Namibian breeding colonies decimated by predation
- Africa: False Stereotypes Mean Endangered Animals Are Being Protected in the Wrong Placeson 23/07/2024 at 11:09
[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 of how and where these species live are fixed in the public imagination, in conservation practice and even in some species' names - but they may simply be stereotypes.
- South Africa: Invasive Wasps Threaten South African Ecosystems - What the Public Can Do to Help Stop the Spreadon 23/07/2024 at 07:13
[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 stings are painful.
- Namibia: How Training Dogs to Dodge Snakes Helps Protect Livestock and Save Namibia's Cheetahson 22/07/2024 at 07:25
[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 to teach the dogs to avoid them.
- Liberia: Joint Operation Leads to Four Arrests and Major Seizure of Pangolin Scales in Liberiaby mail@thenewdawnliberia.com (New Dawn) on 17/07/2024 at 10:52
[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 Commission (WJC), successfully conducted a joint operation resulting in the arrest of four suspects and the seizure of 525 kilograms of pangolin scales in Monrovia, Liberia, on 10 July 2024. The SWIU is comprised of officers from the Liberian National Police, Forestry Development Authority (FDA) and the Liberia Revenue Authority
- Liberia: Task Force Makes Gains in Combating Wildlife Crimesby editor@liberianobserver.com (Liberian Observer) on 17/07/2024 at 10:21
[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 made.
- Kenya: In Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Ai Is Solving Human-Wildlife Conflicton 17/07/2024 at 10:18
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- 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 emergence of sophisticated technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and automation is making this effort simpler, safer, and ecologically beneficial day by day.
- Mozambique: Two Ivory Traffickers Arrestedby webmasteraim@sortmoz.com (AIM) on 12/07/2024 at 15:35
[AIM] Maputo -- 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 province of Cabo Delgado.
- Liberia: Liberia's Wildlife Crime Task Force Makes Headways in Combatting Wildlife Crimeon 12/07/2024 at 15:27
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- 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 (WCTF), led by the Forestry Development Authority (FDA).
- Uganda: UWEC Explains Shs10bn Lion Breeding Programon 12/07/2024 at 08:05
[Nile Post] The Uganda Wildlife Conservation Centre (UWEC) has cleared the air on their proposal to get Shs10 billion for lion breeding.
- Uganda: Lions in a Uganda Park Make a Perilous Journey Across a 1.5km Stretch of Water - Study Suggests the Drive Is to Find Mateson 12/07/2024 at 04:45
[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 the plunge for survival.
- South Africa: Raw Sewage Blamed for High Bacteria Levels at Durban Beaches - South African News Briefs - July 11, 2024on 11/07/2024 at 06:38
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- South Africa: Spanish Tourist Killed By Elephant At the Pilanesberg Nature Reserve in NWon 10/07/2024 at 14:28
[SAnews.gov.za] The North West Parks and Tourism Board has confirmed that a male Spanish citizen was killed by an elephant at the Pilanesberg Nature Reserve after stepping out of the vehicle he was in, to take pictures.
- South Africa: Spanish Tourist Trampled By Elephant Herdon 09/07/2024 at 14:56
[DW] Authorities said the man disembarked from his car in the Pilanesberg National Park in the North West province. Visitors are warned not to leave their vehicles.
- Liberia: FDA, Lawmaker Clash Over Control of Sapo Parkby editor@liberianobserver.com (Liberian Observer) on 09/07/2024 at 10:30
[Liberian Observer] Authorities at the Sapo National Park and Sinoe County District #3 Representative, Alex S. Noah, are clashing over who has the final say when it comes to the protection of the Sapo National Park, the largest nature reserve in the southeastern region of the country.
- Zimbabwe: Over 200 Chiredzi Families Benefit From Wildlife Projecton 09/07/2024 at 06:01
[The Herald] Over 200 families in Chiredzi West are benefitting from wildlife conservancy operations at Nyangambe where proceeds from safari hunting operations are powering development in their area. Nyangambe Conservancy is part of Save Valley Conservancy, which is one of the biggest wildlife habitats in Zimbabwe.
- Southern Africa: Southern Africa Is Seen As a Leader in Wildlife Conservation, but Its Market-Driven Approach Is Deeply Flawedon 09/07/2024 at 04:41
[The Conversation Africa] Southern Africa's wildlife economy is often hailed as a successful model. The idea behind this model is that biodiversity and wildlife are used as the basis of sustainable economic growth, through an increase in wildlife numbers and in a country's revenue.
- Africa: Honey Bees Vote to Decide On Nest Sites - Why We Should Listenon 08/07/2024 at 10:49
[The Conversation Africa] When people think of honey bees, they often think of classic wooden hives, in which beekeepers are having to breed more and more bees just to keep managed populations stable. These man-made boxes, designed to facilitate pollination and honey production in an era before animal welfare was considered, are the hives in which scientists study honey bees.
- South Africa: South Africa's Contradictory Plan to Open Rhino Horn Trade Will Encourage Poachingon 05/07/2024 at 05:37
[Daily Maverick] Legalising trade will remove the stigma that rhino horn is illegal and could entice many more consumers into the market. The demand will then outstrip the legal supply and poaching will increase. This will push security measures beyond breaking point.
- South Africa: South Africa's 70,000kg Rhino Horn Stockpile Must Be Burnt to Prevent Illegal Tradingon 03/07/2024 at 04:49
[The Conversation Africa] Despite a global ban on international buying and selling of rhino horn since 1977, the South African government and owners of private rhino reserves continue to stockpile it. A new report by the EMS Foundation, a South African social justice and conservation organisation, advocates strongly against this practice. Ecologist and mammal conservation researcher Jason Gilchrist discusses what the rhino horn stockpile is, its contribution to poaching and whether it should be destroyed.
- Africa: A 'Trilobite Pompeii' - Perfectly Preserved Fossils of Ancient Sea Critters Found Buried in Volcanic Ashon 02/07/2024 at 03:47
[The Conversation Africa] If you've ever visited the fossil gallery of a natural history museum -- or its gift shop, for that matter -- you've probably seen the armoured body remains (or exoskeletons) of an extinct group of animals called trilobites. These ancient marine arthropods lived in the world's oceans from 521 million to 252 million years ago.
- South Africa: Police Are Hot On the Heels of Rhino Poaching Suspectson 01/07/2024 at 07:29
[SAPS] The Members of SAPS Limpopo, Stock Theft and Endangered Species Unit (STESU) in Makhado have launched a massive manhunt for the suspects who reportedly killed and dehorned the special protected species, two (02) rhinos, in an incident that occurred between 2024-06-28 at around 17:00 and 2024-06-29 at around 07:00 in one of the Game Reserves at Makhado policing precinct.
- Kenya: National Govt Asked to Retain Amboseli National Parkon 28/06/2024 at 16:44
[Capital FM] Kakamega -- A Section of Kakamega residents have opposed a proposal to transfer Amboseli National Park, which is a national natural resource, to the county government of Kajiado.
- Africa: Maths Makes Finding Bat Roosts Much Easier, Our Research Showson 26/06/2024 at 18:41
[The Conversation Africa] Finding bats is hard. They are small, fast and they primarily fly at night.
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