KWEKWE Central Business District was Tuesday brought to a standstill after a huge live python was found stashed in a dumped Toyota Wish vehicle in a suspected case of rituals gone wrong. Police had to be called in to disperse the crowd which had gathered around the vehicle to catch a glimpse of the reptile […]
Tag: Wildlife
SERENGETI District, Mara Region is leading with incidences of human/wildlife conflicts involving elephants, lions and local communities, according to officials. Principal Wildlife Officer from Wildlife Division in the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, Ms Antonia Raphael revealed the magnitude of the problem during a crucial conservation workshop held in Mugumu to find solutions to […]
A consortium of scientists and conservationists working to save the northern white rhino from extinction has expressed hope of having the first calf within two years. The BioRescue consortium experts said they were using advanced reproduction technologies to raise the first offspring from nine unique embryos harvested from two surviving northern white rhinos in Kenya. […]
Hwange, Zimbabwe — Conservationists in Zimbabwe are trying to rally opposition to a Chinese coal mining project planned in a district within the country’s biggest national park. Critics say locals and wildlife will be affected and are urging authorities to move away from coal production toward renewable energies. Most Dinde villagers in Hwange district say […]
A Kajiado hunter who was reportedly found with a dikdik at his home in Saikeri village has made a U-turn and denied charges of possession of the animal’s carcass. Joshua Ladapash disowned his own plea of guilty and denied accusations he’d admitted before Kibera law courts on Monday. Before changing his mind, Ladapash was awaiting […]
Anthropologists studying endangered lemurs in Madagascar are working with local communities to support the farming of alternative proteins — as a study shows families hunt on average one lemur per year. Lemurs are small furry primates with long or very short tails and mouse or fox-like faces that occur naturally only in Madagascar, where there […]
OMUSATI police have arrested two suspects for selling pangolin scales. According to police crime coordinator deputy commissioner Moses Simaho, the suspects were arrested after they tried to sell the scales to undercover officers at Epalela on Tuesday at 09:30. The pangolin products as well as cannabis were allegedly smuggled into the country from Angola without […]
The maze-like nests of the tiny and noisy sociable weaver bird commonly found in arid parts of southern Africa aren’t just a marvel to look at.They provide shelter, food and scent-marking places for animals as diverse as cheetahs, falcons and owls in biodiversity hubs that may become increasingly important as human-induced climate change worsens, scientists […]
Herald Reporter Overpopulation of elephants and other surges in wildlife numbers is increasing the chances of human-animal contact and raises the chances that more people will be killed or injured by the animals, warns the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks). Zimparks spokesperson Mr Tinashe Farawo recently said due to overpopulation of the elephants, […]
Elephant populations in Serengeti National Park has increased from 6,000 in 2014 to more than 7,000 in 2020, according to the Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute (TAWIRI). Dr Robert Fyumagwa, a senior researcher from TAWIRI revealed this in an interview with the ‘Daily News’ in Serengeti recently. He said the measures imposed by the government in […]
A TOTAL of 33,386 poachers have been arrested in the past five years, thanks to the intensified anti-poaching campaign initiated by the National Anti-Poaching Task Force (NTAP). In the same period, 2,533 weapons were seized, the Deputy Permanent Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Tourism and Natural Resources, Mr Ludovick Nduhiye disclosed here yesterday, while […]
RECONNAISSANCE Energy Africa (ReconAfrica) announced the finding of a working petroleum system at its second drill well (6-1), which it says again confirms a working petroleum system in the Kavango Sedimentary Basin. “Based on initial analysis of this first section, ReconAfrica is pleased to report 134 metre (440 feet) of light oil and gas shows […]
Dr Alberto Valenciano, a former researcher from the University of Cape Town (UCT), is the lead author on new research that has found the origin of some of the most emblematic groups of African carnivorous mammals: jackals. Dr Valenciano was joined by an international group of researchers, including Dr Romala Govender from UCT’s Department of […]
Kitui — Medics in Kitui are investigating an incident where a man was reportedly bitten by a cobra in his car having fallen from above after untangling itself from an eagle. The venomous snake is said to have been picked up again by the eagle as those who responded to the victim’s call for help […]
Khartoum — Key national parks in Sudan are to receive increased protection and support for improved management, local communities, and ecotourism. The $23.6 million initiative is to be finance by the Global Environmental Facility and the remainder from UN and national contributions, and partners. A joint statement from Khartoum on Sunday by the Higher Council […]
THE Government has announced a new plan for preventing elephants from invading residential areas a move aimed at protecting people and avoid destruction of crops by those wild animals. Speaking during her visit to Mwanga district, in Kilimanjaro region recently, the Deputy Minister for Natural resources and Tourism Ms Mary Masanja noted that the plan […]
The Department of Agriculture is about to introduce a new Animal Welfare Act, but all non-agricultural stakeholders have been excluded from the working group drafting it, suggesting that the new Act will mainly benefit the farming industry but not necessarily the animals it’s intended to protect. The working group appointed to draft Animal Welfare Bill […]
by David O Royal It is prohibited at Ossiama, Egbopuloama, Aweama and Ogbunuana and Koluama riverine communities in Sagbama and Southern Ijaw Local Government Areas, Bayelsa State, for any person to slaughter and cause injury to crocodiles. We see crocodiles as deities – HRH Edike Amananaowei (monarch) of Ossiamaowei Kingdom comprising the first four communities, […]