Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) officials have finally captured a giant man-eating crocodile believed to have been terrorising locals of Bwema along Lake Victoria shore in Buvuma District. The 750-kilogram crocodile which is estimated to be about 75 years was captured on Sunday after months of failed attempts. Locals said that the crocodile had claimed lives […]
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Authorities in Seychelles are considering the possibility of demarcating areas important for biodiversity and conservation and for those that are on private land, they are consulting with respective landowners to get their approval. The project included a two-year research project conducted by four consultants — Bruno Senterre, Rachel Bristol, Gilberte Gendron and Dr. Elvina Henriette […]
The plan to turn 30% of the earth into Protected Areas is based on a deeply unscientific and racist logic. On my first field trip as a researcher for Survival International, the global movement for Indigenous peoples, I met a man called Bharat. A member of the Baiga tribe in Central India, he had been […]
Namibia and its partners in wildlife protection and law enforcement will step up efforts against wildlife crime in the country during this year’s festive season. In the past, Namibia has observed that poachers take advantage of the festive season to undertake criminal activities of poaching rhinos, pangolins, elephants, and other species, the Ministry of Environment, […]
The South African National Parks (SANParks) has welcomed the heavy sentencing of a rhino poacher by the Skukuza Regional Court, to a total of 52 years in prison for rhino poaching and related offences. Sipho Titus Khoza was sentenced on Friday and he will effectively serve 34 years as some of the sentences will run […]
Geneva — Morocco was elected to the Standing Committee of the Convention on Wetlands “RAMSAR” as representative of the North African sub-region, for the period 2022-2025, on the sidelines of the 14th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP14), which was held in hybrid mode in Wuhan (China) and Geneva (Switzerland) on November 5-13. […]
Climate change, alongside a huge elephant population, land degradation and habitat loss, are emerging as top threats to biodiversity at Mana Pools National Park tucked on the southern banks of the Zambezi River in northern Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife (Zimparks) area manager for Mana Pools Edmore Ngosi told journalists on a tour of […]
Climate change has produced a number of threats to wildlife. Over time, changing rainfall patterns have transformed habitats and forced animals to move. Increasing temperatures are causing mass die-off events during heat waves and making it hard for animals to find food. Drought is recurring in parts of the continent. The increased frequency means there’s […]
As 2,500 people converge on Panama for the World Wildlife Conference from November 14, two leading international officials responsible for ensuring sustainable trade in wildlife outline how both to protect endangered species and to ensure efficient trading. In a guest column for AllAfrica, Ivonne Higuero, Secretary-General of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species […]
Montreal, Canada — It is no secret that humankind’s past actions have accelerated the deterioration of ecosystems, negatively impacting our economies, societies, health, and cultures. It is estimated that humans have altered over 97% of ecosystems worldwide, to date. One million species are currently threatened with extinction (IPBES). The writing on the wall is clear. […]
Scores of other wildlife have died since February as Kenya battles its worst drought in 40 years. The failure of four consecutive rain seasons has devastated East Africa. Drought killed 205 elephants between February and October in Kenyan wildlife reserves, Tourism Minister Peninah Malonza said Friday. Kenya recorded the deaths of 512 gnus, 381 zebras, […]
Harare — The East African Crude Oil Pipeline Project (EACOP) will transport oil produced from Uganda’s Lake Albert oilfields to the port of Tanga in Tanzania, where the oil will then be sold to world markets. While this may be considered an economic boon for East Africa by some, climate activists are raising concerns about […]
In the Campos basin off the south-east coast of Brazil, two ships contracted by a major energy corporation will be used to mine vast quantities of oil in a project that could generate more than 1 billion tonnes of CO2 emissions. In east Africa, an engineering company is preparing to start work on the construction […]
Arusha — Tanzania leads the continent with the highest number of buffaloes, a latest report says. Conducted by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and other conservation agencies in the country, the report puts the number of the large sub-Saharan African bovines roaming various ecological ecosystems in the country at 191,805. The big mammal headcount was […]
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Namibia: PM Urges Wildlife Protection
Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila has assured traditional authorities that government regards them as important partners in preserving the country’s resources. Through the traditional authorities, the government’s political plans and programmes thus reach community members. She emphasised that the government plans to assist the traditional authorities with programmes that would enable community members to benefit from […]
Critically endangered forest elephants use their acute senses of hearing and smell to detect poachers while they are still some distance away and well before they have fired a shot, a new study in the Democratic Republic of Congo suggests. To gather data, researchers used a grid of 50 passive acoustic sensors that spanned more […]
Nairobi — Home to a variety of iconic and rare animal and plant species, freshwater lakes, rivers, waterfalls, and the expansive Indian Ocean coastline, Kenya’s place as a biodiversity hotspot has never been in doubt. But the first National Wildlife Census report finalized in August 2021 pointed to signs of trouble. For instance, as many […]
Kampala — Court has sentenced a man to life in prison after he was found guilty of illegal possession of ivory. Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) said Pascal Ochiba, was found guilty of possession of two pieces of ivory weighing 9.5 kg without a wildlife use right. Offenses of unlawful possession of protected species are rampant […]