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By Curtis Abraham
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Five Black Rhinos to Move from Europe to Africa
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Human Activity Takes Heavy Toll on Serengeti-Mara Ecosystem – Study
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Tool-using Chimp Culture Found in Democratic Republic of Congo
Scientists have discovered a new chimpanzee “behavioral realm” in the Bili-Uéré region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the conservation and environmental science...
Some 539 Giraffe Documented in Masai Mara’s Ol Kinyei Conservancy
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Tanzania to Allow Settlers into Protected Areas
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Rare Giant Pangolin Found in Uganda
By Curtis Abraham
Kampala, Feb 20 - As part of its ongoing hidden camera-trap project in Uganda, conservationists working with the United Kingdom’s Chester Zoo’s...
Chinese Woman Jailed in Tanzania for Ivory Trafficking
Nairobi, Feb 20 - A Tanzanian court has convicted Chinese citizen Yang Fenglan, who is popularly known as the “Ivory Queen”, on charges of...
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By Curtis Abraham
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