Mountain Gorillas Reclassified from “Critically Endangered” to “Endangered”
Nairobi, Nov 16 – The number of mountain gorillas in the wild has gradually increased over the past 30 years, and are up from...
The Bones of Karanja: Popular Black Rhino Preserved at Kenya National Museum
By Delta Willis
Kenya’s National Museum in Nairobi is famous for its bones, from fossilized skulls of human ancestors to the fully preserved skeleton of...
Massive Biodiversity Loss the Result of Voracious Human Consumption – WWF
Nairobi, Nov 12 – An exponential growth in human consumption of natural resources is the driving force behind the current unprecedented planetary change and...
Conservationists Voice Concern over Electrocution of Threatened Bird Species
Nairobi, Oct 30 – Conservation organisations in Kenya have voiced concern over the death of a threatened Martial Eagle that was electrocuted last week,...
Poachers Kill Two Wildlife Rangers in DRC’s Garamba National Park
Elephant poachers have killed two wildlife rangers in a shootout in Garamba National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), reports...
South African Court Ruling Could Allow Domestic Trade in Rhino Horn
South Africa’s highest court has rejected a bid by the government to keep a ban on domestic trade in rhino horn, the Guardian...
Giraffe Declared ‘Vulnerable’ in IUCN’s Red List of Threatened Species
The iconic giraffe, one of the world's most recognisable animals and the tallest land mammal, has been moved from ‘least concern’ to ‘vulnerable’ in...
Zimbabwe to dehorn its Rhino’s to curb down poaching
In what is being perceived as a last ditch effort to curb rampant poaching, wildlife authorities in Zimbabwe have announced plans to dehorn 100...
Zimbabwe’s wildlife boss suspended over missing rhino horn
Zimbabwe's wildlife authority Director General has been suspended after more than 228kg of rhino horn went missing. According to the management authority, the Director...
Malawi to relocate 500 elephants to new sanctuary
Malawi wildlife experts will move 500 elephants from two overcrowded wildlife reserves in the country's south to Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve, a distance of more...
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IUCN Splits Giraffes into Four Species in Conservation Shake-Up
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