New Report Outlines How Uganda Can Tackle Wildlife Trafficking
Kampala, April 13 - A new report released this week by the wildlife trade monitoring network TRAFFIC analyses the threats facing Uganda and offers...
Kenya’s Tourism Ministry Forms Task Force to Look into Wildlife Use
Nairobi, March 23 - Kenya’s Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife has set up a task force to look into the modalities of wildlife utilization...
Sudan the Rhinoceros (1973–2018)
Obituary by Dr Kes Hillman Smith
Sudan, the last known male Northern White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) died on Monday 19th March aged 45,...
World’s Last Male Northern White Rhino Dies
Nanyuki, Kenya, March 20 - The world’s last male northern white rhino, christened Sudan, has died at the age of 45, the Ol Pejeta Conservancy...
Militia Abduct Gorilla Sanctuary Workers in Eastern DR Congo
Eighteen employees of a gorilla sanctuary in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo have been kidnapped by a militia group, sources said, the Guardian...
US Reported to Reverse Ban on Importation of Trophies of Hunted African Elephants
Nairobi, March 7 - The United States Fish and Wildlife Service has quietly begun allowing more trophy hunting of African elephants, despite President Donald...
Wildlife Poisoning Threatens Critically Endangered Vultures in Kenya
Nairobi, March 7 - The survival of Critically Endangered vultures and other Endangered species in Kenya is threatened as a result of illegal wildlife...
Health of Last Male Northern White Rhino on Earth Declining
Nairobi, March 2 - The Ol Pejeta Conservation in Kenya is reporting that Sudan, the last male northern white rhino on the planet, is...
Aerial Surveys Highlight Beisa Oryx Hotspot in Kenya
Nairobi, Feb 21 - Aerial surveys in northern Kenya have confirmed the existence of a large population of beisa oryx, otherwise known as the...
Action Plan to Conserve One of Africa’s Richest Biodiversity Sites Released
A team of scientists led by WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) has developed a conservation blueprint to protect one of the most biodiverse regions in...
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