Zimbabwe put its wild animals up for sale
Zimbabwe put its wild animals up for sale on Tuesday, saying it needed buyers to step in and save the beasts from a devastating...
France Environment Minister announces total ban on Ivory
French Minister of Environment, Energy and the Sea, Ségolène Royal, announced internationally her decision to adopt a near total ban of ivory sales in...
Kenya Incinerates Tonnes of Ivory in Stepped Up Effort to Save Elephants
Some 105 tonnes of ivory were burned at a national park outside the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, on Saturday in a dramatic gesture by the...
Summit to Discuss Ways to Save Elephants Opens in Kenya Ahead of Ivory Burning
Leaders from several African countries, conservationists, representatives from the tourism industry and prominent friends of wildlife from across the world gathered on the foothills...
UNDP Administrator Urges Concerted Effort to Combat Wildlife Poaching
The head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has called for concerted efforts to combat poaching and the trafficking of wildlife, a vice...
Kenyan Celebrities Step Up to the Plate for Wildlife Conservation
Ahead of the world’s largest ever ivory burning event, popular Kenyan afro-pop band Sauti Sol and local radio personality Caroline Mutoko have...
KWS in a case on wildlife migration
The Supreme Court will hear an appeal in which Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) denies liability for damages caused by migrating wildlife. The court will...
Using Mathematical equations to combat wildlife poaching
A team of computer scientists from the University of Southern California (USC) have been successful in developing a new method to alleviate wildlife poaching....
Kenya embarks on a DNA barcoding technology to curb poaching
Kenya has begun a process which could see it adopt the DNA barcoding technology to be used in war on poaching. This follows a...
Tanzania honoured at the Goldman Environmental Prize
Tanzania was honoured as one of the recipients of the Goldman Environmental Prize, announced by the Goldman Environmental Foundation, which recognises individuals for sustained...
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