Some 15 per cent of World’s Land Protected, but Crucial Biodiversity Zones Left Out...
With 14.7 per cent of the Earth’s land and 12 per cent of its territorial waters under protection, the world is on track to...
Uganda Wildlife Authority To Launch Canine Unit To Combat Wildlife Trafficking
Uganda is ready to set up its first canine unit at Uganda Wildlife Education Centre, Entebbe to deal with trafficking in wildlife products. Already...
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...
Final results from Great Elephant Census shows massive loss of African savannah elephants
Results of the two-year, $8 million Great Elephant Census (GEC) of African savannah elephants led by Elephants Without Borders (EWB) were released today at...
New app to offer live wildlife experience
Lewa Wildlife Conservancy and UNESCO World Heritage Site, and Virry, the BAFTA award winning wildlife app, are pleased to announce their new partnership, bringing...
Scorched Earth in Chyulu Hills National Park
Fires have been raging in the Chyulu National Park over the past one month, a Swara team that visited the area this week found....
Conservationists Unhappy with Path of New Railway Via Nairobi National Park
Conservation groups have rejected the path that the Kenyan government has proposed for routing of the second phase the new Standard Gauge Railway (SGR)...
France bans ivory trade
The French Environment Minister Ségolène Royal signed a decree banning the trade in ivory and rhino horn in France and all overseas French territories....
Suspense and Adventure Novelist writes a novel on illegal wildlife poaching
Ridley Pearson, a St. Louis-based author has written over 50 suspense and adventure novels but his latest, “White Bone,” is tackling an issue that...
New method to detect poaching shows major improvements
A team of scientists from Wildlife Conservation Society, University of York, and Uganda Wildlife Authority have developed a new method of detecting illegal...
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I met the managing director of Ashnil Hotels many years ago, at the Argentine Embassy in...