Namibia lauded for its Anti-Poaching Success
American ambassador Thomas Daughton praised the Namibian government this week for its efforts to prevent poaching in the country. Complementing the country for their...
Mali’s Elephants could be gone in just 3 years
Mali’s elephants, one of just two remaining desert herds in the world (Namibia is home to the only other known desert herd), will be...
Maasai Morans threaten to kill elephants
Maasai morans yesterday threatened to kill all elephants that stray from Chyulu Hills National Park into their farms. Speaking in Masimba town, the morans...
Killing in the name of conservation
An American research team tracked down a rare bird, took the first ever photograph of it, and shortly killed it thereafter last month. Chris...
African Lion Population in Massive Decline
Did you know that lions have now disappeared from as many as 16 African nations? Populations of African lions have declined by 42 percent...
$1 Million Bounty for Poaching Kingpin
Many conservationists have heard of the Xaysavang Network, it is an international wildlife trafficking syndicate that facilitates the killing of elephants, rhinos, pangolins, and...
Bringing the Quagga back from Extinction
Ever heard of the Quagga? The Quagga (Equus quagga quagga) is an extinct subspecies of plains zebra that lived in South Africa until the...
Illegal Ivory worth 1.5 million seized by KWS
Elephant tusks worth Sh1.5 million were recovered by Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) rangers in Kirisia Forest in Samburu Central Sub-County. The rangers seized...
Namibia opposes calls to ban Trophy hunting and Wildlife product exports
The Namibia Cabinet has approved the country’s position to oppose calls to ban and restrict trophy hunting and the export of wildlife products from...
Congo government to open forest to new logging companies
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government is considering re-opening its forest to new logging companies. The tropical rainforest which is more than twice...
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Elephants Learn to Ignore Drones, Opening New Doors for Research
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COP30 Ends with Major Finance Commitments but No Fossil-Fuel Phaseout Deal
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KWS Rescues Giraffes and Zebras Stranded by Rising Lake Naivasha
Nairobi, Nov 21 (Swara) - Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and its partners have mounted an emergency wildlife rescue and translocation operation to...
Return to the Wild: Rediscovering Ashnil Mara’s Timeless Allure
By Santiago Legarre
I met the managing director of Ashnil Hotels many years ago, at the Argentine Embassy in...