Rhino dies en route to Tanzania
Rare black rhino dies while being flown 7,000 miles from UK to Tanzania BY JIMMY…
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Male gorillas: the benefits of being nice to kids
Male gorillas are somewhat unusual amongst mammals in that they don’t seem to mind spending…
Two black rhinoceroses reintroduced into Chad’s Zakouma National Park found dead.
The carcasses of a female and a male rhino were discovered in separate locations in…
Meet us don’t eat us
This is the call of an IFAW-led effort in partnership with IceWhale (the Association of…
Promote or harm? How does the lion bone trade impact South Africa’s conservation image?
This week these questions were tabled at a two-day colloquium in South Africa’s parliament. South Africa has…
Cheetahs need protection … from tourists
As cheetah populations continue to decline, scientists are calling on the IUCN to up-list the…
Moving animals to save them
Moving wildlife from one area to another is a widely used strategy in conservation management,…
South Africa’s lion bone trade – public hearing imminent
South Africa has at least 8,000 captive lions in privately owned breeding farms, possibly as…
Do elephants migrate? Well … it’s complicated
African elephants are big animals with big needs and move daily around the savanna in…
Understanding how illegal ivory is smuggled across borders and through African transit countries
Although there is a wealth of information on ivory poaching, there is a gap in…