Moving animals to save them
Moving wildlife from one area to another is a widely used strategy in conservation management,…
Browsing: Wildlife
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…
Meet Africa’s new bats
It is a wonder in itself that new mammal species are still being discovered, but…
A new species of African elephant
A new species of elephant has been found, but it has been extinct for some…
Rhino killings slightly down in 2017 – but “we’re far from seeing the light at the end of this very long, dark tunnel” says illegal wildlife trade expert.
A total 1,028 rhinos were illegally killed in South Africa in 2017. This sad…
Will Zimbabwe’s new president really ban the export of live wild elephants?
President Mnangagwa has indicated in a rather woolly statement that Zimbabwe’s conservation policies are…
Can carbon credits save Madagascar’s Makira forests?
When Madagascar’s Makira Natural Park launched in 2005, selling carbon offset credits seemed to present…
Calling citizen scientists – our avian migrants need you
Many European bird species head south when winter draws in – crossing the Mediterranean Sea…