Namibia: Two More Endangered Leopards Killed
THE illegal hunting of wild animals taints Namibia's international image.
Namibia: News Spreads the News Again
ROAN NEWS, the biannual magazine of the Namibian Environment and Wildlife Society (NEWS), has just been published as a special edition dealing with the sustainable use of wildlife.
South Africa: Minister Slams Sloppy Safety On Farm
Labour Minister Membhathisi Mdladlana has criticized the "sloppiness" of safety measures at a farm in the eastern Free State, after a worker was attacked by lions.
Liberia: Elephant Aggression Displaces Multitude
Rampaging elephants who launched valiance of attacks against River Cess Citizens a month ago have left many persons displaced, and are reportedly said to be in search of new homes, food and shelter, as well as clothing and medication .
Namibia: MCA Spearheads Rhino Translocation
The Deputy CEO of the Millennium Challenge Account Namibia, Dr Eline van der Linden, says it is wonderful to see MCA Namibia in action.
Southern Africa: Progress on SADC Transfrontier Park
FIVE SADC countries involved in the transboundary conservation project known as the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KaZa-TFCA) say all the project's institutional structures are in place.
Angola: Hippos Destroy a House in Kaliweque
Hippos destroyed on Friday a two bedroom house in Kaliweque, 25 miles north of Katchiungo, central highland Huambo province, while looking for food in nearby farms, the traditional chief of the village told Angop today.
Namibia: Conservation Project Addresses Biodiversity Challenges
The Namibian Coast Conservation and Management (NACOMA) Project, together with other stakeholders in the Erongo region, will address the biodiversity challenges in Africa with a Coastal Biodiversity Weekend on 30 and 31 July 2010.
Namibia: Wildlife Resorts Info Leak Irks Board Chair
Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) Board Chairperson, Jacky Asheeke, has lashed out at the person who leaked information concerning the parastatal's state of affairs.
Zimbabwe: The 'Ugly Face' of Country's Animal Tourism Market
Animal welfare groups in Zimbabwe are up in arms over the number of lions being kept in captivity across the country, especially in the wake of lion attacks this year.
Namibia: Kunene Rhinos Moved to Conservancies
A MAJOR black rhino translocation to communal conservancies in Kunene Region started yesterday but the Ministry of Environment would not disclose how many animals would be given to these rural conservation projects.
Namibia: Kasaona is Conservationist of Year
THE son of one of the first community game guards in the Kunene Region is the Cheetah Conservation Fund's 2010 Conservationist of the Year.
Angola: Wako Kungo Organises Cattle Fair
One hundred bulls of SP Simbra breed will be auctioned at a cattle fair, happening from July 30-31, in Wako Kungo city, central Kwanza Sul province, Angop learnt from the organiser of the event, Fernando Lourenço.
Kenya: Country Used as Illegal Ivory Trade Route
Kenya has become a safe route for cartels involved in illegal ivory trade.
Namibia: SA Worries Over Rise in Rhino Poaching
Rhino poaching has increased drastically in South Africa over the past three years.
Namibia: Smelly But Profitable Business
It is no exaggeration of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) when they say observing seal culling is an awful business. It is as ghastly as when taking the life of a human, with soul-piercing grunts of pain that accompany the misery of dying.
Namibia: Wildlife Resorts Begs for Urgent Bailout
ENVIRONMENT and Tourism Minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah will have an urgent meeting with Finance Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila today to ask for millions of dollars to bail out Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) once again.
South Africa: Boat, Whale Saga Draws Outrage
Whale, boat and man came away from Sunday's breaching incident with relatively little damage, considering what could have been.
Namibia: Another Vulture Rehab Centre Opens
Deputy Minister of Environment and Tourism, Uahekua Herunga, says vultures are part of the ecosystem and are helpful to farmers and should thus be preserved.
Kenya: Maasai Mara Has Lost Half Its Animals
The Maasai Mara has lost almost 60 per cent of its large animals, including lions, elephants, buffaloes, leopards and rhinos, according to the United Nations Environmental Programme.
Liberia: 'Killer' Elephant Killed
An Elephant in Rivercess County which caused death and blocked the free movement of citizens in Rivercess County has been reportedly killed by hunters.
Uganda: Government to Pay Kibaale Evictees
The Government has accepted to pay sh21 billion to 3,549 people who were evicted in 1992 from the area currently occupied by the Kibaale Game Reserve.
Kenya: Bush Safari to the Great Outdoors
Three friends and I decided to go on a two-day safari starting at the Kenyan coastal resort of Diani and heading inland, over the beautiful green Shimba Hills and down into the dusty plains that separate the coast from Tsavo West National Park.
Kenya: KWS Goes Digital in Tracking, Protecting Lions
The Kenya Wildlife Service has introduced a digital animal tracking system, in a bid to reduce human-wildlife conflict.
Namibia: CCF Stresses Wildlife Conservation
Much of the traditional knowledge of living with wildlife has been lost with the growing human population, said founder and Executive Director of the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF), Dr Laurie Marker.
Namibia: Rhino Translocation Begins
Several black rhinos will be relocated from State land to communal conservancies in the 13500-square-kilometre Kunene Region in north-western Namibia over the next two weeks.
Namibia: SPCA Under Attack for Okaying Seal Harvest
Seal-Alert South Africa has launched a verbal assault on the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), saying it "is not [a bona fide] animal rights organisation".
Zimbabwe: Pamushana -- Eco-Tourism for the Ultra-Rich
SA 2010, as we called the Fifa World Cup, has come and gone. For Zimbabweans, the two things that will forever be etched in our memories are the visit of the Pisarinhos (little birds), the national team of Brazil and that of Shakira.
Namibia: Coastal Area Declared Dorob Park
Cabinet has approved the renaming of the National West Coast Tourist Recreation Area in the Erongo Region to the Dorob National Park.
South Africa: Sardine Run is Good Bait for Tourists
THE sardine run on KwaZuluNatal's south coast has become a core contributor to its tourism business after its repositioning as a "momentous" annual ecological event rather than "just a few fish beaching on the sand".