Tanzania: Forestry Director Against Land Hoarding
[Daily News]
COMMUNITIES and conservation groups should own forests to earn from Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) programme.
Kenya: Now Mayor Orders Arrest of Sex Hunters
[Nairobi Star]
City Mayor George Aladwa has defended his proposal for the legalisation of prostitution. The mayor asked Kenyans to have a "holistic approach in tackling problems we face as they are real instead of engaging in endless debates on what is right or wrong". He said prostitution is a problem just like other social challenges such as the street children and drug addiction and "we should find a long-term solutions", he added. Aladwa sparked debate last week when after hosting a delegation of civil society activi
Namibia: Buffalo Sparks FMD Fears
[New Era]
Windhoek -
The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry (MAWF) is waiting for laboratory results to confirm the Foot and Mouth Disease(FMD) status of a buffalo that was killed over the weekend at Otjituuo, south of the veterinary red line.
Namibia: Snakes Cause Panic At Tubusis
[New Era]
Windhoek -
The community of Tubusis in the Erongo Region has been experiencing sleepless nights after a sudden increase in the number of lethal snakes in the village.
Kenya: Scare of Nairobi National Park Lion On the Loose
[Nairobi Star]
Kenya Wildlife Service rangers were over the weekend hunting for a lion which feared to have escaped from the Nairobi National Park.
Mozambique: Growth in Wildlife in Limpopo National Park
[AIM]
Maputo -
The number of large mammals in the Limpopo National Park (PNL) in southern Mozambique has grown by about 15 per cent over the past ten years and now stands at about 4,000 animals.
Namibia: Tourist Attacked By a Cheetah
[New Era]
Harnas -
A 22-year-old Norwegian woman was attacked and injured by a hungry cheetah on Saturday morning on the Harnas game farm, situated some 112 kilometres east of Gobabis in the Omaheke Region.
Kenya: KWS Board to Run Paperless Operations
[Nation]
Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has introduced a new web application system that will enable its board of trustees to run operations without paper.
Zambia: Livingstone 'Terror' Crocodile Killed
[Times of Zambia]
THE Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) in Livingstone has killed a crocodile that has been terrorising residents on the banks of Maramba River.
West Africa: Water Shortage Threatens Wildlife
[IPS]
Ouagadougou -
The story of a pair of buffalo aggressively prowling the edges of a village in eastern Burkina Faso is a warning sign of severe water stress in the region which threatens humans and wild animals alike.
West Africa: Largest Wildlife Sanctuary Faces Extinction
[Nation]
Ougadogou -
Drought and lack of water is pushing thousands of wild animals out of West Africa's largest game reserve into human settlements in Burkina Faso.
Mozambique: Local Rhino Poachers Sentenced to 25 Years
[AIM]
Maputo -
Three Mozambican citizens were each sentenced on Tuesday to 25 years imprisonment by a court in the South African town of Phalaborwa for poaching rhinoceros in the Kruger National Park.
Africa: Farming Pepper Solution to Human-Wildlife Conflict in Africa
[Daily Trust]
Planting a thick hedge of repellent plants - such as hot chilli peppers - around farms can help African forest communities keep out primates who often raid crops to survive amid widespread deforestation and loss of habitat.
Namibia: Canadian Girl Chips in to Help Rhinos
[Namibian]
ALTHOUGH she lives thousands of kilometres away from the nearest African rhino, nine-year-old Katie, a Canadian citizen, donated her birthday money of around N$800 to the Save the Rhino Trust in January.
Namibia: African Lion Tops Etosha Conference
[Namibian]
A LANDMARK conference addressing the survival of Africa's biggest carnivore, the African lion, will take place over two days at Etosha National Park this month.
Namibia: Snake Causes Stir at Court
[Namibian]
A SNAKE caused a stir at the Rundu Magistrate's Court on Monday when it peeped out of a hole in the holding cells.
Namibia: Termites are Master Architects and Teachers
[Namibian]
ONE of the most distinct features in many parts of Namibia are the towering termite hills sprouting across the landscape.
Angola: Species Reproduction in Kissama Park Promotes Tourism
[ANGOP]
Luanda -
The reproduction of several animal species in the National Park of Kissama (Luanda), under "Arca deNoé" project, is enabling the promotion of tourist visits by Angolan and foreign citizens in that natural reserve of the country.
South Africa: Molewa Applauds Rhino Poachers' Sentence
[BuaNews]
Pretoria -
Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has welcomed the 25-year sentences imposed on three Mozambican rhino poachers by the Phalaborwa Regional Court.
South Africa: IFP Proposals to Save the Rhino
[IFP]
The IFP's Dr Mario Oriani Ambrosini MP made a number of proposals towards saving South Africa's rhino population during public hearings at Parliament last week.
South Africa: Oldest Dinosaur Nests Found
[SAPA]
Johannesburg -
An ancient dinosaur nesting site, the oldest ever found, has been excavated in the Free State, the University of the Witwatersrand said on Wednesday.
Namibia: Snake Disrupts Court Sessions
[New Era]
Rundu -
A black mamba has been disrupting proceedings at the Rundu Magistrate's Court for two days in a row after it was spotted in the ceiling of holding cells here.
Egypt: World's First Museum of Crocodiles Opens Today
[Egypt Online]
Minister of Antiquity Dr. Mohamed Ibrahim inaugurates on Tuesday 31/1/2012 world's first museum of crocodiles, which adds a lot to Egypt's tourist map and archaeological sites as well.
Zambia: Relief to Villagers As Stray Lion Is Captured
[Times of Zambia]
THE Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) has captured a lion in Livingstone that has been terrorising surrounding villages killing livestock.
Uganda: Police, UWA Raid Shrine Hunting for Pythons
[New Vision]
Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) backed by Police raided a shrine to remove three pythons which were suspected to be used for witch-craft practice by a traditional medicine woman in Buwama on Masaka road.
Tanzania: Ngorongoro Rhino Number Increases Eightfold
[Arusha Times]
The number of rhinos within Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority (NCAA) in Arusha region has increased to 45 compared to 5 in 1995, making the conservation lead in rhino population in the country.
South Africa: Do You Want Your Children to Be Able to See Rhinos in the Wild?
[Biz-Community]
No, it's not a silly question, though the answer is clear - a resounding YES! And here's YOUR chance to do something positive in the fight to save our rhinos. Bizcommunity.com has partnered with Sting Music to help raise money for the Endangered Wildlife Trust to try to save these majestic creatures for future generations to enjoy.
Tanzania: Maintaining Family Is His Agenda
[Daily News]
ALTHOUGH Deo-Gratias Mboje Gamassa only took-up his seat, as Chief Executive Officer at the Wildlife Conservation Society of Tanzania (WCST) last December the first, he has actually been in this field well over three decades.
Uganda: How I Do It - Filming Country's Nature Television Show
[Monitor]
Ever since I started talking about my upcoming wildlife TV show, Uganda Wild at Heart, I have been faced with loads of questions from both enthusiastic and inquisitive people.
Uganda: Orangutan - World's Endangered Ape
[Monitor]
If one is to talk about apes in Uganda, it would be a gorilla, chimpanzee or baboon. But many miles across the ocean in Indonesia is a species of apes called the Orangutan, an only member of the ape species on the Asian continent.