DRC plans elephant safe-zone after church intrusion
Matadi – Conservationists in the Democratic Republic of Congo said on Tuesday they would create a safe “corridor” for elephants... Read more
20 Apr, 2022
Poorer nations need $60bn a year to protect nature, NGOs say
Nairobi – Wealthy countries should provide at least $60 billion every year to the world’s poorest nations to combat biodiversity... Read more
1 Mar, 2022
Kenya under fire over calls to ‘weaken’ forest protections
Nairobi – In his 15 years defending one of Nairobi’s last green spaces, Simon Nganga has seen off brazen... Read more
4 Feb, 2022
Kinshasa zoo needs major makeover to woo back crowds
Kinshasa – In Kinshasa’s dilapidated zoo, the two oldest residents – a pair of Nile crocodiles called Simon and... Read more
1 Feb, 2022
South African rhino returns to wild after brutal attack
Bela Bela – A 10-year-old rhino that had its horn brutally hacked off returned to the wild on Monday, after... Read more
25 Jan, 2022
Zimbabwe game park to receive $15m from new wildlife fund
Harare – One of Zimbabwe’s biggest wildlife reserves is to receive US$1 million annually from a brand-new fund to help... Read more
6 Jan, 2022
Richard Leakey, fossil hunter and defender of elephants, dies aged 77
Nairobi – World-renowned Kenyan conservationist and fossil hunter Richard Leakey, whose groundbreaking discoveries helped prove that humankind evolved in... Read more
3 Jan, 2022
Too many gorillas? The great apes’ hunt for space in Rwanda
Rwanda – A huge male silverback gorilla nibbles on a tasty bamboo shoot before farting loudly, oblivious to his neighbours... Read more
23 Dec, 2021
Leopard rescued after straying into Kenyan home
Nairobi – A leopard wandered into a house in southeastern Kenya after straying from its home in Tsavo National... Read more
17 Dec, 2021
South Africa snips lions to manage species in small reserves
Hoedspruit – On the cusp of sexual maturity, a young lioness is about to be sterilised. It’s to prevent... Read more
15 Dec, 2021
