Conservation News
South Africa: Dampening Demand for Horn is Best Way to Halt Rhino PoachingJohannesburg — A STRATEGY to protect rhino should also consider dampening demand for powdered rhino horn, which is prized in the Far East, a marketing and branding expert suggested last ... Read more Monday, 30 August 2010 | Hits: 147 | Comments |
South Africa: Rhino deaths linked to cattle baronsAt least 10 rhinos are known to have died in Mpumalanga's Songimvelo game reserve in the past year, either by drowning or poaching. And conservationists are pointing fingers at an ... Read more Friday, 27 August 2010 | Hits: 80 | Comments |
Zimbabwe: Zim Tightens Ivory Trade ControlsHarare — GOVERNMENT has revoked the right of licensed domestic ivory traders to issue Convention on International Trade on Endangered Species export licences to visitors wishing to carry with them ... Read more Thursday, 26 August 2010 | Hits: 152 | Comments |
South Africa: Committee Targets Rhino PoachingJohannesburg — A NEW committee to co-ordinate the fight against rhino poaching was formed yesterday as environmental groups vowed to work together to conserve rhino at the Lead SA Rhino ... Read more Tuesday, 24 August 2010 | Hits: 95 | Comments |
Kenya seizes tonnes of illegal elephant tusksNAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan authorities have intercepted more than 2 tonnes of elephant tusks and rhino horns disguised as fruit destined for export to Malaysia. Most of the tusks seemed to ... Read more Monday, 23 August 2010 | Hits: 132 | Comments |
Eritrea: Public Awareness Vital for Preserving WildlifeAsmara — Pointing out that it is natural for wildlife to migrate if their habitat is destroyed, he called on the public at large to play its due role in ... Read more Monday, 23 August 2010 | Hits: 57 | Comments |
East Africa: Why Our National Parks Have Become DinosaursNairobi — A study published in the Journal of Zoology in 2008, revealed that the numbers of six major ungulates in the Maasai Mara National Reserve declined markedly and persistently ... Read more Monday, 23 August 2010 | Hits: 73 | Comments |
Tanzania: Serengeti Highway to Go Ahead - PresidentNairobi — The international green activists' campaign against construction of a highway in the Serengeti National Park has suffered a major blow - the head of state says the project ... Read more Monday, 16 August 2010 | Hits: 202 | Comments |
Africa: Conservationists Worried About ChimpanzeesThe number of chimpanzees in Uganda and across the rest of East Africa is reportedly going down, a wildlife conservationist has said. Speaking at a fundraising event for environment protection in ... Read more Monday, 16 August 2010 | Hits: 138 | Comments |
Uganda: Uwa Battles Anthrax to Protect Queen's HipposBetween 2004 and to date, about 380 hippos have been claimed by anthrax in Queen Elizabeth National Park in western Uganda. As Stephen Otage writes, authorities at Uganda Wild Life ... Read more Saturday, 14 August 2010 | Hits: 102 | Comments |
South Africa: Plunging Penguin Population Puzzles Professors
Johannesburg — SCIENTISTS are puzzling over the rapid demise of the African Penguin, one of SA's mos
Kenya: Giraffe and Bird Species in Danger
Nairobi — Some species of bird and giraffe are on the brink of extinction unless urgent measures are
Uganda: Gorillas Fight for Survival
Bwindi — Uganda has crept back into our consciousness lately with synchronized bomb attacks that too
South Africa: Ezemvelo Goes to Battle to Protect Rhino
Johannesburg — EZEMVELO KZN Wildlife, the agency that is protecting the national parks in KwaZulu-Na
Congo-Kinshasa: Humans Versus Animals in a Conflict Zone
Goma — On a Friday in Goma central prison in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, 25 dirty, bar
Namibia: Two More Endangered Leopards Killed
THE illegal hunting of wild animals taints Namibia's international image. This was the unambiguous
Rhino onslaught baffles experts
FIFTEEN rhino have fallen to poachers bullets in KwaZulu-Natal since the beginning of this year, inc
Namibia: MCA Spearheads Rhino Translocation
Windhoek — The Deputy CEO of the Millennium Challenge Account Namibia, Dr Eline van der Linden, says
Namibia: SA Worries Over Rise in Rhino Poaching
Windhoek — Rhino poaching has increased drastically in South Africa over the past three years. On a
Namibia: Another Vulture Rehab Centre Opens
Otjiwarongo — Deputy Minister of Environment and Tourism, Uahekua Herunga, says vultures are part of
Namibia: Kunene Rhinos Moved to Conservancies
A MAJOR black rhino translocation to communal conservancies in Kunene Region started yesterday but t
Kenya: Country Used as Illegal Ivory Trade Route
Nairobi — Kenya has become a safe route for cartels involved in illegal ivory trade. Investigations
Southern Africa: Progress on SADC Transfrontier Park
FIVE SADC countries involved in the transboundary conservation project known as the Kavango Zambezi
Kenya: KWS Goes Digital in Tracking, Protecting Lions
Nairobi — The Kenya Wildlife Service has introduced a digital animal tracking system, in a bid to re
Kenya: Maasai Mara Has Lost Half Its Animals
Nairobi — The Maasai Mara has lost almost 60 per cent of its large animals, including lions, elephan
Namibia: Coastal Area Declared Dorob Park
Cabinet has approved the renaming of the National West Coast Tourist Recreation Area in the Erongo R
Tanzania: Dar Dismisses Outcry Over Serengeti Highway
Nairobi — Tanzania has vowed to go ahead with plans to construct a $480-million highway through the
Namibia: Animal Rights Groups Invited to Seal Culling
Windhoek — Namibia's seal culling season starts today and goes on until November 15, and while the a
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Stop the Serengeti HighwayIt's the greatest threat in the Serengeti's history — the government of Tanzania has approved a major commercial highway across the Serengeti National Park, in the direct path of ancient ... Read more Action Alerts | Saturday, 19 June 2010 | Hits: 716 | Comments |
Kenya’s Second Port Spells Double DevastationIt has been said that the greatest threat in the race to avert the global climate crisis is business as usual. At the highest level, business as usual is at ... Read more Action Alerts | Tuesday, 6 April 2010 | Hits: 491 | Comments |
Save South African Rhinos from being sold to Hunting FarmsPlease sign this petition to Save South African Rhinos in National and Provincial Parks from being sold to Hunting Farms. ... Read more Action Alerts | Monday, 14 September 2009 | Hits: 847 | Comments |
Baboon Petition to stop the culling of dispersing males in Cape TownPlease urgently sign this very important petition to try and stop the culling of dispersing baboons before it’s too late. This petition is valid and can be shown as public ... Read more Action Alerts | Thursday, 10 September 2009 | Hits: 787 | Comments |
ACF News
Saving the Last Cross River Gorillas Critically endangered, rarest of all great apes receives increased attention in the Year of the Gorilla. Following the declaration of 2009 as the Year of the Gorilla, the African Conservation Foundation ... Read more Friday, 27 March 2009 | Hits: 2401 | Comments |
Artist Daniel Taylor and ACF announce release 2009 Year of the Gorilla Special Edition Award-winning Canadian artist Taylor has partnered with the Africa Conservation Foundation to release an exclusive edition of the popular Mountain gorilla painting. "Mountain gorilla" is part of the Art for ... Read more Monday, 22 December 2008 | Hits: 897 | Comments |
African Conservation Foundation wins 2008 WebAward The African Conservation Foundation has won an award for its website, with africanconservation.org listed as outstanding, above and beyond the standard of excellence. No doubt in large part to the ... Read more Tuesday, 18 November 2008 | Hits: 914 | Comments |
World premiere of a high-realist portrait of the Cross River gorillaVancouver, BC, Canada – The first ever painting of a Cross River gorilla, Africa’s most endangered primate, will be unveiled to the public for the first time on 19 October 20... Read more Thursday, 25 September 2008 | Hits: 3460 | Comments |
