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Major developments endangering the livelihood of baboons could soon be put on hold. This is if a group of university researchers has its way. They say humans are forcing baboons out of their natural ha...
September 30th, 2008
Word count: 229
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The painted dog, or African wild dog, was once found widely across Africa but relentless persecution by humans, coupled with habitat loss and spread of disease from domestic dogs, has driven the popula...
September 29th, 2008
Word count: 330
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THE World Wildlife Fund (WWF) says that South Africa’s rhinos are disappearing at a record rate. WWF and Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife leader Jacques Flamand told The Times that the high number ...
September 29th, 2008
Word count: 376
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Members of Parliament have demanded the termination of monopoly rights given to a private firm that operates lodging facilities for tourists visiting gorilla sites in southwestern Uganda. The MPs from...
September 28th, 2008
Word count: 828
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A conservation group plans to create a public furore over the government's draft policies on the use of gin traps to control damage-causing wildlife. Bool Smuts, the founder of the Landmark Foundation...
September 27th, 2008
Word count: 751
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The cold-blooded murder of about 10 of Congo's endangered mountain gorillas last year horrified author Craig Hatkoff until one glimmer of hope emerged -- the rescue of an orphaned baby gorilla. The ba...
September 25th, 2008
Word count: 566
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Vancouver, 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 2008, at the Moun...
September 25th, 2008
Word count: 4075
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FIRES were commonplace in southern Africa long before people started to have a major impact on the land, but the growing numbers of rural people and their land use practices have increased the frequency ...
September 25th, 2008
Word count: 527
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Harare, Zimbabwe: A breakdown in law enforcement against rhino poaching and horn smuggling in Zimbabwe is threatening the success of more than a decade's work bringing rhino populations back up to health...
September 25th, 2008
Word count: 605
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The FitzPatrick Institute's Director, Professor Phil Hockey, has been awarded the Zoological Society of South Africa's Stevenson Hamilton Award  for 2008. The award was made in recognition of his ...
September 25th, 2008
Word count: 184
Written by: Administrator
Conservationists are calling on the government to outlaw all forms of gin trap, the toothed, sprung leg-holds used by farmers to kill thousands of wild animals each year. And they have reacted furiou...
September 25th, 2008
Word count: 322
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Researchers are preparing the skeletal remains of 72 Rwandan mountain gorillas for a CSI-like analysis they hope will shed light on ape and human health and evolution. The remains of the gorillas, re...
September 24th, 2008
Word count: 1144
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Between 3:00 and 4:00 pm on September 22, 2008 our sweet, sweet Dorothy died. She died from what appeared to be heart failure in a forested enclosure, surrounded by the chimpanzee family who loved her....
September 24th, 2008
Word count: 850
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Nairobi - The Kenya Wildlife Service and Friends of the Nairobi National Park (FoNNaP) staged a ceremony on August 21 at the main gate to the Nairobi National Park to celebrate the return of lions and ot...
September 20th, 2008
Word count: 891
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Nairobi - It is a matter of concern that in only two decades, Africa's lion population has dwindled from 200,000 to 20,000 today. For anyone coming to Africa, the big thrill is to see the ultimate kin...
September 20th, 2008
Word count: 2241
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Uganda's Wildlife Authority is planning to expose two more groups of rare mountain gorillas to human contact, paving the way for more visits to the country's most lucrative tourist attraction. Uganda'...
September 19th, 2008
Word count: 309
Written by: Administrator
International cooperation on wildlife conservation seems to be working in the Republic of Congo, where the number of gorillas, a species at risk for extinction, has risen substantially. A recent censu...
September 19th, 2008
Word count: 750
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The Centre for International Forestry Research, CIFOR, has warned against the uncontrolled hunting of bush meat, which it says is affecting the poor. According to a CIFOR press release, some Central A...
September 19th, 2008
Word count: 620
Written by: Administrator
Two years after Egypt was fingered as an African hub for ape smugglers and documentary filmmaker Karl Ammann exposed the country’s chimp cartels and breeding centres, the illegal trade in endange...
September 19th, 2008
Word count: 2710
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Windhoek - URGENT and concerted action is needed to save Namibia's African wild dog population from extinction. This was spelled out by Robin Lines of the Wild Dog Project after the release of the pro...
September 18th, 2008
Word count: 335
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