400 elephants wreak havoc in Beitbridge villages
A HERD of close to 400 elephants has wreaked havoc in the Mtetengwe, Mazunga and Malala villages of Beitbridge, destroying crops, council officials said on Thursday. Villagers are having sleepless nights trying to scare the animals believed to have been confined to their area by flooded rivers. “It’s true there are problem elephants in those […]
Volunteer Conservationist’s Brave Fight for Zimbabwe’s Elephants
Title: Elephant Dawn: The Inspirational Story of Thirteen Years Living with Elephants in the African Wilderness Author: Sharon Pincott Publishing House: Jacana Media ISBN: 978-1-4314-2415-3 Pages: 300 If you have a soft spot for wildlife, yet too scared to live life in the woods or are not well-resourced to visit or take up conservation work […]
Wilfried Zaha sets up winner on Ivory Coast debut
Wilfried Zaha came off the bench to provide the decisive cross on his Ivory Coast debut as they beat Sweden 2-1 in their African Cup of Nations warm-up friendly. Having been snubbed by Roy Hodgson, current Crystal Palace manager Sam Allardyce, and then Gareth Southgate, Zaha switched allegiance to the country of his birth – […]
Zimbabwe’s Rangers Poisoning Elephants In Protest Against Low Salaries
As the poisoning of Zimbabwe’s elephants continues unabated, conservation sources apparently believe it is the work of disgruntled and cash-strapped rangers protesting against meagre salaries. According to The Telegraph, the sources believed that some of the poisoning was done by rangers who risked their lives regularly to combat often heavily-armed poachers, but were paid “badly”. […]
Chinese Wildlife Ranger Killed By Elephants
Chinese authorities say a wildlife ranger has been trampled to death while observing wild elephants in the country’s southwest. The Xishuangbanna prefectural government says on its microblog that Yao Zhengyang went missing Thursday afternoon in Mengwang township. It says police found his body early on Friday and he appeared to have been killed by elephants. […]
Zimbabwe Elephants Sold for a Song
Zimbabwe is selling sub-adult elephants for US$24 500 each amid indications that the export of the animals is set to continue, with government arguing the elephant population in the country’s national parks far exceeds their holding capacity, especially at the vast Hwange National Park. Last week this paper reported the country is preparing to ship […]
Elephants Moving to Tanzania Risk Poaching
The Kenyan elephants are at great risk due to massive poaching in the neighbouring Tanzania, experts have warned. Last year, Kenya lost 167 elephants to poachers while Tanzania lost more than 10,000 jumbos. WildlifeDirect CEO Paula Kahumbu said though the elephant population at the park had stabilised between 1,500 to 1,600, the animals are at […]
Mystery As Ten Thousand Elephants Vanish
The latest Census, results of which have just been tabled in Arusha, reveals that there are 43,521 elephants in the entire country with Tanzania reported to have lost nearly 70,000 jumbos in the last five years. The estimates for 2009 documented that Tanzania had around 110,000 jumbos, placing the country in the second position after […]