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Probe Reveals John the Rhino Died ‘From Negligence’

Probe Reveals John the Rhino Died ‘From Negligence’

CONTROVERSY surrounding the disappearance of a rhinoceros, christened John, was put to rest yesterday after a probe team formed by the state last December revealed that the animal died at a private farm identified as Sasakwa Grumeti. Contradicting reports over John the rhino’s whereabouts unfolded last year during the Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa’s visit to […]

400 elephants wreak havoc in Beitbridge villages

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 […]

How Giant Rats Could Help End Wildlife Trafficking

How Giant Rats Could Help End Wildlife Trafficking

Wildlife officials in Tanzania are training African giant pouched rats to help identify illegal shipments of pangolins, a heavily trafficked endangered species. Funded through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) as an effort to end wildlife trafficking, this program is currently assessing the rats’ ability to sniff out pangolins in various settings. If the […]

Elephant Tramples Man, 31, to Death As He and Friends Try to Take Selfies

Elephant Tramples Man, 31, to Death As He and Friends Try to Take Selfies

A man from Bulilimamangwe district in Plumtree, Zimbabwe was reportedly trampled to death when he and his two friends tried to take selfies with elephants. According to the state-owed Chronicle newspaper, police confirmed the incident, saying the incident occurred last Saturday. Moses Ndlovu, 31, and his friends Methuseli Sibanda and Magezi Nyathi reportedly saw three […]

Thula Thula Rhino Orphanage in S.Africa attacked, baby rhino/s killed, care-givers savagely beaten, young woman sexually assaulted

Thula Thula Rhino Orphanage in S.Africa attacked, baby rhino/s killed, care-givers savagely beaten, young woman sexually assaulted

Baby orphaned black rhinos at Thula Thula Rhino Orphanage. © Simon Espley In a brutal manifestation of how out of control the rhino situation is in South Africa, Thula Thula Rhino Orphanage was attacked, baby rhino/s killed, care-givers savagely beaten and a young woman sexually assaulted. On the night of 20 February 2017, the relative […]

Volunteer Conservationist’s Brave Fight for Zimbabwe’s Elephants

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 […]

Tanzanian Officials, Wildlife Advocates Hail China’s Ivory Ban

Tanzanian Officials, Wildlife Advocates Hail China’s Ivory Ban

Tanzania welcomed China’s latest decision to ban ivory trade and processing activities, saying the move marked a historic milestone in efforts to save the giant mammals from poaching. The country’s Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Jumanne Maghembe said the move would reduce costs African countries injected in the fight against poaching activities. China on […]

Tanzania Jailed Over 200 People in 2016 in Anti-Poaching Crackdown

Tanzania Jailed Over 200 People in 2016 in Anti-Poaching Crackdown

The government has recorded tangible achievements in its anti-poaching drive after winning many cases in court of law as over 200 people have been convicted and sentenced to more than 20 years in 2016. The convicts have also paid 800m/- and they still owe the government 164bn/- as unpaid fines due to poaching activities, including […]

Humans are destroying the world; wildlife populations plunge 60% in just two generations

Humans are destroying the world; wildlife populations plunge 60% in just two generations

When you take a look at the Earth as a whole, people are responsible for the vast majority of its problems. From all of the pollution, to the terrorism and destruction, human beings do not treat our planet with the respect that it deserves. While it is easy to pass off these issues as not […]

The Nature conservancy and how its providing a safer and progressive community for animals, people and its natural habitat

The Nature conservancy and how its providing a safer and progressive community for animals, people and its natural habitat

The dwindling numbers of the Elephant is in need of serious protection. Not only could we lose the largest living land animal on the planet. The elephant is an empathic and intelligent creature and its existence is vital for nature, mankind and more notably for other animals in its surrounding habitat.   To celebrate world […]

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