African Conservation News

South Africa: Wessa - The Real State of the Environment

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 09:49:50 GMT

South Africa performs dismally in a global environmental public health and ecosystem vitality assessment. A report which has just been released by Yale University and Columbia University in collaboration with the World Economic Forum and the Joint Centre of the European Commission has painted a very disturbing picture of the Read more... (http://www.africanconservation.org/201202242510/network-news-section/south-africa-wessa-the-real-state-of-the-environment)

South Africa: Solution to rhino killings lies in hi-tech

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Diceros — a partnership between wildlife monitor Wildlife ACT and Stone Holdings, a security design company — has unveiled its technological solution to the poaching surge in SA SARAH WILD Published: 2012/02/22 07:19:34 AM UNTIL now, SA has been trying to solve the rhino poaching problem with everything but technology, says Dr Simon Read more... (http://www.africanconservation.org/201202222508/conservation-news-section/south-africa-solution-to-rhino-killings-lies-in-hi-tech)

Namibia: Scientists Mull the Future of Lions At Etosha Meeting

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

HIGHLY QUALIFIED scientists and conservation groups gathered at a landmark conference in Namibia last week to discuss the future of the iconic African cat: the lion. The group consisted of members of the African Lion Working Group (ALWG), an organisation that was founded in 1999 because "of this need amongst biologists Read more... (http://www.africanconservation.org/201202162499/conservation-news-section/namibia-scientists-mull-the-future-of-lions-at-etosha-meeting)

Namibia: Seal Protesters Plead for ITB Boycott

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

AN international protest group against Namibia's annual harvest of seals has called on the world's biggest annual tourism fair to ban Namibia from participating in the event. As part of several international protest actions, the Seals of Nam protest group last week sent a formal appeal to the organising committee of Read more... (http://www.africanconservation.org/201202162506/conservation-news-section/namibia-seal-protesters-plead-for-itb-boycott)

Zimbabwe: Back Off Conservancies, Govt Warns

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

GOVERNMENT does not support the allocation of land to people in areas reserved for conservancies, a senior official has said. He said this had resulted in newly resettled farmers facing challenges in these areas. Appearing before the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Natural Resources, Environment and Tourism on Tuesday, Lands and Rural Read more... (http://www.africanconservation.org/201202152498/conservation-news-section/zimbabwe-back-off-conservancies-govt-warns)

Kenya: Dwindling Coastal Forests Jolts Stakeholders into action

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

For the first time, key stakeholders concerned with conservation of coastal forests have come together to forge a united front to reverse a worrying trend of accelerated forest loss. During a workshop held in Mombasa on Nov 10, 2011 that saw the formation of Kenya Coastal Forests Conservation forum, field Read more... (http://www.africanconservation.org/201202152509/network-news-section/kenya-dwindling-coastal-forests-jolts-stakeholders-into-action)

Kenya Wildlife Service: First-ever large carnivore census in Amboseli

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:49:15 GMT

Kenya Wildlife Service in partnership with Tanzania Wildlife Division and the African Wildlife Fund (AWF) will from Tuesday, February 14, 2012 begin a joint first-ever large carnivore census in the Amboseli-West Kilimanjaro cross-border ecosystem. The 10-day census programme which has been funded jointly by KWS and AWF to a tune of Read more... (http://www.africanconservation.org/201202142492/network-news-section/kenya-wildlife-service-first-ever-large-carnivore-census-in-amboseli)

Rwanda: Conservationists Slam Poaching in Virunga

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Conservationists have condemned poaching within the Virunga Massif, and called for measures to track down poachers and increase patrols to avoid such threats to the endangered mountain gorillas According to the conservationists, park rangers in the Greater Virunga Landscape discovered carcasses of a mountain gorilla killed by a poacher's snare and Read more... (http://www.africanconservation.org/201202142496/conservation-news-section/rwanda-conservationists-slam-poaching-in-virunga)

South Africa: Kruger Urges Rangers to Return to Work

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Skukuza — The Kruger National Park has urged 204 striking rangers to return to work. Kruger spokesperson William Mabasa said the park needed the rangers, who have been on strike for almost two weeks. "The police, the soldiers and the (volunteering) rangers are doing a good job in the park, but they Read more... (http://www.africanconservation.org/201202142505/conservation-news-section/south-africa-kruger-urges-rangers-to-return-to-work)

South African environment deteriorating - report

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Johannesburg South Africa's natural environment has, over the past 20 years, deteriorated nearly the fastest of most countries in the world, Beeld newspaper reported on Monday. This was the finding of a group of scientists at the universities of Yale and Columbia, in the US, who measured the state of Read more... (http://www.africanconservation.org/201202132507/conservation-news-section/south-african-environment-deteriorating-report)