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13 01 2020 | 14:56

This beautiful desert is blooming with wildlife found nowhere else on Earth

Van Zyl's golden mole is an extraordinary creature. It is more closely related to elephants than to the moles you might find in gardens and parks. It has no visible eyes or ears and it "swims" just…

11 01 2020 | 14:26

Op-Ed: Australia is now the 'Poster Child' for the climate crisis.

The massive scale of this year's bushfires has shocked Australians and the global community by their size and ferociousness. However, scientists say we're witnessing first-hand, how global warming…

10 01 2020 | 15:06

Australia to cull thousands of camels.

Thousands of camels in South Australia will be shot dead from helicopters as a result of extreme heat and drought. A five-day cull started on Wednesday, as Aboriginal communities in the region have…

07 01 2020 | 12:40

Southern Africa’s temperatures are rising at twice the global average rate, according to the IPCC.

Parts of the country have been affected by consecutive years of abnormally hot weather and below average rainfall that have scorched grazing lands and dried up watering holes since 2015, the driest…

14 12 2019 | 15:23

In Gabon, US Military Joins Counter-Poaching Fight.

More than 70% of the African forest elephant species has been wiped out, primarily by poachers slaughtering them for their ivory.  Park rangers are on the front lines defending them. But in the…

26 11 2019 | 05:34

Two Species On the Precipice of Extinction.

The last surviving Sumatran Rhino in Malaysia has died in captivity, with the WWF estimating that there are only about 80 left mostly living in the wild in Sumatra and Borneo, and the entire species…

03 11 2019 | 08:05

Land spat threatens Kenya's wildlife conservation in Maasai Mara.

Kenya's successful conservation model - which has protected wildlife for decades - may be on the verge of crumbling. Nairobi, Kenya - The giraffes peeked out from above the trees, perhaps curious to…

19 09 2019 | 07:19

The battle against wildlife poachers is increasingly high-tech.

As conservation groups get smarter about technology, so do the poachers they are fighting to stop. Wednesday marked a milestone in the battle to protect endangered species, when an international…

02 08 2019 | 06:41

Five reasons to be optimistic about the environment.

Let’s face it, when it comes to the environment, there isn’t much to rejoice about. So to spare you a long summer of eco-anxiety, we looked for some glimmers of hope. Here are five reasons to be…

31 07 2019 | 07:20

Wild Energy: Reconciling Nature and Solar Power Project Development.

Sustainable energy access and conservation of wild species and biodiversity rank at the top of the international community of nations’ strategic agenda.

28 06 2019 | 09:32

Communities step up to claim their rightful place in Africa's wildlife economy.

Nairobi/Victoria Falls, 25 June 2019 - Community representatives participating in Africa’s first Wildlife Economy Summit this week in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, have called on African Governments, the…

28 06 2019 | 08:56

New Conservation Investment Initiatives launched at Africa Wildlife Economy Summit.

Summit closes with new conservation tourism investment initiatives for Gabon and Zimbabwe, following Uganda’s $60m pilot  

28 06 2019 | 08:44

African leaders, communities seek a new and effective wildlife economy.

Nairobi/Victoria Falls, 24 June 2019 - Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa officially opened the African continent’s first-ever Wildlife Economy Summit in Victoria Falls this morning, which…

24 06 2019 | 18:30

Wildlife Economy Summit to launch African-led vision for conservation.

Nairobi/Victoria Falls, 23 June 2019 - Heads of State, business leaders, technical experts and community representatives will gather in Zimbabwe's Victoria Falls from 23-25 June for the Africa…

19 06 2019 | 12:20

Namibia forced by drought to auction 1,000 wild animals.

Southern African nation aiming to limit starvation and generate conservation funds. Drought-hit Namibia has authorised the sale of at least 1,000 wild animals – including elephants and giraffes – to…

13 06 2019 | 09:24

Silence please! Marine mammals are dying.

Shipping, oil and gas exploration, military sonar, and underwater construction are all creating an enormous amount of noise that reduces the ability of whales, dolphins, and other marine wildlife to…

04 06 2019 | 13:33

5 | 6 | 2019_World Environment Day: Platypus trail in Australia photo exhibition.

“We do not own the world, we are a part of it” (Aborigines’ proverb).