Despite years of international pressure and conservation efforts, the illegal poaching of rhinos in Africa continues to threaten the survival of one of the planet’s most iconic species. As we cross into the third quarter of 2025, the continent’s battle to protect its rhino population tells a complex story—one of both hope and heartbreak. The […]
Park rangers snapped into action when they spotted a dozen suspected Islamist militants from a neighbouring country riding motorcycles through the W National Park in northern Benin. The park director and senior ranger officers sent anti-poaching units to chase the men, who eventually fled into Nigeria. They also directed Benin’s police and army to position […]
WildEarth, an innovative daily live stream, provides viewers with an interactive view of an African game reserve experience in the comfort of one’s home. Hosted by experienced guides, viewers get the chance to ask questions about what is happening on screen. A vehicle stands in the background, live streaming the scene for thousands of people […]
South Africa is turning towards the implementation of new laws that fully allows the economic exploitation of wildlife. The intention is to market the use of all kinds of wild species, including giraffes, zebras, emu, and duikers, in order to produce cheap meat. However, the current corona virus crisis shows this can be a public […]
Ethiopia has announced it would free thousands of inmates from the country’s overcrowded prisons as part of efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Attorney General Adanech Abebe told state media the measure would apply to more than 4,000 prisoners, many of whom are locked up for petty crimes and drug offences or have […]
Global pollution has significantly declined thanks to the coronavirus pandemic which has slowed industrial production across the world. The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Sentinel-5P earth-observation satellite, captured this development as northern Italy went into lockdown due to the deadly coronavirus outbreak. From 1 January to 11 March, northern Italy’s nitrogen dioxide levels dropped. Simonetta Cheli […]
A PROMINENT Bulawayo socialite who was allegedly robbed of nearly US$76 000 and 168 grammes of gold at gun point by four unidentified men was arrested while making a report at Kumalo Police Station, for possessing gold without a license. Mike Marata (38) allegedly went to the police station to report his loss. Officers allegedly […]
Animal lovers will have to wait a little while to see gorillas in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Virunga National Park has closed to the public over fears of COVID-19. ‘‘We don’t know right now how seriously they will be affected but we do know that other human diseases that have gone to apes […]
World athletics chief Sebastian Coe admitted on Thursday that the Tokyo Olympics could be moved to later in the year by the coronavirus outbreak, but said it was too early to make a definitive decision. The Covid-19 pandemic is playing havoc with the global sporting calendar, forcing the postponement of Euro 2020 and a suspension […]
A returnee from Libya, Azunna Okechukwu and two other persons – Peter Nnadozie and Ifeanyi Ebeama – have been arrested by police in Cross River while trying to dispossess a bank customer of N3miilion. The three men, our correspondent gathered specialised in trailing bank customers who make cash withdrawals from banks Automated Teller Machine (ATM) […]
All golf tournaments under the auspices of the South African Golf Association (SAGA) and Womens Golf South Africa (WGSA) have been cancelled. The decision was made on Monday, following the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa declaring a national state of emergency over the coronavirus pandemic and will run to the end of April. It’s not […]
Rangers had found the remains of the female and her calf in a village in north-eastern Kenya’s Garissa County. A third white giraffe is alive. It is thought to be the only remaining one in the world, the conservationists added. News of the white giraffes spread across the world after they were photographed in 2017. […]
Two rare white rhinos have been killed by a speeding lorry in the Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park in southern Zambia. One was a young male called Romeo and the other an adult female named Lubinda. The pair suffered severe injuries when hit on Tuesday night on the Livingstone-Kazungula road that passes through the park. Lubinda died […]
A small group of desert locusts has entered Congo, marking the first time the voracious insects have been seen in the Central African country since 1944, the UN Food and Agriculture Agency said Tuesday as UN agencies warned of a “major hunger threat” in East Africa from the flying pests. Kenya, Somalia and Uganda have […]
Over 1,000 animals died on a farm north of Cape Town, South Africa in recent months. This is as a result of the severe drought affecting the Kahalari Desert. The situation is more serious as the local flora and fauna, which are used to protect climatic conditions, struggle to survive. Inhabitants are displeased about this […]
Four rare mountain gorillas, including a pregnant female, have died in Uganda after being hit by lightning, a conservation group says. The three adult females and a male infant were found in Uganda’s Mgahinga National Park with “gross lesions” on their bodies indicating electrocution. The Greater Virunga Transboundary Collaboration (GVTC) called this a “big loss […]
Botswana is to hold its first auctions for the right to hunt elephants since lifting a ban last year. The country has some 130,000 elephants, the world’s largest population. Authorities will issue seven hunting “packages” of 10 elephants each, confined to “controlled hunting areas”, a spokeswoman said. The government revoked a 2014 ban in May, […]
Tim – a famous and much loved tusker elephant that roamed Kenya’s southern Amboseli National Park – has died form natural causes at the age of 50, Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has said. He was “unassuming, unpretentious and laid back,” KWS Director Paul Udoto said in a statement. But Tim did have some scrapes through […]
Africa is the best place in the world for wild life safari and known for the big five game animals. Maasai Mara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro are the well famous national parks in Africa to see big wild animals such as; Rhinoceros The black rhinoceros abbreviated to rhino and two of these extant species are native […]
Africa is the best place in the world for wild life safari and known for the big five game animals. Maasai Mara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro are the well famous national parks in Africa to see big wild animals such as Greater kudu bull,nile monitor, Gorillas,Ostrich and Gemsbok. Cheetah Cheetah also known as hunting leopard, mainly […]