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Posts tagged conservation
Finalists of 2018 Tusk Award for Conservation in Africa announced
Three conservationists from Kenya, Malawi and Uganda have been shortlisted for the 2018 Tusk Award for Conservation in Africa. Tusk has been working since 1990 to build a sustainable future for the African continent and its…
Ninth rhino dead after failed move to new park in Kenya
A ninth critically endangered black rhino has been reported dead after a botched operation to move the animals to a new reserve in southern Kenya, the country’s tourism minister said on Tuesday. Eight rhinos were…
#Conservation: West Africa gorillas more numerous than thought, but still endangered
Gorillas and chimpanzees may be twice as numerous in West Africa as previously thought, but the apes are still endangered, declining fast and in dire need of protection, an international study found Wednesday. Prior estimates…
25 simple ways to adopt a greener, waste-free life
In a world where extreme weather events, animal extinction and plastic pollution seem to a headline in every other news cycle, it’s important that we stop to ask: what can we do? And whereas these…
#Conservation: The Last Animals premieres in Kenya under the stars
After a strong world premiere and rave reviews at the Tribeca Film Festival, The Last Animals, a documentary that follows the conservationists, scientists and activists battling poachers and transnational trafficking syndicates to protect elephants and…
#Conservation: Turkish Airlines pledges zero-tolerance for illegal wildlife trade
The “United for Wildlife Buckingham Palace Declaration (UFW)” which was on the agenda of the 73rd IATA Annual General Meeting held in Cancun, Mexico last June, has been signed by 41 airline companies so far….
#Conservation: Morocco fights to save its iconic monkey
“If nothing is done, this species will disappear within 10 years,” warns a poster on Ahmed Harrad’s ageing 4×4 showing Morocco’s famed Barbary macaque monkey. Harrad spends his time crisscrossing northern Morocco to try to…
Key leopard population ‘crashing’, study warns
The leopard population in a region of South Africa once thick with the big cats is crashing, and could be wiped out within a few years, scientists warned on Wednesday. Illegal killing of leopards in…
The last male northern white rhino, Sudan, goes on Tinder #MostEligibleBachelor
Ol Pejeta Conservancy has partnered with Tinder, the world’s leading social app for meeting new people, to launch a new campaign to raise awareness about ‘The Most Eligible Bachelor in the World’ named Sudan. Sudan…