Five-month-old bloodhound Shakaria gambols through the long savannah grasses of Kenya’s Maasai Mara reserve, her playful mood swiftly turning to keen determination as she is ordered to track a human scent. Straining at the leash,…
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American actress Maggie Q in Kenya for elephant conservation
American actress and model, Margaret Denise Quigley, professionally known as Maggie Q, is currently in Kenya to raise awareness for elephant conservation. Maggie Q, who currently stars in ABC’s political drama Designated Survivor, is known for starring in…
#Conservation – From war to wildlife: fighting for Angola’s future
At dusk in southern Angola, former civil war soldier Elias Kawina leads a drill parade for 30 rangers who fight armed poachers in the country’s vast, little-explored interior. Kawina, 38, rose to the rank of…
#Conservation: Mutilated rhino in South Africa on long road to recovery
Sedated, blindfolded, her ears plugged with cotton-wool, “Hope” the rhino breathes heavily as veterinarians work to repair a gaping wound left by poachers who hacked off her horns. A year after being left for dead…
UNBELIEVABLE! Namibia offers endangered rhino for trophy hunt
The Namibian government on Friday called for bids from trophy hunters to kill three endangered black rhinos, despite fierce global criticism over previous auctions. An American hunter last year paid $350,000 to shoot one of…
#Conservation: Rare white rhino dies, three left in Kenya
A northern white rhinoceros — one of just four remaining worldwide — has died at the San Diego Zoo, officials said. The 41-year-old female known as Nola saw her health take a quick turn for…
#Travel: See Samburu National Reserve, Lewa Wildlife Conservancy through Google
Google, for the first time, has released Street View imagery of Kenya of Samburu National Reserve, Lewa Wildlife Conservancy and the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in partnership with Save the Elephants. For the last 15…
#Conservation: Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit wins top UNEP award
The Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit, a South African and majority-women ranger group, has been announced as one of the winners of the United Nation’s top environmental accolade, the Champions of the Earth award. With this…
#Conservation: Prince Harry in South Africa to fight poachers
Britain’s Prince Harry has already confronted three poachers in South Africa. The 30-year-old heir to the throne arrived at Kruger Park game reserve last week and has joined the war on criminals for the government’s…
#Conservation: Meet South Africa’s top poacher-hunting dog
Barking and snarling in his cage, “Killer” — South Africa’s most successful poacher-catching canine — looks ready for another helicopter mission tracking down armed hunters who slaughter rhinos for their horns. In the first half…