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Wildlife protection isn’t a crime, perturbed UNEP reacts to jailing of conservationists in Iran

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has said that it is deeply concerned by the recent sentencing of a team ofenvironmentalists to lengthy jail terms for...

Michael Simire - November 24, 2019

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‘Sustaining all life on Earth’ is theme of World Wildlife Day 2020

The Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) has announced that the theme of United Nations World...

Michael Simire - November 24, 2019

Conservation

Video of brutal elephant killing causes outcry in Kenya

The video of an elephant being brutally killed with machetes and axes has on Wednesday, November 20, 2019 caused outcry on social media across Kenya. The video,...

Michael Simire - November 20, 2019

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Illegal trade in marine turtles persisting in Indonesia, Malaysia, Viet Nam – Study

A newly released study carried out by TRAFFIC, an international organisation monitoring wildlife trade, and commissioned by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of...

Michael Simire - November 20, 2019

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Migratory birds described as indicators of state of the environment

Migratory birds have been described as the indicators of how safe or unsafe an environment can be. Director, Technical Programmes at the Nigeria Conservation Foundation (NCF),...

Michael Simire - November 20, 2019

Conservation

German animal rights activists bring case for castrated piglets

German activists affiliated with PETA, the international animal rights organisation, on Tuesday initiated legal action before the Constitutional Court on behalf of piglets objecting to castration without...

Michael Simire - November 20, 2019

Conservation

Lion in Lagos private residence evacuated to zoo

The Lagos State Task Force says it has successfully moved a lion found at a private home around Victoria Island to a zoo in Omu Resorts, Lekki. Chairman of...

Michael Simire - November 19, 2019

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‘Conservation heroes’ honoured at 2019 African Ranger Awards

The men and women who protect Africa’s wildlife are “the real heroes” who deserve more support because conservation is “the responsibility of everyone”, Jack Ma, founder...

Michael Simire - November 17, 2019

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