Tag:wildlife

Conservation

Botswana wildlife office investigates new mysterious elephant deaths

Botswana is investigating yet again the mysterious deaths of elephants, only a few months after 330 of the gray giants died from water-borne bacteria,...

Michael Simire - January 26, 2021

Conservation

137 park rangers worldwide died in last 12 months, says global body

No fewer than 137 park rangers lost their lives to wildlife attacks among several unfortunate homicide related cases, across seven regions of the world...

Michael Simire - August 4, 2020

Conservation

Conservationist wants COVID-19 campaign included in wildlife consumption awareness

The Conservator-General, National Park Service, Dr Ibrahim Goni, on Friday, June 5, 2020 said campaign on COVID-19 prevention should include awareness on the likely...

Michael Simire - June 5, 2020

Conservation

COVID-19: Ghanaian experts welcome ban on global trade in wildlife

In his lifetime, Nana Yaw Amponsah was famous for his skills in hunting big game such as forest elephants, buffaloes and leopards. He was...

Michael Simire - May 7, 2020

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Superhighway: Government seeks explanation on ‘strange’ wildlife EIA mentions

The Cross River State Government has some explanation to do regarding a handful of fauna it claims in the proposed Superhighway Environmental Impact Assessment...

admin - July 3, 2017

Conservation

As wildlife returns, Ivorian park may be struck off ‘danger list’

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has recommended withdrawing in-danger status from Comoé National Park in Côte d’Ivoire after seeing chimps and...

admin - June 4, 2017

Conservation

Govts urged to impose restrictions on pangolins trade

Environmentalists have urged governments attending a global wildlife conference in South Africa this month to impose maximum restrictions on the trade of endangered pangolins, a...

admin - September 18, 2016

Conservation