Conservation & Wildlife

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 30/08/2022 08:26

Two endangered species being returned to Mount Kenya Reserve

The critically endangered mountain bongo antelope and the black rhino will soon return to the Mount Kenya Forest Reserve as part of a groundbreaking public-private conservation initiative.

Over the years, the wild mountain bongo population in Mount Kenya declined drastically due to habitat degradation, forest fragmentation, p… read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• Attractions
• 27/08/2022 05:47

South Africa: Free access to provincial nature reserves in the Eastern Cape in October 2022

Eastern Cape Tourism has announced that day visitors will have free access to selected provincial nature reserves in the Eastern Cape from 01 - 09 October 2022. Day visitors will also be exempted from paying the conservation fees for the… read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• Attractions
• 23/08/2022 19:32

SANParks: Nationwide strike action on 24 August 2022 might affect Kruger National Park

South African National Parks (SANParks) is advising visitors to Kruger National Park to consider that labour unio… read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 23/08/2022 06:19

Gorilla Tourism rebounds as Covid-19 recovery goes on

Revenue generated from gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park amounted to $11 million (approx. Rwf11 billion) within the first six months of 2022, according to Rwanda Development Board (RDB). The money was earned from the sale of 6,200 gorilla permits during that period. Each permit costs up to $1500

In 2021 and 2020, the … read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• Attractions
• 17/08/2022 07:45

Namaqua National Park: Rather late than usual flower season 2022

South African National Parks (SANParks) has announced that the flower season in the Namaqua National Park in … read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 12/08/2022 21:03

Tourists support trophy hunting ban

International tourists and  South African citizens  want to see an end to trophy hunting, in favour of wildlife-friendly experiences, new research reveals.

The research has been published  as South Africa opens-up consultation on its draft Conservation and Sustainable Use of South Africa’s Biodiversity white pa… read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 12/08/2022 06:04

Uganda: Unlocking Pian UPE Wildlife Reserve

The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) and conservation non-profit, Space for Giants, have entered into a co-management partnership agreement to revive and promote Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve as one of East Africa's premier game parks. The game reserve found in the northeastern region of Karamoja is the second largest protec… read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 09/08/2022 21:01

Chad and Zambia join Unesco’s world biosphere network

_{The Sena Oura National Park in Chad and the Kafue National Park in Zambia have joined the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) World Biosphere Network. The addition of Chad and Zambia to the Unesco biosphere network this year brings the number of African r}

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 09/08/2022 20:59

Five Southern African countries kick-start Elephant census

Five southern African countries, with more than half the continent's elephants, are conducting a first-ever aerial census to determine the elephant population and how to protect it.

Light aircraft will fly simultaneously across the plains of Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe — in a conservation area known as the … read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 04/08/2022 20:29

Ultimate Safaris roars into action to support World Lion Day 2022

To mark World Lion Day on August 10th, Ultimate Safaris is investing in a new state-of-the-art research and monitoring vehicle to keep track of the unique desert lion population of northern Namibia. Dedicated to the protection of the wilderness areas of Namibia where it operates, the award-winning Ultimate Safaris is proud to work through… read more