Conservation & Wildlife

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 29/01/2022 07:51

Work to review Parks and Wildlife Act commences

Environment, Climate, Tourism, and Hospitality Industry Ministry says work to amend the Parks and Wildlife Act has commenced with a team meeting in Bulawayo.

The Act is being amended to help balance the conservation benefits of wildlife and that of people who live with wildlife. Writing on its Facebook page the ministry said the meeti… read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 13/01/2022 08:49

Nyambai Forest Park can generate hundreds of jobs for Gambians

In quest to return Nyambai Forest Park back to its glorious days to continue provide for the needs of the community and its surroundings, activists and environmentalists among others have proffered that desecrations of the forest park should stop.

Nyambai Forest located in Brikama, West Coast Region is one of the government reserved… read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 13/01/2022 08:03

Mozambique: Big cats are back in Zinave National Park

A female and a male leopard have been introduced into Zinave National Park in the Inhambane Province of Mozambique.

The two predators were initially introduced into the 18 600 ha sanctuary established within the National Park, but, as big cats do, they soon ventured further, exploring the surrounding habitat within the greater 408 0… read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 08/01/2022 05:13

Serengeti National Park Attracts More Visitors in Festival Season

A diverse group of tourists from different parts of the world has spent this festival season in Serengeti National Park where they had joyful moments such as viewing various beautiful wild animals including the Big Five.

The ‘Daily News’ witnessed the tourists in dozens of vehicles conducting game drives on Christmas Day a… read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 07/01/2022 06:24

Zimbabwe game park to receive $15 mn from new wildlife fund

One of Zimbabwe's biggest wildlife reserves is to receive US$1 million annually from a brand-new fund to help sustain its operations and fight poaching, German conservationists said on Wednesday. The money, which will extend for at least 15 years, will help pay for ranger patrols, equipment maintenance and other everyday needs, th… read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 06/01/2022 06:50

Mozambique has proclaimed the new Maputo National Park

Mozambique’s Council for Ministers issued a decree on 07 December 2021 to formally merge the terrestrial and marine ecosystems of … read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 05/01/2022 04:32

Serengeti National Park attracts more visitors in Festival Season

A diverse group of tourists from different parts of the world has spent this festival season in Serengeti National Park where they had joyful moments such as viewing various beautiful wild animals including the Big Five.

The 'Daily News' witnessed the tourists in dozens of vehicles conducting game drives on Christmas Day and Boxing … read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 22/12/2021 05:44

Mozambique records largest sighting of dugongs since the 1990s

According to researchers in the park, the herd is estimated to tally 57 individuals, consisting of large groups with multiple calves.

The dugong, a species of sea c… read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 15/12/2021 05:01

Sapo National Park now prepared to receive tourists

Through the help of the Wild Chimpanzee Foundation and the instrumentality of the Forestry Development Authority, a new Ecolodge has been opened in Sinoe County in the buffer zone of the Sapo National Park.

The opening ceremony was held on Saturday 11, December 2021 at the newly opened Sapo Ecolodge in Jalay Town.

The opening … read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 15/12/2021 04:59

Rhino sanctuary rescues 12-hour old rhino calf

The Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary has taken in a 12-hour old rhino calf on Thursday afternoon, 9 December. The calf was discovered, rescued and brought to the sanctuary by a South African National Parks (SANParks) team who were performing a routine operation i… read more