Conservation & Wildlife

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 02/08/2021 18:56

South Africa: Rhino killings on the rise again

South Africa's Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries, Ms Barbara Creecy, has announced that … read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 01/08/2021 20:38

Kruger National Park: SANParks beefs up security to counter the effects of rhino poaching

South African National Parks (SANParks) and security partners in the Greater Kruger Region are jointly implementing a range of interventions as part of an integrated wildlife management approach to counter the effects of wildlife crime in … read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 01/08/2021 20:38

Malawi: African Wild Dogs return to Liwonde National Park and Majete Wildlife Reserve!

Malawi’sDepartment of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW) in cooperation with African Parks and the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) has succesfully reintroduced 14 African Wild Dogs from … read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• Attractions
• 01/08/2021 20:38

Kruger National Park calendar for September

Weather:

• it is spring time in the park
• fresh mornings & warm to hot days
• it can get pretty cold at night
• occasional showers
• pretty unpredictable weather patterns

Temperatures:

• between 12°C - 28°C (Fahrenheit: e.g. 28°C = [(28x9)]/5 + 32 = 82.4°F)

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 01/08/2021 20:38

Rwandan model floated as answer for underfunding to Africa National Parks

A well-meaning observation by Kenya's Cabinet Secretary for Tourism and Wildlife Najib Balala on newer models of financing national parks has acquired a life of its own with some in conservation circles urging for the Rwandan way.

In Rwanda, a number of parks are managed by private entities.

This is coming at a time government… read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 01/08/2021 20:36

Rwanda makes more room for gorillas

Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park is being expanded by nearly 40 square miles in order to accommodate the growing population of mountain gorillas, the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) and Rwandan government disclosed.

Population research figures from 2016 show that the total gorilla population has topped 600 individuals, up from 480 in… read more

• Destinations
• Conservation & Wildlife
• 01/08/2021 20:36

Great Plains' new Botswana tours transform guests into explorers

Dereck Joubert, CEO of Great Plains Conservation, and his wife, Beverly, will be launching a new range of conservation expeditions in Botswana.

The expeditions will be about discovery-based adventures, as opposed to ticking off a checklist, and will contribute to science by cataloguing events and wildlife. Travelers will reli… read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 30/07/2021 04:40

Zimbabwe reintroduces black rhinos to 2nd largest national park

Zimbabwe is re-introducing black rhinos to its second-largest game reserve, Gonarezhou National Park, the first time that the wildlife sanctuary will be home to the critically endangered species in nearly 30 years.

The initiative is part of measures to restore and promote biodiversity through the reintroduction of locally ex… read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 29/07/2021 16:28

DRC’s Salonga National Park removed from the List of World Heritage in Danger

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 29/07/2021 05:46

Rhino and elephant poaching declines in Namibia

Rhino and elephant poaching has declined significantly this year in Namibia, home to the only free-roaming black rhinos left in the world, government data showed on Monday.

Nine rhinos have been illegally killed by hunters so far in 2021, the lowest number in eight years for the period, according to the figures … read more