Conservation & Wildlife
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Etosha National Park is being rehabilitated in an effort to attract tourists and tour operators that have been shunning the park because of its badly damaged roads.
he Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) is
rehabilitating parts of the road network in the Etosha National Park in
an effort to attract tourists … read more
The World Travel Awards has declared Serengeti as the 2020 African's leading National Park.
A press statement issued by the Tanzania National Parks Authority early on Tuesday stated that "... instead of the traditional gathering of the African gala, the 27 world travel winners were united virtually and announced on Monday Nov… read more
As tourism continues to recover at a snail pace following the outbreak of the Covid-19, Ngamba chimpanzee sanctuary struggles to cope with the situation and seeks more support to sustain the facility.
According to Dr Joshua Rukundo, the Executive Director of the sanctuary, since the reopening on October 1, they have registered on… read more
Months after the first images of a group of gorillas with a number of infants were spotted at the Cross Rivers National Park (CRNP), the management of the park have yet again recorded trap photos of a large herd of forest elephants in some parts of the park.
According to the management, the herd of elephant was spotted around… read more
A herd of elephants have been sighted in the last week of October around Epe Waterside in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, according to reports. Sources claim that the elephants have their original habitat at the Omo Reserve in neighbouring Ogun State.
Human activities and rising water level, we learnt, are responsible … read more
The Gishwati-Mukura National Park in Rwanda's Western Province is now part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves. The park was named a "biosphere reserve" by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on October 28th, 2020.
Rwanda now has two national parks in the World Network of Biosp… read more
The number of the only free-roaming black rhinos left in the world is
growing after nearly becoming extinct some years ago from poaching and
drought, Save the Rhino Trust (SRT) said on Wednesday, citing
intensified monitoring and biological management as contributing
factors.
According to SRT Chief Executive Officer… read more
Luxury Botswana safari operator Desert & Delta Safaris announce that they have doubled their initial target of $10,000 and raised an incredible amount of $20,000 for Elephants Without Borders, more than doubling their initial target. This astonishing amount of money was raised through Desert & Delta Safaris’ exc… read more
Six months after closing its borders to help stem the spread of coronavirus, Uganda is welcoming tourists back to its lakes, mountains, and national parks — as long as they can stay 32 feet from the gorillas.
Uganda has reopened its… read more
Rangers from Rwanda’s Akagera, Volcanoes, Nyungwe and the new Gishwati-Mukura National Parks today joined their colleagues from other African countries in participating in the Wildlife Ranger Challenge.
The Wildlife Ranger Challenge is a multi-million-dollar fundraising initiative to support the thousands of park rangers… read more
Are you planning a road trip to Namibia's Etosha National Park?
Tanzania's Serengeti scoops Africa's leading National Park Award
Ngamba Chimpanzee Sanctuary struggles, visitor numbers still low
After Gorrilla sightings tourism gets a lift
Gishwati-Mukura National Park classified as a biosphere reserve by UNESCO
Desert & Delta Safaris raise $20,000 tp support Elephants
