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After Gorrilla sightings tourism gets a lift
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
Sightings of elephants in Epe boosts tourism potential in Lagos, Nigeria
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
Gishwati-Mukura National Park classified as a biosphere reserve by UNESCO
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
Namibia now has over 200 free-roaming black rhinos
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
Desert & Delta Safaris raise $20,000 tp support Elephants
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
Uganda’s borders have reopened — please keep distance from the Gorillas
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
Rwandan National Park Rangers join Wildlife Ranger challenge to unite for colleagues across Africa
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
Some good news for South Africa’s cheetahs
South Africa is home to around 1,300 of the world’s roughly 7,100 remaining cheetahs. It’s also the only country in the world with significant cheetah population growth, thanks largely to a nongovernmental conservation project that depends on careful and intensive human management of small, fenced-in cheetah popu… read more
Latest initiative to strengthen the protection of rhinos
The South African government, conservation organizations and local communities have decided to pool their efforts under the "Wildlife Zones" initiative to strengthen the protection of rhinos from poachers.
The noose is tightening around poachers in South Africa. After adopting various solutions to protect national parks, the … read more
Fantastic lion sighting at Cheetah Plains Private Game Reserve
Sipps Maswannganyi, the Head Guide at Cheetah Plains Private Game Reserve photographed an incredible lion sighting on September 16.
The lions, known as the Talamati Pride in the Northern Sabi Sabi within the Kruger National Park, consists of 15 big cats: 5 females, 9 sub adults and one Avoca Male. Getaway … read more
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