Conservation & Wildlife
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Sea turtle conservation efforts are producing encouraging results in Cape Verde. More than 140,000 nesting turtle nests have been recorded on the beach of Sao Francisco, in Praia, the capital of this archipelago, located in West Africa. Satisfied with these record-breaking nests, the government promises an increase in… read more
Zimbabwean government says it has banned mining activities in national parks following an outcry over Hwange.
Harare was criticised left, right and centre for allowing Chinese companies to prospect for coal in Hwange National Park. Coal mining by Chinese nationals in the national park coincided with the death of 12 bab… read more
Just when the country thought it had seen the last of the baby boomers for a while, a fifth gorilla birth in Uganda took place when a baby mountain gorilla was born this week in Buhoma located in the northern sector of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park in Southwestern Uganda.
The Rushegura gorilla family welcome… read more
Just when the country thought it had seen the last of the baby boomers for a while, a fifth gorilla birth was witnessed in Uganda when a baby mountain gorilla was born in Buhoma located in the northern sector of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park in Southwestern Uganda.
The Rushegura gorilla family welcomed the bouncing baby gorilla … read more
Ugandaon Saturday announced that it has fully opened all its national parks as the country continues to ease lockdown restrictions. Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), a state owned conservation agency, said in a statement issued here that all parks including the primate parks are open after instituting standard operating proce… read more
The Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda has welcomed seven infants so far this year, a rare victory compared to only two born in the whole of 2019.
The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) says the births of these silverbacks show that consistent conservation efforts, anti-poaching patrols, round-the-clock veterinary team … read more
Wildlife tourism is an important segment of Botswana's tourism industry, representing 80% of the total annual revenue of trips to Botswana. Key to this are protected areas which have led to the growth of the country's wildlife tourism.
Wildlife tourism can take place either in the animals' natural environments such as nationa… read more
The Kruger National Park opened its gates once again on Friday 14 August following the announcement that inter-provincial travel will be allowed under Level 2 lockdown. As stipulated by SANParks, only certain rest camps and accommodation facilities will be open, one of which is Sirheni Bushveld Camp. This gem of a bush camp embodies all t… read more
The five partner countriesof the Kavango Zambezi (Kaza) Transfrontier Conservation Area (TFCA), including Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe, are committed to working together to reduce poaching and illegal wildlife trade. They have recently launched an initiative to strengthen their partnership.
Angola, Bo… read more
The Kenya tourism sector like other tourists destinations in Africa is shifting its focus to domestic travel to keep the sector alive with the absence of international tourists.
According to dispatchlive.co.za, at a time when hundreds of thousands of tourists would be making their way to Kenya to witness the fam… read more
CAPE VERDE: Record results in the conservation of sea turtles
Zimbabwean government pressured to cancel mining in National Parks
Fifth Gorilla Birth in Uganda in 6 Weeks
More Gorillas born in Uganda, a huge boost to primate tourism
Banning Trophy Hunting Can Put Wildlife At Risk - a Case Study
Kruger National Park reopened
Poaching: Five countries join forces to fight
Kenya’s tourism sector turns to domestic travel as international tourist ceases
