Environmental News

• OUR BURNING PLANET OP-ED: Creecy’s expected wildlife policy position paper sparks hope for the future of South Africa’s wild animal management June 10, 2021 9:55 pm Daily Maverick Photos from left: EPA / VASSIL DONEV | JON HRUSA | EPA-EFE / DANIEL BORN | EPA-EFE / KIM LUDBROOK Environment Minister Barbara Creecy’s report on the use and protection of SA’s iconic wildlife was groundbreaking. But is there the political will …
• Can’t go on safari? Support Africa’s wildlife by running the Lewa Safari Marathon June 9, 2021 10:15 am The Independent When it comes to naming wild animals, the jury is divided. Accusations of petting and anthropomorphising are frequently hurled at anyone who dares to bestow an undomesticated creature with a moniker. But on the undulating grasslands of Lewa Wildlife …
• OUR BURNING PLANET: South Africa at a crossroads on wildlife welfare and sentience June 2, 2021 12:28 am Daily Maverick (Photos: EPA-EFE / Kim Ludbrook | EPA / Mohamed Messara | EPA / Gernot Hensel) Two government approaches to our relationship with wild animals, two opposing views. One could chart the path to South Africa’s global leadership in wildlife …
• Authorities in Zimbabwe concerned over increase in human-wildlife conflict Africa May 29, 2021 1:34 am Zimbabwe News.Net Wildlife authorities in Zimbabwe have raised an alarm over an increase in human-wildlife conflict in the country this year. According to the state-owned Herald newspaper, 27 people have so far been killed and several others injured by wild animals since …
• See how this national park in Africa is counting wildlife May 24, 2021 2:50 pm Independent Review Kenya's wildlife could be facing an alarming decline as the tourism industry falters due to Covid-19 and factors such as increasing human populations, poaching and climate change come into play. The government wants to carry out a census to find out …