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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

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Migrating animals face collapsing numbers – major new UN report

    By Joseph Ogutu, University of Hohenheim   The world’s travelling animals – marine turtles, whales, sharks, elephants, reptiles, wild cats, birds, and even insects – have entered a period of sharp decline, new research has found. The first ever State of the World’s Migratory Species report, released today by the United Nations Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, showed that the conservation status of […]

todayFebruary 13, 2024 33

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Disinformation is often blamed for swaying elections – the research says something else

Alexandru Nika/Shutterstock Magda Osman, Cambridge Judge Business School Many countries face general elections this year. Political campaigning will include misleading and even false information. Just days ago, it was reported that a robocall impersonating US president Joe Biden had told recipients not to vote in the presidential primary. But can disinformation significantly influence voting? There are two typical styles of election campaigning. One is positive, presenting favourable attributes of politicians […]

todayJanuary 29, 2024 13

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Africa’s savannah elephants: small ‘fortress’ parks aren’t the answer – they need room to roam

    By Celesté Maré, Aarhus University and Robert A.R. Guldemond, University of Pretoria Africa is home to about 410,000 savannah elephants (Loxodonta africana), most of them living in southern Africa. Over 290,000 elephants (70%) are spread across 103 protected areas which vary in size, connectivity and protection. In a recent research paper we explored how elephant populations across southern Africa performed under different conservation approaches. This work formed part of […]

todayJanuary 26, 2024 17

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Opinion Pieces

Bullies in South African schools were often bullied themselves – insights from an expert

Bullying is far more complex than current interventions acknowledge. Georgia Court/Getty Images Andrea Juan, Human Sciences Research Council “Pupil stabbed to death at Gauteng school had suffered history of bullying”. “Grade 6 learner commits suicide after bullying”. “Grade 11 learner takes her own life after taunts over her appearance.” These are just some headlines about the occasionally tragic effects of violent school bullying in South African schools – and, unfortunately, […]

todayJanuary 10, 2024 20

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