insert_link Environment Diving with penguins: tech gives ocean scientists a bird’s-eye view of foraging in Antarctic waters By Chris Oosthuizen, University of Cape Town; Emmanuel Dufourq, African Institute for Mathematical Sciences; Lorène Jeantet, African Institute for Mathematical Sciences; Pierre Pistorius, Nelson Mandela University, and Stefan Schoombie, University of Cape Town Chinstrap penguins are members of Antarctica’s brush-tailed group of penguins. They’re easily identified by the feature that gives them their name – a black strap that runs from ear to ear below […] todayJuly 16, 2024 12
insert_link Environment Lions in a Uganda park make a perilous journey across a 1.5km stretch of water: study suggests the drive is to find mates By Alexander Richard Braczkowski, Griffith University; Christopher J. O'Bryan, Maastricht University; Duan Biggs, Northern Arizona University, and Robynne Kotze, University of Oxford Domestic cats will do almost anything to avoid contact with water. Not so for their wild cousins, though. Lions, tigers and jaguars have had to adapt to water and sometimes take the plunge for survival. And this is what we observed on […] todayJuly 12, 2024 13
insert_link Africa Researchers warn of increased Elephant poaching in Kenya and Tanzania Researchers have raised the alarm about elephant poaching along the Kenya-Tanzania border, driven by the high demand for ivory on the black market. Daniel Kijo reports. todayJuly 1, 2024 9
insert_link Environment African elephants address one another with name-like calls − similar to humans Elephants have close social bonds, which may have led to the evolution of name-like calls. Michael Pardo By Mickey Pardo, Colorado State University What’s in a name? People use unique names to address each other, but we’re one of only a handful of animal species known to do that, including bottlenose dolphins. Finding more animals with names and investigating how they use them can improve scientists’ understanding […] todayJune 12, 2024 21
insert_link 2 Business / Economics Wild Africa Fund and OneAfrica partner to Increase Awareness About Wildlife Conservation in Namibia Wild Africa Fund, an organisation dedicated to popularising wildlife conservation across Africa, is excited to announce its strategic partnership with OneAfrica in Namibia. This collaboration, officially launching on May 30th 2024, has already commenced with the broadcast of ‘Music for Wildlife’ concerts from Saturday 25 May 2024. This multifaceted partnership spans both television and radio, leveraging the extensive reach and influence of OneAfrica to amplify Wild Africa […] todayMay 29, 2024 15 2
insert_link Environment Environmentalists angered as Mumbai flamingos die in plane incident Dozens of flamingos have been killed in the Indian city of Mumbai after an airplane hit them, leading to anger among environmentalists. The Emirates flight landed safely after the incident. Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai. todayMay 23, 2024 48
insert_link Business / Economics NWR achieves record profit amid tough economic climate The Namibia Wildlife Resorts Board and Management on Tuesday presented the SOEs annual report to the Minister of Finance and Public Enterprises, Ipumbu Shiimi. With a historic N$46 million profit, and clean audit reports for two consecutive years, we asked the NWR spokesperson Nelson Ashipala about the challenges they face. todayMay 22, 2024 17
Environment UK wildlife group accuses European zoos of animal welfare breaches A British wildlife conservation group on Friday said it had uncovered thousands of breaches of animal welfare standards at zoos across Europe, urging improvements. The Aspinall Foundation claimed it had found more than 3,000 breaches of standards set by the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) at 29 zoos over 18 months. The EAZA aims to ensure its member zoos and aquariums "maintain the highest standards of […] todayMay 22, 2024 31
insert_link Africa Wildlife traffickers carried on their illegal trade during COVID lockdown – what legal traders can learn from their resilience By Annette Hübschle, University of Cape Town and Meredith Gore, University of Maryland The world literally stopped during the COVID-19 pandemic. But while countries locked down to keep coronavirus at bay, wildlife traffickers carried on their illegal activities. Global risk governance and criminology academics Annette Hübschle and Meredith Gore studied the traffickers’ methods and share lessons from their resilience. How did wildlife traffickers continue their […] todayMay 14, 2024 14
Paying it forward: Kenyan coastal doctor Bashrahil Mohammed Mafudh has made it his life’s work to care for the most vulnerable in his community, at no cost.
