Maputo News
Slaughter of Mozambique elephants
Elephant population halved in five years
There are only about 10,300 elephants left in Mozambique compared with 22,000 just five years ago according to a Mozambique government-backed survey made in...
Arusha News
Increased giraffe poaching in Arusha region
Giraffe killing highlighted in the Manyara lake district
Poachers are turning their attention to giraffes in the Manyara lake region, south-west of Arusha, according to reports in local media....
Arusha News
Tanzania calls for worldwide ban on ivory, rhino trade
Tanzania has only 123 rhinos from 65,000 in 1970
An international ban on trading in ivory products is the only way to end the war on poaching, according to Tanzania's minister for natural resource...
Nairobi News
Interpol forms environmental crime team in Nairobi
Specialists will help tackle wildlife crime in Africa
Interpol has formed a specialist team in Nairobi to tackle east Africa's wildlife poachers.
The Nairobi team will become the African branch...
Cape Town News
Cape Town tests shark-repellent system
Cable emits frequency known to repel sharks
An experimental electronic system to repel sharks from Cape Town waters will be tested in October to try and prevent future shark attacks.
The 100-m...
Arusha News
Tanzania to use Lake Victoria waters for Serengeti wildlife
Lake to help animals survive during increasing droughts
The Tanzanian government is to use Lake Victoria as an alternative water source for the wild animals of Serengeti National Park, to help the...
Arusha News
Hippo under threat in Lake Manyara
Rice farming theatens hippo population at Lake Manyara
Rice farming is reducing the water levels significantly at Lake Manyara, threatening the existence of the hippos living in the surrounding na...
Addis Ababa News
Urban hyenas pose threat in Addis Ababa
Wild animals attack homeless people
Urban hyenas are becoming a growing problem in Addis Ababa, where they attack homeless people at night.
The city estimates its hyena population at between 30...
Nairobi News
GPS collars fitted to Nairobi lions
Technology helps reduce human-lion conflict Kenyan wildlife authorities have attached special tracking collars to lions that have been known to attack livestock.
The 10 offending animals were fitt...
Nairobi News
Investigation into rhino killing in Nairobi
Poachers face tough new laws in Kenya
An investigation is under way after poachers killed a female rhinocerous and hacked off its horn in a brazen attack in Nairobi national park.
The killing wa...
Arusha News
Four arrested in Arusha for wildlife poisoning
Poachers use poison to kill elephants for their ivory
Tanzania's wildlife authorities have arrested four suspects for poisoning a range of wild animals in a game reserve located near Arusha. The s...
Maputo News
Rats speed de-mining in Mozambique
Mozambique pushes to meet its landmine-free deadline Specially-trained rats are being deployed to detect landmines in Mozambique in a push to have the nation declared landmine-free this year.
Some...
Addis Ababa News
Lion kills zookeeper at Addis Ababa zoo
A zookeeper was attacked and killed by a lion at Addis Ababa zoo after forgetting to close the door to the animal's inner cage. The incident took place on 16 September as the zookeeper Abera Silsay wa...
Addis Ababa News
Authorities in Addis Ababa have announced that they have killed just under 10,000 stray dogs as part of a mass culling operation.
The estimated number of stray dogs in the capital is about 200,000,...
Accra News
Water is to be rationed for the next six months in Accra and the port city Tema further east of the capital after defective filters were found at a water treatment plant, according to Ghana Urban Wate...
Cape Town News
Only female sharks come to shore in Cape Town
Scientists in Cape Town have discovered that only female great white sharks come close to shore in the city’s False Bay.
The ground-breaking research, led by local shark scientist Alison Kock...
Accra News
Accra named as top tourist destination
The New York Times has listed Accra as one of the best destinations in the world for business and pleasure for 2013. The Ghanaian capital came fourth out of the 46 places the influential newspaper rec...
Arusha News
Tanzania national parks increase fees
Entry fees for Tanzania's national parks are being increased by the Tanzania National Parks Authority (TANAPA), the wildlife management agency which controls 15 parks across the country.
The new en...
Arusha News
Arusha is planning to turn the Kimandolu section of Suye Hill in the city's eastern suburbs into an animal sanctuary aimed at the tourist market, according to the mayor Gaudence Lyimo.
Lyimo said t...
Cape Town News
Tygerberg Zoo, situated near Stellenbosch about 40km north of Cape Town, has closed after 33 years.
The zoo was closed because of high maintenance costs and dwindling visitor numbers, according to...
