Wildlife News

[Times of Zambia] THE Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) in Livingstone has killed a crocodile that has been terrorising residents on the banks of Maramba River.

[AIM] Maputo - The number of large mammals in the Limpopo National Park (PNL) in southern Mozambique has grown by about 15 per cent over the past ten years and now stands at about 4,000 animals.

[Nation] Ougadogou - Drought and lack of water is pushing thousands of wild animals out of West Africa's largest game reserve into human settlements in Burkina Faso.

[AIM] Maputo - Three Mozambican citizens were each sentenced on Tuesday to 25 years imprisonment by a court in the South African town of Phalaborwa for poaching rhinoceros in the Kruger National Park.

[IPS] Ouagadougou - The story of a pair of buffalo aggressively prowling the edges of a village in eastern Burkina Faso is a warning sign of severe water stress in the region which threatens humans and wild animals alike.

[Daily Trust] Planting a thick hedge of repellent plants - such as hot chilli peppers - around farms can help African forest communities keep out primates who often raid crops to survive amid widespread deforestation and loss of habitat.

[Namibian] ALTHOUGH she lives thousands of kilometres away from the nearest African rhino, nine-year-old Katie, a Canadian citizen, donated her birthday money of around N$800 to the Save the Rhino Trust in January.

[Namibian] A LANDMARK conference addressing the survival of Africa's biggest carnivore, the African lion, will take place over two days at Etosha National Park this month.

[Namibian] A SNAKE caused a stir at the Rundu Magistrate's Court on Monday when it peeped out of a hole in the holding cells.

[Namibian] ONE of the most distinct features in many parts of Namibia are the towering termite hills sprouting across the landscape.

[ANGOP] Luanda - The reproduction of several animal species in the National Park of Kissama (Luanda), under "Arca deNoé" project, is enabling the promotion of tourist visits by Angolan and foreign citizens in that natural reserve of the country.

[BuaNews] Pretoria - Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has welcomed the 25-year sentences imposed on three Mozambican rhino poachers by the Phalaborwa Regional Court.

[IFP] The IFP's Dr Mario Oriani Ambrosini MP made a number of proposals towards saving South Africa's rhino population during public hearings at Parliament last week.

New Era (Windhoek)-A black mamba has been disrupting proceedings at the Rundu Magistrate's Court for two days in a row after it was spotted in the ceiling of holding cells here.

Egypt Online (Cairo)-Minister of Antiquity Dr. Mohamed Ibrahim inaugurates on Tuesday 31/1/2012 world's first museum of crocodiles, which adds a lot to Egypt's tourist map and archaeological sites as well.

Times of Zambia (Ndola)-THE Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) has captured a lion in Livingstone that has been terrorising surrounding villages killing livestock.

New Vision (Kampala)-Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) backed by Police raided a shrine to remove three pythons which were suspected to be used for witch-craft practice by a traditional medicine woman in Buwama on Masaka road.

Arusha Times (Arusha)-The number of rhinos within Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority (NCAA) in Arusha region has increased to 45 compared to 5 in 1995, making the conservation lead in rhino population in the country.

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SAPA (Johannesburg)-An ancient dinosaur nesting site, the oldest ever found, has been excavated in the Free State, the University of the Witwatersrand said on Wednesday.