As I pushed through thick, towering reeds in the Bangweulu Swamps of northern Zambia, my heart pounded in anticipation of what creature I might find in the clearing beyond. But it was empty.

Great apes and other wildlife are hunted and eaten as bushmeat across Central Africa, threatening dwindling populations and spreading disease, such as Ebola.

Applauding the Chinese Government"s closure of many of its ivory factories and retail outlets, the United Nations environment wing has called on other countries and territories to follow China"s ex

ANYONE found illegally selling controlled wildlife will be fined N$25 million instead of the current N$20 000, while jail time which is five now goes up to 20 years.

Nairobi - The price of ivory in China has dropped sharply as the country plans to end the legal trade in ivory later this year, a leading elephant conservation group said in a new report on Wednesd

THE Chinese government yesterday pledged to donate N$200 000 to the ministry of environment to combat poaching.

TOMORROW is the United Nations world wildlife day and the Ministry of Environment and Tourism has dedicated it to the protection of rhinos and elephants whose survival is threatened by poachers.

Developments in electronic tagging and tracking have revolutionised the way wildlife is studied and improved conservation strategies.