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Wildlife

Battle to save Africa's elephants is gaining some ground

The elephant staggered and keeled over in the tall grass in southern Tanzania, where some of the world's worst poaching has happened.

Publication Date: 
17/04/2018
News 24 (South Africa)
Tags:
Wildlife, Wildlife Management, Elephant, Africa, Poaching, Tanzania
Wildlife

Liberia: Fda Launches Grebo-Krahn National Park

At long last, following legislative approval on August 22, 2017, the Grebo-Krahn National Park was formally launched over the weekend in Zwedru, Grand Gedeh County, before a record crowd, including

Publication Date: 
17/04/2018
All Africa
Tags:
Wildlife, National Parks, Liberia, Biodiversity, Biodiversity Conservation, Africa
Wildlife

Cameroon: Govt Investigates Illegal Ivory, Pangolin Scales Bound for China

Law enforcement officials in Cameroon say investigations continue following a large discovery of illegal wildlife products hidden in shipping containers bound for China.

Publication Date: 
17/04/2018
All Africa
Tags:
Wildlife, Poaching, Illegal Trade, Cameroon, China, Elephant, Africa
Wildlife

Hills impact wildlife works in Palamu Tiger Reserve

Two hills in tiger reserve Palamu count much. The hills are Burha Pahar and Jaigir Pahar. Burha pahar is ‘notorious’ while Jaigir pahar is “submissive’.

Publication Date: 
17/04/2018
Pioneer (Ranchi)
Tags:
Jharkhand, Palamu, Tiger Reserves, Tiger, Endangered Species, Wildlife
Wildlife

Namibia to pay up to $8,297 to families of victims killed by hippos and crocodiles

Namibia has revised the country’s human – wildlife conflict policy and will now compensate families of people killed by wild animals including crocodiles and hippos with up to 100,000 Namibian doll

Publication Date: 
17/04/2018
Africa News
Tags:
Wildlife, People - Animal Conflicts, Namibia, Compensation, Crocodiles, Africa
Wildlife

Order of the Madras High Court regarding euthanasia for ailing temple elephant, Salem, Tamil Nadu, 16/04/2018

Order of the Madras High Court in the matter of S. Muralidharan Vs Arulmigu Suguvaneswarar Temple dated 16/04/2018 regarding to euthanize the elephant Rajeshwari kept by Arulmighu Suguvaneswarar Temple, on humanitarian grounds. Madras High Court allows euthanasia to be performed so that the elephant is relieved from prolonged agony and suffering. Euthanasia shall be performed as per the rules, regulations and guidelines with regard to performance of euthanasia.

Judgement Date: 
16/04/2018
Tags:
Elephant, High Court, Tamil Nadu, Religious Places
Wildlife

Firm assures SGR project will not affect Kenya wildlife heritage

NAIROBI (Xinhua) -- The Chinese firm extending Kenya’s Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) from Kenya’s Nairobi to Naivasha has said the project will not affect the health of the country’s wildlife herita

Publication Date: 
16/04/2018
Coast Week (Kenya)
Tags:
Wildlife, Biodiversity, Environment, Development, Ecology, China, National Parks, Africa
Forests

FAO bemoans rapid destruction of forest in Ghana

The destruction of forests according to the FAO may cause huge financial losse for the nation

Publication Date: 
16/04/2018
Ghana Web (Ghana)
Tags:
Forests, Deforestation, Ghana, FAO, Wildlife, Biodiversity, Africa
Pesticides And Toxins

Airborne polycyclic aromatic compounds contribute to the induction of the tumour-suppressing P53 pathway in wild double-crested cormorants

Polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs), including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and PAH-like compounds are known or probable environmental carcinogens released into the environment as a by-product of incomplete combustion of fossil fuels and other organic materials. Studies have shown that exposure to PACs in the environment can induce both genotoxicity and epigenetic toxicity, but few studies have related PAC exposure to molecular changes in free ranging wildlife.

Publication Date: 
15/04/2018
S. J. Wallace, S. R. de Solla, P. J. Thomas
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
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176-189
Tags:
Fossil Fuels, Toxins, Birds, Toxicity Studies, Wildlife, Industrial Pollution, Canada, Ecology
Wildlife

Uganda wildlife trafficking assessment

A new TRAFFIC report identifies Uganda as one of the common transit points for the trafficking of wildlife and wildlife products in the Central and East Africa region. Criminal organizations in Uganda are mainly associated with the smuggling of ivory, but in recent years have also been heavily linked to pangolin trafficking.

Publication Date: 
11/04/2018
Alessandra Rossi
TRAFFIC
Tags:
Wildlife, Wildlife Trade, Uganda, Africa, Illegal Trade, Poaching

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