The three countries home to mountain gorillas have agreed on new measures to conserve the critically endangered animals. They also made decisions to maximize the economic benefits these great apes bring to local communities.
New steps in conservation mountain gorilla
Largest elephant census on its way
Elephants Without Borders will lead the Great Elephant Census, the largest pan-Africa aerial survey that will generate data critical to the species’ survival. Responding to the highest rate of elephant mortality in history, investor and philanthropist Paul G. Allen is advancing a major elephant conservation initiative in Africa to provide new information.
Zuid-Afrika: de unieke Kaapse bloemen
Elephant Eden becoming paradise lost?
Remember that scene from Jurassic Park when the two paleontologists see the herds of living dinosaurs for the first time? Their eyes widen in disbelief, mouths agape, unable to speak. Richard Carroll, vice president for Africa at WWF in Washington, describes when he felt that sensation: with the forest elephants in the Central African Republic.
Chimpanzee moet Nederland vertederen
Leeuw met uitsterven bedreigd
Nog even en de leeuw wordt ook met uitsterven bedreigd. De populatie leeuwen in Afrika is in de laatste 50 jaar gedaald van bijna 100.000 naar 35.000 dieren, blijkt uit een recent rapport van de Amerikaanse Duke University in Noord-Carolina. Dat betekent dat de leeuw binnenkort een bedreigde diersoort kan zijn. Oorzaak is enerzijds de vernietiging van zijn leefomgeving, en anderzijds de groeiende vraag naar trofeeën en lichaamsdelen, verkregen door jacht en stroperij.
Elite troups to protect elephants in Cameroon
Botswana Bushmen cheated out of their land
The Basarwa or bushmen in Botswana are cheated out of their traditional territory by rich land developers and real estate compagnies. They cheaply take advantage of the poor economic situation of the Basarwa. Places that used to be home to more thousands of Bushmen, are now turning into a suburb with multi residential houses.