Mammals of Africa

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Indonesia Seizes Pangolins, Scales Worth $190,000

Indonesian authorities have seized hundreds of critically endangered pangolins and scales in a haul worth $190,000...

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Malaysia Seizes 300kg of Pangolin Scales

Malaysian customs officers have seized almost 300 kilograms of pangolin scales being smuggled through the main airport,...

News

Endangered Gorilla Gives Birth To Baby By A Team of Doctors Who Treat Humans

A gorilla at the Philadelphia Zoo has given birth to a healthy baby after a difficult labor that required medical...

Headlines

Record Haul of Pangolin Scales Seized In Malaysia

Malaysian customs officers have seized more than 700 kilograms of pangolin scales, the country's largest haul of the...

Business

Bongo District Smallholder Farmers Exploit Indigenous Farming Technologies

Some Smallholder farmers in the Bongo District of the Upper East Region are exploiting indigenous farming technologies...

Headlines

Five Frozen, Gutted Tigers Found In Vietnam

Authorities in Vietnam have discovered five frozen tigers, all with their organs removed, hidden in a freezer. Official...

Headlines

Five Frozen, Gutted Tigers Found In Vietnam

Five frozen tigers have been discovered in a Vietnamese man's freezer with their organs removed, according to official...

Top Stories

Food Security Project Launched In Bongo

The Navrongo-Bolgatanga Catholic Diocesan Development Office (NABOCADO), in collaboration with the Association of...

Headlines

Gabon’s Forest Elephants Slain For Ivory At Alarming Rate

Poachers are killing elephants for their ivory at an alarming rate in the central African nation of Gabon, leading to a...

Opinion

Can An Elephant Live Under An Umbrella? (Part I)

If my intellect serves me right, then I would authoritatively profess that; elephants are generally known to be the...

Opinion

Wildlife Meeting Votes For Complete Trade Ban On Pangolins

Johannesburg (AFP) - Delegates at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) in Johannesburg...

Opinion

Global Meeting Votes For Trade Ban On Endangered Pangolins

Johannesburg (AFP) - Delegates at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) in Johannesburg...

Opinion

All Global Trade Banned In Endangered Pangolins

Johannesburg (AFP) - The shy, scale-covered pangolin is to receive the highest level of protection against illegal...

International

Next Step Unclear For Gabon’s Jean Ping

Gabon’s president Ali Bongo is due to be sworn in on Tuesday after the country’s highest court validated his...

Africa & World

HIV Infected Man Paid to Take Girls’ Virginity as Part of Cleansing Ritual

In remote areas of Malawi, it's traditional for girls to be made to have sex with a paid sex worker known as a "hyena"...