African lions are increasingly hunting domestic cattle. And many of them are being killed as humans retaliate. Now, in Botswana, a pilot project is underway to save the lion by making cattle taste bad.
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When Kenya burnt a cargo of seized ivory a few weeks ago at the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) training school in Tsavo, dignitaries from across the region had been invited to witness this act of defiance and declared opposition to poaching and the growing trade in blood ivory, which is threatening the very survival of the African elephant in the safari countries of Eastern and Southern Africa.
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During economic downturns, people who live in poor, rural areas may turn increasingly often to the habitat around them for food, shelter, and/or fuel.
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In the Maa language, the salty, dusty place we are currently in is called ‘empusal’, from which the name Amboseli derives.
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As the Horn of Africa suffers its worst drought for 60 years, there are reports of growing conflict between people and wildlife over the region's limited resources.
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Since the 8th of July, authorities in three different countries have seized a total of nearly 3,600 elephant tusks, representing only a fraction of the amount circulating the international illegal ivory trade and further increasing serious concerns for wild elephant populations.
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Rushed wildlife bill portends trouble for vital Kenya resource
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Foreign visitors to Kenya’s game parks will now pay more for the service following a review of fees aimed at boosting the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) conservation efforts and reduce its dependence on the government.
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Scientists were shocked and a bit impressed to discover that the crested rat, native to East Africa, is the first animal, besides humans, to purposely use lethal toxins. Learn how the rodent applies a potentially deadly poison to it’s porcupine-like quills to defend against predators
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In the past few days, a new generation of Kenyans and visitors from other parts of the world have been visiting the Kora National Park to pay their respects to the “father of lions,” George Adamson
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Kenya plans to expand its national reserves and game parks in order to boost its wildlife numbers.
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This daring British wildlife photographer is shown taking a dip with a herd of wild elephants, who are crossing a river delta in Zimbabwe
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Kenya plans to expand its national reserves and game parks in order to boost its wildlife numbers.
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Most vulture species keep their distance from humans, preferring open savanna plains or sparsely populated settlements.
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The hirola, a rare antelope threatened with extinction, could become the attraction that sells tourism in Garissa.
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