Namibia: Uproar Over Elephant Killing
The killing of an alpha elephant bull at Omatjete last week has been highly criticised by Namibian conservation and tourism groups. The elephant, named 'Voortrekker' of the rare Ugab desert-adapted
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Defaunation affects carbon storage in tropical forests
<p>Carbon storage is widely acknowledged as one of the most valuable forest ecosystem services. Deforestation, logging, fragmentation, fire, and climate change have significant effects on tropical carbon
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Questionable policy for large carnivore hunting
<p>Terrestrial large carnivores are in rapid global decline, with consequences for ecosystem structure and function. Among drivers of these declines, legal hunting is unique because it is intentional and
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Zimbabwe: Poachers Cost Zimbabwe U.S $3 Billion
ZIMBABWE lost about 24 000 elephants to poachers over the past 20 years, prejudicing the hard currency starved economy of an estimated US$3 billion in sport hunting fees alone, the Financial Gazette can
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New authority to bolster conservation of wildlife
Speaking at the inaugural ceremony in Dar es Salaam on Friday evening, President Jakaya Kikwete directed TAWA to go the extra mile beyond conservation and protection, stressing that efforts should also
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Zimbabwe hunter who helped kill Cecil the lion, in court on fresh charges
The professional hunter who helped an American dentist kill Zimbabwe’s popular lion Cecil has appeared in court on new charges of planning to smuggle sable antelope out of the country. Theo Bronkhorst,
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Fearless Group Decreases Poaching By 76%
An anti-poaching group who call themselves the Black Mambas has decreased hunting in South Africa's Balule Private Game Reserve by 76 percent. The group of mainly women patrols for poachers in the preserve,
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European hunters shoot pregnant wild animals in South Africa
South African conservationists say European hunters on a "driven hunt" have shot pregnant wild animals which were driven towards them down a fenced bush track. The hunts took place on three farms in the
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'Problem Animals' are not the real problem
The government proposal on culling treats only the symptom; the problem is of a declining animal habitat. (Editorial)
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Florida officials propose bear hunt limit of 320 kills
Florida would allow hunters to kill up to a total of 320 bears in October during the state's first bear hunt season in 20 years, according to a recommendation from the state's wildlife agency presented
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More than 40 deer shot at Wilsons Prom in three days
The feral deer population of Wilsons Promontory National Park has taken a hit, after 42 deer were killed in the park in just three days in a shooting operation. Parks Victoria district manager Graeme