Global activism site Avaaz recently got Thailand's Prime Minister to promise to shut down her country’s ivory trade. But for every victory, there are hundreds more animals facing extinction, and time is running out. To truly win, they need to grow a team focused on beating the poachers and profiteers.
Statements by leaders of 34 religious traditions were presented to HRH The Duke of Edinburgh last month as part of a major initiative linking religions and conservation groups in opposing the illegal wildlife trade, which is annihilating the world’s rare and endangered species.
An exciting partnership promises to assist the Endangered Wildlife Trust in combating illegal hunting with dogs, especially when threatened species such as Oribi are targeted.
It’s a known fact that hollywood heartthrob Leonardo DiCaprio, along with being an extremely talented actor is a hardcore environmentalist. Check out this message he posted on the Avaaz activist site.
China has announced it will establish a carbon tax by adding CO2 to the scope of existing environmental levies.
The most feared predator in the ocean received new protections on Wednesday when a California commission decided the great white shark should be studied as a potential endangered species.
Two male hippo's are still loose in the vicinity of the False Bay Nature Reserve. The City of Cape Town is urging residents to "excercise caution".
A South African court has convicted a man for killing a great white shark in the country's first-ever ruling on such a case, according to the ministry of agriculture and fisheries.
A nine-year-old chimpanzee has given birth to a baby male in Mpumalanga, the first live broadcast of a chimp birth, the Jane Goodall Institute SA said on Wednesday.
Around 15,000 crocodiles escaped from a farm in South Africa after heavy rain and flooding hit the north of the country.
A team of environmentalists under the leadership of Dr Carin van Ginkel of Cripsis Environment has developed a field guide for identifying our wetland plants. The study, titled ‘Easy identification of some South African wetland plants,’ offers a plethora of plants that people can find in the country.
Over the past 22 years, the Mondi Wetlands Programme (MWP) has moved wetland conservation from being a side issue to centre stage. This has irreversibly changed the way government, communities, public, as well as the forestry and sugar industries understand and manage their wetlands.
World Wild Fund for Nature SA (WWF-SA) CEO Morné du Plessis said on Friday the conservation organisation was concerned that the escalation in rhino poaching — from 13 in 2007 to 668 in 2012 — "threatens to undo years of successful conservation effort."
History is about to be made: nine-year-old chimpanzee Nina stands on the brink of delivering a baby at the Jane Goodall Institute South Africa Chimpanzee Eden Sanctuary in Mpumalanga while being monitored live via a special video webcam.
The carcass of the second rhino killed in 2013 was found in the Madikwe Game Reserve on Monday evening, according to the North West environmental affairs department.
We recently learned of a planned Platinum mine downstream of the 16 000 ha Nylsvlei floodplain in the Limpopo Province. The following letter was sent out to members of a pressure group called AIKONA (Against Interference in Kruger & other National Assets).
In a shift for corporate/NGO relationships, the World Wide Fund-South Africa and Woolworths has announced a targeted sustainability partnership.
John West, one of Australia’s leading canned fish manufacturers, has pledged to stop using destructive fishing methods. They have committed to phasing out the use of wasteful Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) by 2015.
North West Premier Thandi Modise is confident that police are closing the net around the syndicate responsible for rhino poaching and are getting closer to the kingpins. This follows the arrest of 8 suspects in connection with poaching of eight rhinos in Klipkopspruit farm last month.
Before one can even contemplate getting off the electricity grid it is necessary to reduce one’s electricity usage – in many instances quite dramatically. This generally entails a change in lifestyle and the giving up of much-loved appliances, such as tumble dryers and air conditioners.
