INSIGHT: Losing war on poaching posing threat to wildlife

>Apollo Kwilabya has loved the outdoors ever since he was a young boy, hunting small animals with his father in Tanzania’s southern highlands. It is also the reason why he signed up as a ranger at Selous Game Reserve, where although he earned a modest $200 a month, he could spend most of his time on patrol in one of the largest wildlife reserves in the world.

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Habari Zinazoendana

11 years ago

Daily News

10 May

Wildlife body formed to enhance war on poaching

Daily News
Wildlife body formed to enhance war on poaching
Daily News
THE government has announced the establishment of a Tanzania Wildlife Authority (TAWA), whose operations are expected to not only increase revenue from Tanzania's national parks, forests and game reserves, but also intensify conservation of wildlife.

 

10 years ago

BBC

Ebola: Virus posing a deadly threat

More action is needed to tackle the deadly virus, say experts

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

30 Aug

INSIGHT: UN: Extreme weather now poses critical health threat

>Climate change poses a growing health threat, the UN warned on Wednesday, August 27, saying extreme weather and rising temperatures could claim hundreds of thousands of lives and spread disease. “Climate change is no longer only an environmental issue,” said Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum, head of the climate change team at the World Health Organisation (WHO).

 

11 years ago

BBC

Can drones tackle wildlife poaching?

How drones may be used to fight wildlife poaching in Africa

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

25 Jan

INSIGHT: Tanzania doing well in war on leprosy: Official

>Tanzania has made notable progress in the fight against leprosy. The disease, which once seemed to be a curse by many and left them with lifetime body deformation, is now a story with only few cases remaining. According to data, 1:10,000 people (only 1 in 10, 000 people) may be diagnosed with leprosy.

 

11 years ago

BBC News

12 Feb

Elephant calves orphaned by wildlife poaching

BBC News
Elephant calves orphaned by wildlife poaching
BBC News
Prince Charles, David Cameron and the Duke of Cambridge are among those hosting an international conference in London on Thursday aimed at halting wildlife poaching. The practice, worth an estimated £12bn ($19bn) per year has soared as the demand ...
'An elephant is killed for their tusks every 15 minutes,' say experts on poachingExpress.co.uk
What fuels elephant slaughter?Bayoubuzz
Minister for Natural Resources and Wildlife,...

 

11 years ago

Daily News

27 Jun

Poaching almost contained in wildlife management areas

Daily News
Poaching almost contained in wildlife management areas
Daily News
THERE has never been a single case of jumbo poaching in the vast wilderness stretching over a 500-kilometre borderline that separates Tanzania and Kenya for nearly five years now. According to wildlife officials, mapping northern Tanzania and southern ...

 

11 years ago

BBC

VIDEO: Elephants orphaned by wildlife poaching

Mark Lowen visits an elephant orphanage in Kenya's Tsavo national park to see the effects of wildlife poaching.

 

10 years ago

Deutsche Welle

28 Aug

Wildleaks combat poaching and wildlife crime

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Wildleaks combat poaching and wildlife crime
Deutsche Welle
Many witnesses of poaching or other wildlife crimes remain silent, fearing retribution. An anonymous whistleblower platform aims to change that. The Wildleaks project is turning information into action the ground. DW speaks to Andreas Crosta, Wildleaks ...
WildLeaks targets poaching elite in TanzaniaThe Asian Age
Wildleaks: A Whistlebower Platform For Poaching And Wildlife CrimesViewsTimes.Com
Whistle-blowing website WildLeaks...

 

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