Gabon: 15 traffickers and elephant poachers arrested Saturday, 02 March 2013 Conservation Justice worked with the Gabon Judicial Police to arrest elephant poachers based on their investigations in Gabon. 15 traffickers and elephant poachers in the Woleu-Ntem province and 3 in Nyanga province were arrested in February and are currently behind bars in the Woleu-Ntem […]
Now available for free in the iTunes App Store, WWF Together is an interactive experience that brings you closer to the stories of elephants, whales, rhinos and other fascinating species. Discover their lives and the work of WWF in a way you’ve never seen before. Try out “tiger vision,” stay as still as the polar […]
South Korea officially announced this week that it would not begin “scientific” whaling—the killing whales for scientific research—of minke whales this year and would instead use non-lethal methods to conduct research. WWF is pleased with this decision, and sees this as a conservation victory for the endangered population of whales. Voices speak up for whales In […]
A population increase for mountain gorillas is proof that the intense and innovative efforts of the conservation community are bringing positive change. A recent census by the Uganda Wildlife Authority identified 400 mountain gorillas in Bwindi National Park bringing the overall population estimate to 880, an increase from the 786 estimated in 2010. This exciting […]
Kimathi University ventures into wildlife conservancy trade Monday, 12 November 2012 The first ever wildlife conservancy managed by a learning institution in Kenya has been launched in Nyeri. Kimathi University College of Technology, a constituent of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), has opened Kimathi Wildlife Conservancy to the public.
The Government of Mozambique announced today the creation of the second largest marine protected area in Africa. Made up of ten islands off the coast of northern Mozambique, this coastal marine reserve in the Primeiras and Segundas Archipelago will cover more than 4020 square miles and contains abundant coral and turtle species. WWF has worked […]
South Africa: TRONOX start mining construction in Mtunzini wetlands without EIA Sunday, 21 October 2012 The pace of events has increased dramatically since the last SOS No. 12 in July where we communicated the fact that the DAEA (Department of Agriculture and Environmental Affairs) had authorised the mine in terms of NEMA (National Environment Management […]
Kenya: Masai Mara staring into the face of disaster Tuesday, 25 September 2012 Kenya’s premier safari destination, Masai Mara national reserve has been the pillar of the Sh100 billion tourism sector for decades. But the national reserve that is famed for its annual wildebeest’s migration could soon be just pale shadow of itself, as the effects […]
Zimbabwe: Officials Defy Order to Stop Hunting in Save Valley Conservancy Monday, 24 September 2012 Some senior Zanu-PF and Government officials who received hunting licences and quotas for the Save Valley Conservancy have continued with the activities in defiance of the Politburo’s decision to stop them. Observers believe the officials are taking advantage of a vacuum […]
Liberian forests to be flattened by secret logging contracts Tuesday, 04 September 2012 A quarter of Liberia’s total landmass has been granted to logging companies in just two years, following an explosion in the use of secretive and often illegal logging permits, an investigation by Global Witness, Save My Future Foundation (SAMFU) and Sustainable Development […]
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