Africa
African wild dog threatened with extinction. Sperm bank may save the species.
Years ago, Sir David Attenborough highlighted the plight of the African wild dog. It is now critically endangered. It is believed sperm banks might be the key to saving the species. Conservationists are freezing sperm and researching artificial insemination. They are also looking at breeding …
William and Harry’s different characters are reflected in their views on wildlife conservation
NEWS AND VIEWS: There is no question that William has a more circumspect, considered way of dealing with things compared to Harry’s more confrontational views. That’s what I take from the news media. We see it in the way that Harry confronts what he regards …
Former President Jimmy Carter’s legacy is the near eradication of the guinea worm
Former president, Jimmy Carter, is still alive remarkably and he is in his hundredth year. It seems that his true legacy is to almost eradicate or at least reduce enormously the incidence of the infestation of African people by the guinea worm. The Times reports …
Many of Africa’s large birds of prey are at risk of extinction
A brand-new study published on January 4, 2024, reports on the threat to “raptors” (birds of prey – predators) on the African continent due to the following facts: The bottom line is that when you get an increase in human population in a certain area …
Tanzanian tribe speak to the honeyguide bird in an ancient language
The Times reports on the hunter gatherers of the Hadza tribe in Tanzania who, since the Stone Age, have been talking to the greater honeyguide bird in a customised language which gives the bird the confidence to guide members of this ancient tribe to wild …
Mercenary private armies are bad for animal welfare and they are marching to global power
It is likely that you have not missed the story about the Wagner group and its former leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, who it is believed has died in his private jet when it fell to the ground in flames missing a wing, probably destroyed by one …
Removing a rhino’s horn to protect them makes them anti-social and anxious
When I think about it, the results of this study are pretty much common sense. If you remove a vital part of an animals defensive anatomy you are going to alter the mentality of that animal negatively. It is the same with declawing cats about …
Sport hunter looks like an AH and IS an AH
The picture (words added by me) from Twitter sums up what I mean about sport hunters being AHs (arseholes). Yep, I am being rude. Being rude is mild compared to the death and destruction that sport hunters hand out to wildlife often on the African …
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