ARTICLES RELATING TO CONSERVATION

Mpumalanga calls for help

2013-05-23 22:18

Some of South Africa's neighbouring countries should assist in curbing ongoing rhino poaching, an Mpumalanga official says.

Doomed French elephants given lifeline

2013-05-22 20:52

A French court has upheld a ruling by the State Council, to annul a euthanasia order on two zoo elephants for suspected TB, and says the initial order was not backed by proper tests.

Royals back fight against poaching

2013-05-21 22:35

Britain's Prince Charles and his son Prince William have urged an end to the poaching of wild animals in Africa.

Black visitors on the rise - SANParks

2013-05-12 17:58

The number of blacks that visited national parks has grown over the past year, SANParks says.

CAR elephants threatened

2013-05-09 22:21

Cites fears a possible massacre of Central African Republic elephants after poaching reports.

SA, Vietnam target illegal rhino hunters

2013-05-06 17:15

South Africa and Vietnam have signed a plan to boost conservation and help combat rhino poaching.

Thandora finding her feet

2013-04-29 17:45

Thandora, the elephant recently re-introduced into the wild at Gondwana Game Reserve after being held in captivity for 23 years, is slowly acclimatising to her new home.

EU court upholds seal fur ban

2013-04-25 22:27

An EU court in a much-anticipated ruling has upheld a 2010 ban on seal products, throwing out an appeal by fur traders including native Inuit from Canada and Greenland, and Scottish sporran-makers.

Thandora meets her new companions

2013-04-23 19:07

Thandora, the elephant recently re-introduced into the wild at Gondwana Game Reserve, has again met up with her new elephant companions.

Rhino conservationist dies

2013-04-22 20:03

The rhino conservationist, who helped found Kenya game reserve, has died in South Africa.

Elephant Thandora walking free

2013-04-22 15:26

Thandora the elephant has been re-introduced into the wild at Gondwana Game Reserve near Mossel Bay after 23 years in captivity.

Changes to species regulations

2013-04-18 22:08

Changes to regulations governing threatened or protected species have been published, and the public invited to comment on them.

Chinese smuggler boat hits coral reef

2013-04-15 18:49

A Chinese boat filled with meat of the protected species, Pangolin, has hit a Philippine reef.

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Poachers close in on Kruger

2013-04-12 10:24

The extensive Kruger National Park is a under siege as rhino poachers target animals in the park. Watch.

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Vietnamese elephant found mutilated

2013-04-05 22:12

The skinned and mutilated corpse of one of Vietnam's dwindling population of endangered wild elephants has been discovered in a forest in central Quang Binh province.

Chemical cocktail to turn off poachers

2013-04-03 22:46

A non-lethal chemical containing pink dye will now make it a health risk to consume rhino horn for medicinal purposes.

Mutilated rhino put down, poacher held

2013-04-03 16:32

A rhino cow has been put down in the Kruger National Park after being found with its horns, entire mouth, tongue, nose, and eyes hacked off.

SANParks in financial trouble

2013-03-26 22:24

SA National Parks is facing a major funding problem, managing executive Glenn Phillips says.

Stony corals losing out to softer ones

2013-03-25 16:52

Climate change is likely to make reef-building stony corals lose out to softer cousins, in a damaging shift for many types of fish that use reefs as hideaways and nurseries for their young.

Obama pushes for oil-free vehicles

2013-03-15 17:10

President Barack Obama is pushing Congress to authorise $200m a year for research into clean energy technologies that can wean automobiles off oil.

Seized ivory to undergo DNA tests

2013-03-13 14:48

Countries making large seizures of illegal ivory will be required to conduct DNA tests to determine their origin under new anti-trafficking measures.

Tasmanian tiger no longer protected

2013-03-07 22:22

A ban on the international trade of the Tasmanian tiger, the buff-nosed kangaroo rat and the pig-footed bandicoot has been lifted.

Elephant Thandora free soon

2013-03-05 22:28

After 23 years in captivity, an elephant from the Bloemfontein Zoo will soon be released back into the wild.

New move to protect KZN oribi

2013-03-05 19:06

Environmentalists and security experts have joined hands to protect the threatened oribi antelope from illegal dog hunting in KwaZulu-Natal.

Forest elephant population down 62%

2013-03-05 15:26

Central Africa's forest elephant population has declined 62% over the past decade, due mainly to poaching to feed Asia's demand for ivory, a conservation group says.

 

Thandora finally at home with wild herd

2013-05-23 16:47

Thandora, the elephant re-introduced into the wild in late April, has finally ditched her human helpers, and joined up with a group of elephants at the Gondwana Game Reserve.

Kruger goes dry

2013-05-22 19:08

Four artificial water holes in the Kruger National Park will be demolished to prevent ecological problems, the park says.

Slippery eel slides toward disaster

2013-05-12 19:54

Glass eels, as young see-through eels are known, are the equivalent of aquatic gold.

Indonesia to extend forest clearing ban

2013-05-10 19:22

The president of Indonesia, home to the world's third-largest tropical forests and a powerful palm oil industry, has agreed to extend a ban on forest clearing.

Chinese actress feeds orphan elephants

2013-05-06 21:41

Chinese actress has fed Kenya's orphan elephants to raise awareness of Asian ivory demand.

Thandora shrugging off zoo habits

2013-05-02 18:35

Thandora, the plucky elephant re-introduced into the wild, is slowly losing her zoo habits and spending more time browsing and grazing like a wild elephant.

Campaign to save Barrier Reef

2013-04-28 13:16

Conservationists have accused Australia of failing to protect the Great Barrier Reef from massive industrial development as they launched a multi-million dollar campaign to drum up awareness.

Thandora - home alone

2013-04-25 17:18

Thandora the released elephant in Gondwana Game Reserve is slowly getting used to living in the wild.

Thandora adopts 'car herd'

2013-04-23 16:43

Thandora the elephant, has seemingly adopted the cars of her minders as her herd for now, as she grows accustomed to her new surroundings after being re-introduced into the wild.

Elephant Thandora on walk to freedom

2013-04-22 19:15

Thandora has started her long walk to freedom and is already 2km along her route to her planned new home valley.

Elephant Thandora to be released

2013-04-22 13:58

Thandora, a 27 year-old elephant is going to be released in the Gondwana Game Reserve near Mossel Bay after 23 years in captivity at the Bloemfontein Zoo.

Sea lion strandings baffle California

2013-04-16 13:03

Peter Wallerstein realised something was seriously wrong when a sea lion pup turned up 11km inland at a cellphone store in California.

'Sustainable fish' label under fire

2013-04-12 22:02

The world's biggest scheme to certify that sea fish come from sustainable sources has come under fire in a scientific journal, where researchers say the label is “misleading”.

Kenya to toughen poaching sentences

2013-04-06 16:12

The Kenyan government says it plans to bolster current lenient sentences for convicted wildlife poachers or ivory smugglers in a bid to stamp out a spike in elephant killings.

French zoo to recycle panda poo

2013-04-05 22:12

Not content with housing a pair of celebrity pandas that attract hordes of avid onlookers, a zoo in France has decided to put their droppings to good use by recycling them into gas and electricity.

Rhino poachers get 15 years

2013-04-03 21:42

Two men will spend the next 15 years in jail after they were found guilty of rhino poaching in Limpopo.

Starving sea lions washes up on US beach

2013-03-30 13:25

Hundreds of starving sea lion pups have washed up on beaches in Southern California, overwhelming rescue centres and leaving scientists scrambling to figure out why.

China ivory smuggler fined $1 a piece

2013-03-26 22:21

A Chinese smuggler caught in Kenya with a haul of ivory was fined less than a dollar a piece, wildlife officials say.

Poachers kill dozens of elephants

2013-03-19 22:16

Poachers killed at least 86 elephants in Chad last week, including 33 pregnant females and 15 calves.

Sharks, elephants get official support

2013-03-14 19:19

A major meeting on the plight of endangered species has wrapped up with a victory for shark conservationists and increased pressure on countries to curb rampant illegal trade in ivory.

Trade of endangered sharks banned

2013-03-11 16:24

An international conference has voted to ban trade in some shark species whose populations have fallen to crisis levels due in part to demand from China.

Ivory trade nations face sanctions

2013-03-06 21:45

Top conservation groups have warned of sanctions against nations involved in the ivory trade.

Online trade threatens elephants

2013-03-05 20:59

Conservationists say illegal ivory trade online poses a grave new threat to African elephants.

Google ads fuel to ivory trade

2013-03-05 16:58

A conservation group claims that Google is helping fuel a dramatic surge in ivory demand in Asia that is killing African elephants in record numbers.

'Extinct' butterfly rediscovered

2013-03-05 13:36

A South African butterfly thought to have become extinct 30 years ago has been rediscovered in Limpopo.

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