Vultures in Crisis” talk at Crocworld Conservation Centre: Tammy Caine, Manager of the Raptor Rescue Rehabilitation Centre will be delivering a talk entitled “Vultures in Crisis” on Saturday 11 February 2017, at Crocworld Conservation Centre, as part of the Centre’s monthly lecture series. Join Caine on her discussion about these incredible, yet often misunderstood creatures, … [Read more...] about Vultures in Crisis” talk at Crocworld Conservation Centre
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Deputy Minister Mabudafhasi receives the Wessa Life-Time Achivers Award for Conservation
Deputy Minister Mabudafhasi receives the Wessa Life-Time Achivers Award for Conservation: Today, the Deputy Minister of Arts and Culture, Ms Rejoice Mabudafhasi received the Life-Time Achievers Award for Conservation from the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (WESSA). “In celebration of the WESSA’s 90th anniversary of Caring for the Earth, we are … [Read more...] about Deputy Minister Mabudafhasi receives the Wessa Life-Time Achivers Award for Conservation
The ban on rhino horn sales leaves open the question of conservation funding | The Conversation
The ban on rhino horn sales leaves open the question of conservation funding: Swaziland is home to 73 white rhino. ShutterstockSwaziland’s proposal to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) to be able to trade in rhino horn has been decisively defeated. Member states at Cop17 overwhelmingly rejected the mountain kingdom’s … [Read more...] about The ban on rhino horn sales leaves open the question of conservation funding | The Conversation
Conservation decisions must protect the livelihoods of people living in Africa | The Conversation
Conservation decisions must protect the livelihoods of people living in Africa: Women demonstrate in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley against the export of wild animals from the Maasai Mara National Park. Reuters/Antony Gitonga182 member states of the world’s biggest convention on wildlife conservation have committed – at this year’s gathering – to consider how trade decisions impact … [Read more...] about Conservation decisions must protect the livelihoods of people living in Africa | The Conversation
Rhino horn and conservation: to trade or not to trade, that is the question | The Conversation
Rhino horn and conservation: to trade or not to trade, that is the question: White rhino on Lake Nakuru in Kenya. ShutterstockAfrica’s rhinos are seriously threatened by poaching, which feeds the demand for rhino horn in Vietnam and China. Rhino horn is a long-used ingredient in Chinese traditional medicine and is now even more eagerly sought after in Vietnam. It is a lucrative … [Read more...] about Rhino horn and conservation: to trade or not to trade, that is the question | The Conversation
