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Tanzania Withdraws Proposal to Downlist Elephants

By on December 27, 2012 in Conservation

Earlier this year Tanzania applied to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) for permission to hold a one-off sale of 101 tonnes of stockpiled ivory and to reduce protection for its elephant population. The African country intended to seek approval for trade in hunting trophies for non-commercial …

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Rare Toad Saved By Zoos is Restored to the Wild

By on December 20, 2012 in Conservation

I am not alone in harbouring a slightly sceptical view of zoos, however, I have recently come to realise their value when it comes to conservation efforts. Case in point the Kihansi spray toad.  This little guy is a native of Tanzania, discovered in the Kihansi Gorge, living in a micro-habitat created by the spray …

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HeroRATS: The Latest Tool in Landmine and Tuberculosis Detection

By on November 16, 2012 in African Innovation, People

Landmines and tuberculosis – not two subjects that pop up often in the same sentence. However, as unrelated as they seem, they share one significant common denominator. Both landmines and tuberculosis have widespread, negative consequences for many of Africa’s citizens. However, a little out-of-the-box thinking by a Belgian NGO is changing the face of landmine …

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40 wild-dogs burned near the Serengeti

By on November 15, 2012 in News

Local villagers have burned 40 African wild dogs alive in the Loliondo Game Controlled Area, on the Eastern border of the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. The mass murder is said to be a reaction by villagers to the theft of livestock. Apparently villagers in Kertalo and Orkiu have lost 157 goats and 4 cattle …

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