Adventures in Africa
PHOTOS BY GREGG YAN
“Safari” in Swahili, the trade language of East Africa, means “to go on an adventure.”
I recently had the chance to tick off a long-s... Read More...
Africa
Africa’s rhinos face new threat as Chinese traditional medicine touts it as coronavirus cure
For more than 2,000 years, traditional Chinese medicine has listed rhino horn as a cure-all, recommended for everything medicine for gout, to fever, and even c... Read More...
Hundreds of elephants are poached each year in Botswana and is expected to increase after hunting ban has been lifted
In a report published by a leading conservation group,
nearly 400 elephants are said to be killed across Botswana in 2017 and 2018,
which adds to conservation ... Read More...
Poaching slows but Africa’s elephants still face extinction
Paris, France (AFP) - The illegal slaughter of African elephants to feed Asia's demand for ivory has decreased by more than half in eight years, but the majest... Read More...
Bow-and-arrow hunting for buffalo allowed in Zimbabwe
In a bid to capture more people into the international sports trophy hunting market, Zimbabwe officials now allow bow and arrow hunting of buffalo.
“As part... Read More...
Wildlife diseases you didn’t know existed
Habitat loss, climate change, pollution, and invasive
species – these are some of the reasons why the population of a certain species
declines or goes closer t... Read More...
Pablo Escobar’s hippos keep multiplying in Colombia
In the 1980s, Pablo Escobar became one of the most infamous
figures and most feared drug lord in Colombia after making an empire through
drug smuggling. But, i... Read More...
Rare black leopard sighted in Africa for the first time in 100 years
The last time people saw a black leopard was in 1909. After
a hundred years, it has been sighted again.
National Geographic reported that Nick Pilfold, a
K... Read More...
Zimbabwe captures more baby elephants for export to Chinese zoos
About 35 baby elephants have been torn away from their
mothers in Zambabwe, Africa for exportation to Chinese zoos.
The Times has reported that the calves,... Read More...