Cape gannet chicks are facing starvation as a result of overfishing of sardines and anchovies off the coast of southern Africa, as well as an increase in predation by other species affected by the food shortage
… And Farming Africa Cape Gannet Bird Pelican Biologist Ralf Mullers Namibia South Africa … The findings were revealed in a study by biologist Ralf Mullers of the University of …
The 1994 genocide in Rwanda could easily have finished off the mountain gorillas of the Virunga mountains. The fact that they survived is in large part thanks to Eugene Rutagarama. He spoke with Veronique Mistiaen about the primates' future prospects ...
… the primates' future prospects ... Rwandan biologist Eugene Rutagarama is widely credited … aftermath of the genocide became the young biologist's single focus. Above all their …
In Zambia’s newest national park live more than 200 sable antelope. Coralled in conditions that are far from ideal, the animals have languished there for almost three years; the victims of bureaucracy, unscrupulous operators and a disregard for conservation. Ian Michler reports
… – that really worries conservationists. Biologists generally recognise four subspecies … classifications. Or, as Pedro vaz Pinto, a biologist and sable expert based in Angola, … yet no prosecutions have been made. Vets and biologists have also voiced their concerns …
In the second of a three part blog in which Les Carlisle joins a team of translocation experts, he travels across two Southern African countries in 48 hours with the aid of armed guards to safely deliver 6 rhino to their new homes ...
… Private Game Reserve, and a very accomplished biologist, took on this task. I had never …
Two of Asia's three rhino species are 'critically endangered', writes David Tosh, yet the lion's share of rhino conservation resources is lavished on Africa. The reason is simple: Africa's rhinos generate more cash from tourism. But should this really be the point?
… general public is the dream for conservation biologists, who often struggle to generate …
Ian Redmond, 'ape man', talked to Sarah Stirk about his joy in the natural world, and especially his passion for Mountain gorillas - the only ape (other than humans) whose population is rising.
… it." In an extensive career as researcher, biologist, and conservationist, through to …
The killing of Zimbabwe's Cecil the Lion has put a welcome spotlight on the alarming decline of Africa's lions, write Lochran Traill & Norman Owen-Smith. But to save the species, we should not obsess about trophy hunting, but tackle much more serious problems - like snaring and habitat fragmentation.
… drive the public response that we now see. Biologists have concerns about undesirable …
Six environment heroes, one from each continent, are honoured for their work today - fighting threats from giant coal mines to forest destruction, fracking, high dams, illegal development and toxic waste dumps. Sophie Morlin-Yron reports.
… clean environment. Rudi Putra, Indonesia A biologist by training, Rudi Putra is …
Carved ivory elephants may already outnumber living elephants, which are being slaughtered at the unsustainable rate of 35,000 per year. Richard Schiffman reports from the Central African Republic.
… 30 years. The forest elephant is regarded by biologists as a separate species from the more …
Today on World Fisheries Day, fisher peoples and their allies are taking to the streets and beaches to fight against ocean grabbing in all its forms - including Marine Protected Areas imposed without consultation that rob and criminalise local communities and benefit only privileged outsiders.
… to their recent anthology on MPAs, marine biologists Johnson and Sandell argue that …
The conflict between lions and Africa's cattle herders goes back centuries, write Grant Hopcraft and Sara Blackburn - and lions have been the big losers in recent years. But where local people benefit from ecotourism, that ancient enmity can quickly be set aside. 'Community conservancies' around formal protected areas are helping both lions and indigenous communities to survive and thrive.
… and Laurence Frank, a veteran predator biologist, spent five years observing the …
The soils on which African farmers depend are getting poorer, writes Fernando Naves Sousa, depleted of nutrients and organic matter. This creates a huge challenge: to reverse the trend in an environmentally responsible way, while feeding a growing population. But it can be done - using organic composting techniques.
… Fernando Naves Sousa is a conservation biologist and researcher at FiBL - The Organic …