US wildlife conservationists evacuate nine giraffes from rising tides in Kenya

14 april 2021 - 09:42:55
Baringo, Kenya (PANA) - An international rescue of nine critically endangered Rothschild’s giraffe has been completed from an Island in [...] Full text...

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Scientists continue plan to create test tube northern white rhino

20 august 2020 - 12:07:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The international team of scientists and conservationists working to conserve the northern white rhino has made [...] Full text...

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Giant tusker elephant dies in Kenya's Amboseli park

05 february 2020 - 21:27:42
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The death of the world's most famous elephant, fondly known as Tim, the 'Big Tusker', has [...] Full text...

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Rare migrant bird from Finland dies of starvation in Kenya

27 january 2020 - 19:33:29
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A migratory Osprey bird, rescued after making an epic 6,948-km flight from Finland to western Kenya, [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Scientists fertilise another embryo from northern white rhino

16 january 2020 - 22:12:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Scientists have created a new embryo out of an artificial fertilisation of eggs taken from one [...] Full text...

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Scientists make breakthrough in international bid to save white rhino from extinction

11 september 2019 - 16:16:15
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Scientists have achieved a milestone with the successful creation of two embryos from eggs havested from [...] Full text...

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Vulture mortalities threaten their survival

11 september 2019 - 13:58:17
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Several conservation Non-Governmental Organisations, including Birdlife Botswana, are advocating for safety of the vulture which is [...] Full text...

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‘Extinction crisis’ pushes countries to agree stronger protection for global wildlife

29 august 2019 - 06:58:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - At-risk wildlife that is facing a “growing extinction crisis” received a boost on Wednesday, as countries [...] Full text...

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Tanzania kick-starts construction of mega power project

26 july 2019 - 20:31:46
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian President, Dr John Pombe Magufuli, on Friday laid the foundation stone for the [...] Full text...

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Birds globally threatened by plastic waste - UNEP

10 may 2019 - 15:24:04
Bonn, Germany (PANA) - Plastic pollution poses serious health risks to wildlife globally, affecting a wide range of species including [...] Full text...

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Kenyan conservationist honoured for epic elephant conservation effort

12 april 2019 - 19:52:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A Kenyan elephant conservationist, Jim Justus Nyamu, has been honoured in a film depicting his illustrious [...] Full text...

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World’s largest desert Lake Turkana lands on World Heritage site danger list

29 june 2018 - 15:05:37
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Lake Turkana, the world’s largest desert lake, has been declared in danger because of the environmental [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe: Two elephants shot after trampling Zimbabwe policeman to death

29 july 2017 - 16:02:26
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Two more elephants have been shot dead in Zimbabwe after they trampled a policeman to death [...] Full text...

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UN: UNEP report says climate change will lead to annual coral bleaching

05 january 2017 - 17:18:48
New York, US (PANA) - If current trends continue and the world fails to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, nearly all [...] Full text...

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UN: UNEP urges collaboration between conservationists, palm oil industry developers

10 november 2016 - 19:55:37
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) on Thursday said it is advocating a collaboration between the [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Environmentalists challenge Kenyan high speed railway project

12 october 2016 - 18:42:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan wildlife conservationists have stepped up a campaign against the construction of a new high speed [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya to seek total ban on ivory trade at CITES Summit

26 may 2016 - 13:59:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)- President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya said Thursday the recent burning of tonnes of ivory was a pledge [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Oscar-winning actress joins Kenya's anti-poaching 'hearts and minds' campaign

27 april 2016 - 10:22:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - In the run-up to the world's largest ever ivory bonfire, to be conducted by the Kenya [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Born Free Foundation declares 2016 Year of the Lion

04 january 2016 - 13:47:36
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - On the 50th anniversary of the iconic, award-winning motion picture, Born Free, the Born [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Sino-African group urges for wildlife conservation at China-Africa summit

03 december 2015 - 18:09:12
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - On the eve of the heads-of-state summit of the Forum on China–Africa Cooperation in South [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: African Wildlife Foundation hails California's move to ban ivory, rhino horn trade

05 october 2015 - 19:55:56
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) Board Chair David Thomson has hailed the "bold and critical [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: African countries move to strengthen cross-border wildlife law enforcement

07 september 2015 - 08:56:16
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Law enforcement and wildlife officials from eight African countries Monday joined three international partners [...] Full text...

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US: US govt. probes killing of Zimbabwean lion

31 july 2015 - 14:37:49
New York, US (PANA) - A US government agency, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, on Friday said it will [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Leading conservationists join Tanzania in anti-poaching campaign

18 june 2015 - 09:30:53
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Two leading conservation organizations, African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) and WildAid, Thursday launched here a [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Conservationists undertake trek through Cameroon’s Dja Faunal Reserve

22 april 2015 - 10:36:42
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Conservationists from Central and West Africa will Saturday embark on a week-long trek through [...] Full text...

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Kenya: South Africa weighs legalisation of rhino horn trade, AWF opposes

25 march 2015 - 19:15:52
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Committee of Inquiry established by South Africa's Department of Environmental Affairs on Wednesday began hearing [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Tributes pour in for leading conservationist Ian Player

01 december 2014 - 11:40:43
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Tributes are pouring for Dr. Ian Player, one of Africa’s leading conservationists who died [...] Full text...

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US: US official visits Tanzania, Kenya, South Africa to combat wildlife crime

07 november 2014 - 20:47:58
New York, US (PANA) - US Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, Ms. Catherine Novelli, has begun [...] Full text...

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UN: UN official stresses importance of indigenous peoples to global biodiversity

07 october 2014 - 18:02:21
New York, US (PANA) - Knowledge and traditional practices of indigenous people and local communities are key to halting biodiversity [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Plight of elephants catches attention of local dailies

10 may 2014 - 10:15:10
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Protection of elephants against poachers and conservation of wildlife in general was a shared [...] Full text...

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Interpol urged to help crack down on global wildlife poaching syndicates

10 january 2013 - 19:03:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has called on the national security machinery to help the wildlife [...] Full text...

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Tanzania drops bid to sell 100 tonnes of ivory stockpiles

27 december 2012 - 12:56:09
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Tanzania has withdrawn an application for the right to sell 100 tonnes of ivory stockpiles to Japan [...] Full text...

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SA marks International Vulture Awareness Day

31 august 2012 - 12:38:09
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The Birds of Prey Programme (EWT-BoPP) of the Endangered Wildlife Trust, its partners and [...] Full text...

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SA's Kruger Parks bears the brunt of rhino poaching

02 may 2012 - 08:46:39
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The South African government Tuesday revealed that the country has lost 199 rhinos to [...] Full text...

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Rhino poachers arrested in SA

15 february 2012 - 10:31:31
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Five suspected rhino poachers have been arrested in South Africa’s North West province and [...] Full text...

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East African Parliament set for Bujumbura sitting

10 november 2011 - 18:32:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) is set to resume sitting in Bujumbura, Burundi, where discussions [...] Full text...

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UN marks world oceans day

08 june 2011 - 16:10:57
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday called on all governments and peoples to play their [...] Full text...

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Namibia backs Tanzania in ivory row with Kenya

29 january 2010 - 15:13:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The row over ivory sales deepened with Kenya Wildlife Se rvice (KWS), a government agency, saying [...] Full text...

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Dry spell flashes red lights over Malawi national tree

07 january 2010 - 19:46:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Malawi conservationists say the current dry spell that has hit the southern African country, which could [...] Full text...

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Kenya launches multi-million dollar appeal to save vital forest complex

10 september 2009 - 14:47:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenya has launched a multi-million dollar appeal to help restore a vital forest resource which is [...] Full text...

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Kenyan communities to benefit from UNEP/ICRAF initiative

11 may 2009 - 18:50:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Communities in Western Kenya alongside their counterpart s in Niger, Nigeria and China will soon become [...] Full text...

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