African Conservation News
African wildcats under threat of hybridization by domestic and stray cats
Alley Cat Rescue Protects African wildcats in Kruger National Park through TNR. Six hundred free-roaming cats have been sterilized and vaccinated by Alley Cat Rescue's international partnership to protect African wildcats in South Africa. The project aims to protect...
Debunking myths about the impact of elephants on large trees
Pangolins, a group of unique African and Asian scaly mammals, are considered to be one of the most heavily trafficked wild mammals in the world. They are hunted and traded for their meat, scales, and other body parts, and used as traditional medicines in parts of...
Successful Egg Harvest from the last 2 northern white rhinos may save the species
There are only two northern white rhinos left worldwide, both of them female. Saving this representative of megafauna from extinction seems impossible under these circumstances, yet an international consortium of scientists and conservationists just completed a...
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