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216 New Species Now Protected Under Malawi Law
Malawi Parliament last month passed new regulations that place an additional 216 species under protection. The regulations form a critical secondary law to the National Parks and Wildlife Act (NPWA),…
Bushmeat hunting threatens hornbills and raptors in Cameroon’s forests, study finds
A new study has found that hornbills, vultures and eagles are being hunted for bushmeat in Cameroon in much greater numbers than previously thought. Researchers estimate that people living around…
RIP Sudan: World’s last surviving male northern white rhino dies at age 45
The last male northern white rhino has died in Kenya at the age of 45, on Monday 19 March, leaving only two females of his subspecies alive at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in…
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The Cross River Gorilla, with fewer than 300 individuals estimated to exist in the wild, is the most endangered of the gorilla subspecies, and is listed by the IUCN as Critically Endangered.