by ACF | Jul 10, 2020 | Wildlife News
The ALU School of Wildlife Conservation (SOWC), part of the African Leadership University (ALU), is a platform for emerging leaders with interests in conservation to get cutting edge leadership training to learn to lead effectively and manage Africa’s unique natural... 
by ACF | Jun 26, 2020 | Big Cats, Wildlife News
New research published this month indicates that lion populations in Africa may be lower than current estimates suggest. The research, a collaboration involving University of Queensland and Griffith University, published in Frontiers in Ecology &... 
by ACF | Jun 4, 2020 | Wildlife News
Five years ago, a dentist from Minnesota killed Cecil the lion Hwange National Park’s most famous resident. This caused an outcry in the United Kingdom and in the rest of the world against trophy hunting. Yet people are still killing big game for sport. A new book... 
by ACF | May 11, 2020 | Wildlife News
Kaminjab, Namibia – An hour down a rocky dirt road in northwest Namibia is where the country’s first baboon release program is located. Co’Lu’Bi Wildlife Sanctuary has a mission to rescue and rehabilitate baby baboons that are orphaned and injured and release... 
by ACF | May 10, 2020 | Big Cats, Conservation Threats, Wildlife News
Throughout their range leopards are in rapid decline, having disappeared from North Africa, much of the Middle East and Asia. Declines have been so severe that the species is now considered vulnerable to extinction. No comprehensive estimates of the number of leopards... 
by ACF | Mar 14, 2020 | Conservation Threats, Corona virus, Wildlife News
What do the coronavirus and the extinction of endangered species have in common? With the current outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), global attention has been drawn to the significant health risks posed by eating wild animals. COVID-19 is caused by severe...