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Chimpanzees combine pant-hoots and calls to form vocal sequences
A major challenge in evolutionary science has been the reconstruction of the evolution of language in the world. Given that language does not fossilise, a key line of research has been focusing on comparing the communication systems of animals with that of humans....
Akashinga, the Brave Ones, an all female anti-poaching ranger unit in Zimbabwe
Akashinga or The Brave Ones, is a conservation anti-poaching unit founded on the principles of women’s empowerment as the main driver for social, economic and environmental change. Despite their worldly anti-poaching popularity, what makes Akashinga tilt the scale of...
Elephant ivory: DNA analysis offers clearest insight yet into illegal trafficking networks
Poaching rare wildlife for teeth, tusks, fur, horns and other body parts is a crime which threatens many species with extinction, but the evidence which could incriminate traffickers is often difficult to access, hard to interpret, or piecemeal. To discover more about...
Zebra NFTs raise funds for wildlife conservation in Africa
Stoner Zebra is an NFT collection designed and built to directly help save endangered species through awareness and fundraising. There will be a limited one-time mint of 9999 Stoner Zebras, algorithmically generated to include dozens of unique traits, some of which...
Private Pandas NFT and African Conservation Foundation to Help Endangered Animals
Conservation involves awareness, solutions and resources. The decentralised teams of Private Panda and the African Conservation Foundation are developing a new approach to community-led conservation, connecting the metaverse with environmental impact through...
Community Camera Trapping programme demonstrates potential for wildlife conservation in areas of armed conflict
In one of the first studies of its kind, our innovative Community Camera Trapping Programme demonstrates how local communities monitor their own wildlife populations through camera traps. Our team is using camera trap distance sampling to develop conservation...
The African Conservation Foundation becomes Actor for the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
The African Conservation Foundation (ACF) has officially become an Actor for the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. The partnership recognises ACF’s critical role to build capacity for conservation and ecosystem restoration in Africa – engaging local NGOs and...
Prince William announces 15 Finalists for inaugural year of the £50 million Earthshot Prize
Created by Prince William and The Royal Foundation, The Earthshot Prize has led an unprecedented global search for the most inspiring and innovative solutions to the greatest environmental challenges facing the 750 nominations received across every continent from...
Wild meat consumption significantly increases risk of zoonotic disease and poses major threat to terrestrial species – new UN Report
Bonn, 15 September 2021- The taking of animals for wild meat consumption within national borders is having significant impacts on most terrestrial species protected under the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), according to a new...
African tropical mountain forests store far more carbon than previously thought – new research
Tropical forests are well known for being the “lungs” of our planet. Through photosynthesis, the trees in these forests produce oxygen and remove enormous amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, helping to mitigate global warming. The world’s most famous...