elephant conservation – Protected Area Solutions

Shocking Study Finds Lions are Nearly Extinct in West Africa | Extinction Countdown, Scientific American Blog Network

January 23, 2014

A new study published about lions in West Africa. Our associate Lauren Coad is a co-author Shocking Study Finds Lions are Nearly Extinct in West Africa By John R. Platt | January 8, 2014 | 23 Email Print Physically and emotionally demanding. That’s how Philipp Henschel, Lion Program Survey Coordinator for the big-cat conservation organization Panthera, describes the six years he and other researchers spent combing the wilds of 17 nations looking for the elusive and rarely studied West African lion. The…

Wildlife crime- a new crisis in an old problem

June 17, 2013

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African Development Bank and WWF call for urgent action to combat wildlife crime: the Marrakech declaration = a 10 point action plan to combat illicit wildlife trafficking The African Development Bank (AfDB) and WWF have launched (on the 31st May 2013) a joint global call for action to combat the rampant illicit wildlife trafficking scourge that is robbing Africa of precious natural resources and posing a major threat to the development of the continent. See the June newsletter about African…

Africa protected area news

April 30, 2013

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Latest newsletter from the African protected areas program – always interesting reading! Available in English and French Microsoft Word – lettreNAPA-63-0413 EN – lettreNAPA-63-0413-EN.pdf.