"This #operation demonstrates once again the value of intelligence analysis & the importance of sharing that #intelligence in a timely manner." Our Director of Programs spoke to Mongabay about our joint operation with #Nigeria Customs Service. news.mongabay.com/2021/09/nigeri…

An interesting talk by a young South African from an urban background who is learning to appreciate the challenges faced in rural areas. The urban-rural disconnect is real, even in Namibia. We need to encourage more urbanites to get out into nature and meet rural communities.

This morning,KWS got information about the presence of seven elephants in Mariakani from a resident.The response team dispatched from Mombasa Marine Park trailed the elephants,which were initially migrating to Tsavo but diverted back to Mariakani due to disturbance by spectators.

C&S is happy to announce a writing workshop on 12th October, 2021 for Masters, PhD students & early career scholars. The workshop will help participants understand the fundamentals of writing articles for international conservation journals and will cover pathways to publication

Our #PlantOfTheWeek is Haemanthus sanguineus (Smooth blood lily). Its blood-red flowers stand out in the late summer flowering season, and its magnificent leaves are quite spectacular to see during the winter growing season, and they give texture to a landscaped area

Researchers who investigated the safety of carrying tranquilized black #rhinos suspended by their feet beneath #helicopters has been awarded an Ig Nobel Prize. The rhinos coped better in this unusual position than simply lying on their side or chest. edition.cnn.com/2021/09/10/wor…

Worrying signs for #elephant conservation: Data shows 2020 rise in black-market ivory prices africanelephantjournal.com/worrying-signs…

Coalition proposes to scrap recovery plans for 200 endangered species and habitats The actual number will end up being more than 600. theguardian.com/environment/20…

I 100% would pay a small fee for the audio version of academic journal articles, where the author reads the article and describes the charts. They could even editorialize. I assume this doesn’t exist because of big publishing companies, but if not I hope someone invents it soon.

Rhino horn is made of keratin and has no scientifically proven medicinal properties. bit.ly/2L7lOWp

Wyatt the Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle reached a new personal best altitude of 1950 m the other day. Using the thermal updraft he gained up to 4.5 m/sec in height. #wedgetailedeagle 🦅

A new study shows that poaching leaves longer-term effects on #elephants -- orphaned juvenile elephants have less chance of survival in a herd and losing them has a significant impact on population growth or decline. buff.ly/3AkjoOk

Our new interdisciplinary study, led by rockstar Lara Volski, evaluates the socio-ecological effectiveness of Foxlights, a tool for mitigating carnivore-livestock conflict Hopland Research and Extension Center 1/6

A large adult male Temminck's #pangolin was recently retrieved from the illegal wildlife trade by African Pangolin Working Group, Pangolin K9, South African Police Service Stock Theft and Endangered species unit in Limpopo. (1/2) 📷 Sarah Kempen

Our understanding of the rare, elusive Temminck's ground pangolin grows with every sighting. #travelsouthafrica #Endangered #ecology #Pangolin #research IUCN PangolinSG Save Pangolins The Long Run

Check out this beaut I fotographed earlier this year. Such a privilege! #BlackRhino #WorldRhinoDay #WorldRhinoDay2021

#WildWednesday Remember the fantastic #scratchtree photos we shared a few months ago? (rb.gy/r5551v) Well, this same male #leopard (BM34 – Bob) decided that he needed a good #manicure again, &our friend Duncan Macduff’s #cameratrap was ready to capture the action!

Thanks to a tip-off from a member of the public, four suspects were arrested in Limpopo today, after being found in possession of a pangolin. The pangolin was being kept in a 25l oil barrel. It was recovered and taken for medical assessment. 1/2

Just made bison boerewors and I can report that the idea is a keeper.

Recently, we were contacted by Adams Cassinga Adams Cassinga from @ConservCongo . He needed advice about saving a newborn white bellied pangolin whose mother had been killed for the pot. Sadly the baby did not survive but not without a concerted effort to save it. 1/2