Higher temperatures are making it harder to produce food. Also, for vulnerable rural communities, failed harvest seasons can mean meagre earnings and empty plates. If we don't support them and #ActOnClimate today, we let hunger win. via International Fund for Agricultural Development

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Elephants in captivity experience extreme anguish in order to perform circus-style tricks, give rides, or participate in bathing and feeding experiences. This intense suffering can often be seen in elephants displaying stereotypical behavior, such as swaying back and forth. 💔🐘

With official numbers stating that just 70 #Javanrhinos are thought to remain, the news that a single poaching gang may have killed 10% of the population since 2019 is of grave concern. news.mongabay.com/2024/04/a-sing…

Recently five 'super-tuskers' in Tanzania have been killed as trophies⚠️ The permits were issued in spite of a 30-year agreement between Kenya & Tanzania not to permit trans-boundary elephants to be hunted. Sign this petition calling for an end to this👇 secure.avaaz.org/community_peti…

Last week, Elephant Protection Initiative and World Bank brought together 22 African states, including 14 EPI member states, to reflect on our past decade of work and chart the course for the next 10 years. 1/3

We Defenders of Wildlife & our partners today asked FWS to seek a ban on commercial trade for more than 200 species that are threatened with extinction, including reindeer, turtles, sea otters, tarantulas, sharks, frogs & orchids, at next year’s CITES conference. dfnd.us/3WVEqkj

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#AfricaDay celebrates the rich heritage and culture of the continent! Let's take this day to appreciate all the beauty of Africa, whether it's by learning about different traditions, exploring landscapes, or simply admiring the amazing animals that call this continent home.

World Bongo Day is dedicated to celebrate the Mountain Bongo, one of the rarest large mammals in Africa with fewer than 100 individuals left in the wild. Found in fragmented areas in the highlands of Kenya, the Mountain Bongo's biggest threat is humans.

MASSIVE #VICTORY AS COSTA RICA CLOSES ZOOS! The contracts of the last two government funded zoos in #CostaRica expired last month and will not be renewed. The 287 #animals that were held in the establishments will either be returned to the wild or sent to animal sanctuaries.

Picturesque scene of bull elephants bonding at sunset on the Gir Gir plains in Samburu National Reserve, northern Kenya. 🌅🐘 📸 Jane Wynyard

13 years of independence, #SouthSudan faces profound humanitarian challenges. 7M people face hunger, 9M need aid. Empowering women/youth & fostering stability is key. More on how we can support their journey of hope & prosperity. Shoko Noda #UNDP bit.ly/4f5UUNB

AMAZING! 🐙🧡 Legislation was introduced today by Senators Whitehouse and Murkowski that would ban commercial octopus farming in the US! This bi-partisan bill would also ban imports of farmed octopuses, ensuring the US is not complicit in cruel octopus factory farming!

#SouthAfrica: Three rhino poachers sentenced to, respectively, 50, 33 and 21 years in jail for killing #rhinos in the Kruger National Park loom.ly/onnwoEY #illegalwildlifetrade

Cameroon - 4 traffickers arrested with 4 elephant tusks. One of them is a forestry engineer working in a logging company. Another is an electromechanical engineer in a government ministry. Good work of the LAGA team with the authorities. #wildlifelawenforcement

Cameroon - 4 traffickers arrested with 4 elephant tusks. Good work of the LAGA team with the authorities. #wildlifelawenforcement #wildlifecrime #illegalwildlifetrade #wildlifetrafficking #eagle

#WorldRangerDay2024 , celebrated on July 31st, honors Rangers who safeguard wildlife, communities, national parks, and game reserves. It's important to thank and recognize Rangers for their dedication and show support for their crucial role in environmental conservation.

PUBLIC NOTICE!!! REMOVAL OF EXOTIC TREES FROM KARURA FOREST

White eared kob migration in greater Pochalla. by pochalla natural resources conservation agency