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From City Streets to Untamed Wilderness: Rediscovering Life’s Connection in Africa’s Vast Landscape

December 18, 2024
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Elizabeth Antidius Shumbusho | Africa Guardian Renowned photojournalist Scott Ramsay spent years exploring Africa’s natural wonders. His latest book, Spirit of Africa, is a testament to his journey. Here’s an excerpt from his introduction, offering a glimpse into how his transformative experience began. The word “spirit” originates from the Latin spiritus, meaning breath. For me, the African wilderness is…

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US imposes visa bans on Congolese officials for trafficking wildlife to China

August 17, 2023
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The US government has imposed visa bans on several Congolese officials found culpable for trafficking endangered wildlife to China in the latest move to back conservationists. The State Department on Wednesday listed Cosma Wilungula Balongelwa, former Director General of the Congolese Institute for Nature Conservation (ICCN), and Leonard Muamba Kanda, the former Department Head of the DRC Management Authority…

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Eighth cheetah dies at Kuno National Park: Are satellite collars to blame?

July 15, 2023
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Eight cheetahs have died this year at Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park. Experts believe the big cats seem to have contracted diseases brought on by satellite collars, which are used to track their activity and health One more male cheetah passed away on Friday at Kuno National Park (KNP) in Madhya Pradesh, bringing the total number of feline fatalities…

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In Tanzania, Can Cattle And Wildlife Coexist?

July 10, 2023
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By Chris Dorsey | Forbes We watch as a lone bull elephant heads for a water hole but encounters several hundred Maasai cattle blocking its path. The elephant begins chasing the herd like an outsized Australian shepherd, which prompts the Maasai tending the bovines to shout at the spirited bull that then turns its attention to the lone herdsman….

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Second cheetah brought from Africa dies in India

April 24, 2023
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A cheetah brought from South Africa to India has died, wildlife officials said, the second such death within a month in a country where the big spotted cat was declared extinct seven decades ago. So far, 12 cheetahs from South Africa and eight from Namibia have been brought to India after its top court ruled in 2020 that the…

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