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Tag Archives: Mammals of Africa

17Nov/17

Elephant advocates trumpet outrage over new Trump hunting rule

November 17, 2017EnvironmentAfrica, African elephant, Animals, Asian elephant, Barack Obama, China, Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr., EDGE species, Elephant, Elephants, Environment, Geography of Africa, Hunting, Ivory, LIVINGSTONE, M. Sanjayan, Mammals, Mammals of Africa, Organisms, Poaching, Reuters, Robert Mugabe, Singapore, the u.s. fish and wildlife service, Trophy hunting, United States, World, Zambia, Zimbabwesmbale

LIVINGSTONE, ZAMBIA (NOVEMBER 2013) (REUTERS) – U.S. conservation groups lashed out this week against a White House decision to allow trophy hunters who kill elephants in two African nations to bring home the endangered animals’ tusks or other body parts as souvenirs. Continue reading →

30Apr/17

AfrikaBurn brings artwork to South African desert

April 30, 2017ArtAdansonia, AfrikaBurn, Agust Helgason, Animals, Burning Man, China Central Television, Company: AfrikaBurn, Company: CCTV, Country: South Africa, Geography, Geography of Africa, Geography of South Africa, Karoo, Mammals, Mammals of Africa, Mammals of Asia, Northern Cape, Organisms, Oudebaaskraal Dam, Pangolins, Physiographic provinces, Public nudity, South Africa, Sweden, Tankwa Karoo National Park, Travis Lylesmbale

China Central Television (CCTV) – A temporary city of art has been created in the desert of South Africa during the annual AfrikaBurn event in the Tankwa Karoo in the Northern Cape.
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08Dec/16

Giraffes suffer silent extinction in Africa, report

December 8, 2016EnvironmentBiology, Conservation biology, Environment, Extinction, Fauna of Africa, Giraffe, Giraffes, Hunting, International Union for Conservation of Nature, IUCN Red List, Kenya, Mammals, Mammals of Africa, Masai giraffe, Nairobi, Natural environment, Nature, Northern giraffe, Organisms, Poachingsmbale

Giraffes suffer a “silent extinction” caused by illegal hunting and expansion of farmland in Africa according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature latest report.

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08Sep/15

Minnesota dentist who killed Zimbabwe lion returns to work

September 8, 2015Human InterestAnimals, BLOOMINGTON, Cathy Pierce, Cecil, Geography of Africa, Hunting, Hwange District, In Zimbabwe, Joe Friedberg, Killing of Cecil the lion, Lion, Mammals of Africa, Minneapolis, Minnesota dentist, Panthera leo melanochaita, Poop Cecil, professional hunter, U.S. Justice Department, United States, Veronique Lamb, Walter Palmer, Zimbabwesmbale

The Minnesota dentist whose killing of Zimbabwean lion Cecil sparked global outcry from animal lovers maintains that the hunt was legal and heads back to work,

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