The UNESCO World Heritage Committee has announced that Lake Turkana National Parks in Kenya has been added to the List of World Heritage in Danger, notably because of the impact of a dam on the site. “The Committee expressed concern about the changes affecting the hydrology of the Lake Turkana…
Environmental activists in The Gambia say they’re winning their battle to protect a coastal wildlife preserve that is home to the endangered Temminck’s red colobus monkey and other species. Green Up Gambia says the plans promoted by President Adama Barrow and his government to build a luxury hotel, mall and…
Rwandan authorities say they’re committing USD$180 million to an expansion of the Volcanoes National Park, a habitat for critically endangered mountain gorillas originally established in 1925. The government will add another 3,000 hectares (7,413 acres) to the parkland, Kigali Today reports. The funding will help to compensate residents who live…
Malaysian officials say they have seized another illegal shipment of pangolin scales as it passed through Kuala Lampur International Airport (KLIA) late last week. The 288 kilograms of pangolin scales were packed in sacks inside 12 cardboard boxes labeled as oyster shells, according to a report Wednesday by the Malaysia…
“On a sunny morning in Ghana, the ingredients for pangolin love are falling into place.” So begins this weekend’s launch of Pangolin Love, the 2017 Valentine’s Day campaign that uses the popular Google Doodle search engine feature to raise awareness about the endangered pangolin, in partnership with pangolin friends from…