Charles Mpaka

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Charles Mpaka is a Malawian journalist with over 10 years of experience in the field. From being an all rounder, he has grown an interest in covering agriculture, environment and conservation science.

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Community rangers guard elephants in Sera Conservancy, Northern Rangelands, Kenya.

Wildlife crime crackdown in jeopardy worldwide after US funding cuts

Carolyn Cowan, Charles Mpaka, Gerald Flynn, Hans Nicholas Jong, Philip Jacobson, Spoorthy Raman 22 May 2025

A young orangutan grasps and hangs on to a woody liana.

As apes adapt to human disturbance, their new behaviors also put them at risk: Study

Charles Mpaka 24 Mar 2025

Artisans fix nets at Chikombe Beach ahead of their trip to Mbenje Island – . Image by Charles Mpaka for Mongabay.

Fish-tracking robot aims to make fishing more sustainable in developing nations

Charles Mpaka 20 Mar 2025

The number of lions in the reserve had been rising since the introduction of three lions in 2012. The population now stands at between 80 and 100, according to the officials at the reserve

In Malawi reserve, contraceptives help balance lion and prey populations

Charles Mpaka 19 Mar 2025

Study links African lion survival to prey availability

Charles Mpaka 21 Feb 2025

Chimps remember, for years, the location of ant nests that provide food

Charles Mpaka 3 Feb 2025

Bonobo with a thumb on his mouth

Study finds bonobos more diverse, and more vulnerable, than previously thought

Charles Mpaka 4 Nov 2024

A boat arrives at Chikombe Beach with a haul of fish from Mbenje Island – . Image by Charles Mpaka for Mongabay.

How a lineage of chiefs built a thriving fish oasis in Lake Malawi

Charles Mpaka 4 Nov 2024

Women make up a considerable proportion of the coffee farmers in the area.

Coffee agroforestry holds promise for smallholder growers in Malawi

Charles Mpaka 7 Oct 2024

Two young gorillas play in Gabon. Experts say humans' and gorillas' shared used of medicinal plants highlights the interconnectedness between humans and other apes. Image by Rhett A. Butler/Mongabay.

Indigenous knowledge proves key in a study of plants gorillas use to self-medicate

Charles Mpaka 3 Oct 2024

Peter Kamowa settled in the edge of the forest and helps to guard it from invasion. Image by Charles Mpaka for Mongabay.

As Malawi government struggles to protect a forest, communities show the way

Charles Mpaka 29 Aug 2024

Sick chimps seek out medicinal plants to heal themselves, study finds

Charles Mpaka 20 Jun 2024

Chimps are lifelong learners, study on tool use shows

Charles Mpaka 9 May 2024

Savannah elephants at Majete NP, Malawi. Image by Peter Steward via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0)

Malawi police arrest elephant poachers in Kasungu National Park

Charles Mpaka 18 Apr 2024

The number of oribis (Ourebia ourebi), small, floodplain-bound antelopes, declined by 47%.

Big problems for little animals when floodwaters rise, study finds

Charles Mpaka 14 Mar 2024

Tana is his field.

Africa’s land and forest restoration initiative gathers pace in Malawi

Charles Mpaka 7 Jun 2023

Village Headman Kawale.

Australian niobium mining project instills 16 years of anxiety for Malawi communities

Charles Mpaka 18 Jan 2023

A bonobo

Easygoing bonobos accepting of outsiders, study says

Charles Mpaka 10 Oct 2022

A crane lifts an elephant into a truck.

Jumbo task as Malawi moves 263 elephants to restock a degraded national park

Charles Mpaka 5 Aug 2022

Boats in Lake Malawi National Park.

Construction begins on controversial water project inside Lake Malawi National Park

Charles Mpaka 4 Jul 2022

A chimpanzee in the Congo rainforests

Data from droppings: Researchers draw up a genetic ID map for chimps

Charles Mpaka 1 Jul 2022

Lilian’s lovebirds perching on a branch.

Home away from home: Researchers trial artificial nests for Lilian’s lovebirds

Charles Mpaka 27 Jun 2022

Farmer Elizabeth Kamphale explains the agroecology methods she uses to farm orange maize in the village of Kamala in Malawi's Dedza district.

A return to agroecology traditions points the way forward for Malawi’s farmers

Charles Mpaka 3 Jun 2022

Team guiding a sedated rhino into a crate for translocation. Image by Casey Pratt / Love Africa Marketing.

Bull run: South Africa marks latest rhino relocation to boost populations

Charles Mpaka 9 May 2022

South-central black rhino standing in tawny grass. Image by Yoky via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Malawi court sentences Chinese wildlife trafficking kingpin to 14 years in jail

Charles Mpaka 30 Sep 2021

News and Inspiration from Nature's Frontline.

In Java, communities help reconnect fragmented forests to help save the endangered Javan gibbon

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A cup of coffee with beans and a teaspoon on a stump tabletop. Image by Anja (cocoparisiene) from Pixabay (Pixabay Content License).

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