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Community tree nursery and garden bring a ray of hope to Zimbabwean village

Derick Matsengarwodzi 24 Nov 2021
Baobab tree

In Zimbabwe, an irrigation project threatens a tribe’s land and trees

Tatenda Chitagu 27 Oct 2021

Rising temperatures further threaten already endangered African wild dogs

Jansen Baier 20 Jul 2021

Building a road to recovery for subtle racism in conservation (commentary)

Resson Kantai Duff 19 Nov 2020

Five years after the death of Cecil the Lion, trophy hunting debate rages on

Mike Gaworecki 8 Jul 2020

‘Let us trade’: Debate over ivory sales rages ahead of CITES summit

Busani Bafana 11 Jul 2019
Temminck's Ground Pangolin: Photo: KeithConnelly

Documentary seeks to tip the scales against illegal pangolin trafficking

Erna Curry 27 Jun 2019

Plan to ship gorillas from DRC to Zimbabwe raises alarm

Andrew Mambondiyani 16 Nov 2018
Leopard. Photo by Rhett A. Butler

Language and conservation (insider)

Jeremy Hance 1 Nov 2018

Tsetse fly numbers dwindle in the warming Zambezi Valley

Mongabay.com 29 Oct 2018

Stay or go? Understanding a partial seasonal elephant migration

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 24 Oct 2018
A ground pangolin (Smutsia temminckii), the species of pangolin that lives in Zimbabwe. Three other pangolin species live in Africa, and four others live in Asia. Image by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0).

Zimbabwe’s chiefs revive tradition to save the country’s last pangolins

Andrew Mambondiyani 10 Jul 2018

Owner of South African hunting company indicted by US prosecutors over illegal elephant hunt

Mongabay.com 4 Jun 2018

Pangolins on the brink as Africa-China trafficking persists unabated

Sharon Guynup 8 May 2018

Trump’s elephant, lion trophy hunting policy hit with double lawsuits

Jeremy Hance 26 Mar 2018

Trump to allow elephant and lion trophies on case-by-case basis

Jeremy Hance 8 Mar 2018

After exporting baby elephants, Zimbabwe pledges to turn over new leaf on conservation

Jeremy Hance 23 Jan 2018

U.S. court ruling complicates Trump’s elephant and lion policy

Jeremy Hance 2 Jan 2018

Scientists call for cheetahs to be listed as Endangered

Mongabay.com 11 Dec 2017

Trump’s indecision on trophy hunting reignites heated debate

Jeremy Hance 28 Nov 2017

Trump budget threatens Zimbabwe climate change resilience programs

Andrew Mambondiyani 31 Jul 2017

Climate change is increasing the mortality rate of African wild dog pups

Mike Gaworecki 20 Jul 2017

Trophy hunters overstate contribution of big game hunting to African economies: Report

Mike Gaworecki 10 Feb 2017

Cheetah populations crash as fastest-animal disappears from 91% of its range

Mongabay.com 26 Dec 2016

Hot stuff: improving chili fence effectiveness (in protecting crops from elephants)

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 8 Sep 2016

Zimbabwe is dehorning its rhinos to curb poaching

Shreya Dasgupta 6 Sep 2016
Part of the Green Fuel ethanol plant in Chisumbanje, Zimbabwe. Photo by Kenneth Matimaire.

Amid epic drought, villagers bitter over Zimbabwean ethanol plant

Andrew Mambondiyani 28 Jul 2016

Reducing human-wildlife conflict in the blink of a light

Sammi Dowdell and Sue Palminteri 20 May 2016
High security fence at the Marange diamond fields. Security is tight but poverty in nearby communities drives many to attempt to break in and pan for diamonds illegally. Those caught risk beatings and torture by government and mine security forces. Photo by Andrew Mambondiyani.

Abuse, displacement, pollution: the legacy of Zimbabwe’s Marange diamonds

Andrew Mambondiyani 15 Mar 2016

After Cecil: lion perturbation, conservation, and value to a global society

Katie Taylor, Sue Palminteri & Caleb O'Brien 18 Feb 2016

Studying Cecil: development and deployment of lion-tracking technology

Caleb O'Brien, Katie Taylor, Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 2 Feb 2016

2015 was the worst year on record for rhino poaching in Africa

Mike Gaworecki 21 Jan 2016

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