Author name: CAN Africa

Water Scarcity Threat to India and South Africa

More than a third of India’s electricity supply is at risk from water scarcity, which also threatens urban life in parts of South Africa. LONDON, 23 January, 2018 – Water scarcity is now a real threat in two developing countries at the forefront of efforts to reduce climate change, India and South Africa. This is not […]

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Bushmeat hunting threatens hornbills and raptors in Cameroon’s forests, study finds

A new study has found that hornbills, vultures and eagles are being hunted for bushmeat in Cameroon in much greater numbers than previously thought. Researchers estimate that people living around the proposed Ebo National Park in Cameroon’s Littoral region consumed an average of 29 hornbills and eight raptors per month. But they remain unsure how

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AWF Calls for Speedy Investigations Into Deaths of Eight Rhinos in Kenya

The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) welcomes the decision by Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Tourism and Wildlife Najib Balala to suspend the ongoing translocation of black rhinos following the death of eight of them. The rhinos were among the eleven being moved from Nairobi and Nakuru National Parks to the newly-created sanctuary in Tsavo East National

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