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Tunisia foils attempt to smuggle flamingos abroad

Tunisia foils attempt to smuggle flamingos abroad

Tunisian customs officials say they have thwarted an attempt to smuggle abroad 10 pink flamingos, a protected species.

Alarming population decline in African elephants documented

Alarming population decline in African elephants documented

A survey conducted in 37 countries between 1964 and 2016 reveals forest elephant populations fell by about 90% on average and the savanna elephant populations dropped by about 70%.

World Lion Day: You’re Killing Them Softly

World Lion Day: You’re Killing Them Softly

Any visitor or volunteer paying to play, bottle feed or pet lions bred in captivity is fuelling a cruel lion breeding - and killing – industry, conservation groups say.

Nigeria unveils elephant sculpture to highlight poaching

Nigeria unveils elephant sculpture to highlight poaching

The sculpture is made from ground-down fragments of a 2.5-tonne haul of seized tusks destroyed by the authorities in January.

Namibia poaching: High alert after 28 rhinos killed

Namibia poaching: High alert after 28 rhinos killed

The environment ministry convenes high-level meeting to plan measures to combat the wave of poaching.

Zebra foal rescued after being seen suckling on mother's carcass

Zebra foal rescued after being seen suckling on mother's carcass

The foal belongs to the endangered Grévy zebra species and has been now transferred to an animal rescue centre.

Former Congo officials sanctioned for trafficking rare wildlife

Former Congo officials sanctioned for trafficking rare wildlife

The former head of DR Congo's wildlife agency and two others are accused of trafficking chimpanzees, gorillas and okapis.

India's tiger population increases to more than 3000

India's tiger population increases to more than 3000

Census is conducted in India every four years, using camera traps and computer programs to individually identify animals in the wild.