Tanzania temporarily lifts wildlife export ban

Published on : 04/06/2022 – 22:45 Dodoma introduced the ban six years ago, in 2016, after seeing ” irregularities ยป, in particular the sale abroad of protected species. But the Tanzanian authorities announced on Friday June 3 a six-month suspension of this ban. Elephants, lions, giraffes, zebras, but also birds and snakes: Tanzania is renowned … Read more

Mayan Train: construction of section 5 would collapse cenotes of the Mayan jungle

Environmentalists and civil organizations warned that the construction of Section 5 of the Mayan Train, which runs from Cancun to Tulum, threatens to destroy the largest underground river system in the world, affecting the flora and fauna of the place and deforesting the last bastions of jungle that remain in Mexico. Beneath the new layout … Read more

hunting permits to kill protected species

Published on : 26/02/2022 – 19:43 South Africa allows the hunting of several protected species such as black rhinos, leopards and elephants. Permits to kill will be issued for a limited quantity, an approach that surprises when black rhinos are particularly considered a critically endangered species. The South African Ministry of the Environment justifies these … Read more

What do we know about turtles? – Around the question

Published on : 22/02/2022 – 15:10 Appearing on Earth more than 200 million years ago, these champions of adaptation have more than one trick up their sleeve. (Rebroadcast July 13, 2020). Symbols of longevity and for good reason, turtles have been present on land and at sea for more than 200 million years, adapting to … Read more

a global campaign to count waterbirds

Published on : 16/01/2022 – 14:45 Get out your binoculars: as every mid-January since 1967, Wetlands International is launching its major waterbird counting campaign this weekend. A global campaign that mobilizes nearly 150,000 people in 180 countries. France, too, is taking part in the operation. Gray herons, ducks, migratory geese, or even egrets, these are … Read more