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The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria ruled in favour of lions and the National Council of SPCAs (NSPCA) in a ground-breaking judgement handed down yesterday. In the court case between the NSPCA, and the Department of Environmental Affairs and the South African Predator Breeders Association, Judge Jody Kollapen declared the exportation quotas of 800 lion […]
Singita has officially opened Singita Kwitonda Lodge and Kataza House in Rwanda, working to further conserve the rare mountain gorillas. Singita has operated iconic ecotourism lodges and camps in Africa for the past 26 years. The brand’s expansion into Rwanda supports the company’s 100-year purpose to preserve and protect large areas of African wilderness for […]
Jul-2019
Great Plains Conservation is going beyond adopting a “single use plastic” free month and have taken that call up permanently. Over the last year Great Plains Conservation have adopted this as an internal campaign, and signed the National Geographic Planet or Plastic Pledge to reduce plastics. As founding members of the National Geographic Unique Lodges […]
Jun-2019
Today, countries around the world will celebrate World Environment Day, the United Nations day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action to protect our environment. Since it began in 1974, the event has grown to become a global platform for public outreach that is widely celebrated in over 100 countries. The theme Each World Environment Day […]
In partnership with Fauna & Flora International (FFI), Liquid Telecom and Arm, and supported with initial funds from The Royal Foundation, Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya has opened a Conservation Tech Lab to research, test support and develop new technology-based solutions to conservation-challenges around the world. The Technology lab aims to be a world-leading collaborative […]
May-2019
In a historic conservation move the government of the United Republic of Tanzania will enforce a total ban on single-use plastic bags as of 1st June 2019. Speaking in the National Parliament of Tanzania, the Prime Minister His Excellency Kassim Majaliwa announced that the last day to use plastic bags in Tanzania will be 31st May […]
May-2019
Australia’s leading eco-friendly packaging company BioPak has soared to new heights by launching the world’s first ever zero-waste flight with Australian airline, Qantas Group. Flying from Sydney to Adelaide this week, the ground-breaking flight is part of the most ambitious environmental push by any airline, with BioPak at the helm in trialling this major […]
Apr-2019
Adventure World Travel has released its second brochure for Natural Habitat Adventures, featuring two new nature-focused adventures to Africa and India. Following the appointment as the exclusive GSA for the brand last year, the 2019-20 collection is larger than last year, having doubled in size to 48 pages of quality. With three decades of experience […]
Apr-2019
Where Wild Things Roam (WWTR) editor in chief, Kate Webster, will head to South Africa this week to spend some time with the Dyck Advisory Group Conservation Trust, a core counter poaching team in Africa. During the stay, Kate will see first hand the daily activities these counter poaching teams undertake in an effort to […]
Feb-2019
Beneath the shimmering waters that surround the island archipelago of the Maldives’ South Malé Atoll, a fragile world is quietly rebuilding itself. Reef conservation charity, Coral Reef CPR’s pioneering Holistic Approach to Reef Protection (HARP) programme, funded by the generosity of Anantara guests, has been fundamental in creating significant improvements to coral health and size […]