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fromwww.independent.co.uk

2 weeks ago

She gave her life to protect the richness of Congo': inside the deadly assault on Upemba wildlife park

Congolese soldiers arrived late to a deadly attack on Upemba national park, resulting in seven deaths, including conservationists.

Media industry

2 weeks ago

Monkey gives birth months after foot was saved from amputation

An endangered roloway monkey successfully gave birth after pioneering surgery saved her foot from amputation, demonstrating innovative veterinary care for endangered species.

Pets

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3 weeks ago

Rare elephant shrews are born in the UK for the first time

Two black and rufous elephant shrews were born in the UK for the first time at Hertfordshire Zoo, weighing only 30g at birth and discovered through CCTV footage.

Independent films

fromArs Technica

4 weeks ago

Hunting for elusive "ghost elephants"

Ornithologist Steve Boyes searches for a rumored new elephant species in the Angolan Highlands in Werner Herzog's documentary Ghost Elephants, premiering on National Geographic and Disney+.

Marsupials previously thought extinct for millennia discovered in New Guinea

Two marsupial species presumed extinct for 6,000 years were discovered alive in West Papua rainforests, representing rare Lazarus taxa that survived despite disappearing from fossil records.

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Bonobo lunges at guests, cracking glass enclosure at Memphis Zoo, shocking video shows

A bonobo at Memphis Zoo lunged at visitors and smashed an interior glass pane after guests engaged in disruptive chest-beating behavior near the enclosure.

Beloved zoo gorilla dies just days after being moved to new home

The decision to let Jock go peacefully was made with his comfort and quality of life in mind, a testament to the deep bonds between him and the people who cared for him every day. Jock's legacy at Bristol Zoo, as a leader, father, and ambassador for his species, will live on through the gorillas he helped raise and the countless people.

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Oakland Zoo Welcomes New Baby Red-Tailed Monkey

Oakland Zoo celebrates its first guenon species birth in 104 years, a red-tailed monkey born to parents Nonami and Marley from the Brookfield Zoo.

fromTime Out London

Punch the Monkey: where to see cute macaque monkeys in London

Since the rejection, Punch has been given a stuffed orangutan toy by zookeepers at Ichikawa zoo where he lives. Punch has won worldwide adoration mainly because people feel sorry for the baby monkey. The zoo has been posting updates of the macaque, with videos showing him playing alone, being hit by other monkeys and dragging his plushie around everywhere he goes.

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fromInsideHook

Gorillas, Michael Bay and Me: A Journey Through the Rewilded Rwanda

Rwanda's Kwita Izina gorilla-naming ceremony celebrates the recovery of mountain gorillas from near-extinction through successful conservation efforts, attracting global celebrities and thousands of participants to honor the species' survival.

fromwww.scientificamerican.com

Chimpanzee pee reveals how our primate cousins are getting drunk on fermented fruit

Chimpanzees consume significant amounts of alcohol from fermented fruits, with urine analysis confirming ethanol levels detectable in field tests.

That's a losing battle': baboon incursions cause tense human-wildlife standoff in Cape Town

Increasing baboon populations in Cape Town, driven by urban expansion and lack of predators, are causing frequent human-baboon conflicts and traumatic intrusions into communities.

Travel

fromTravel + Leisure

This Safari Camp in Tanzania Is in an Underrated National Park-and It's Best Explored by Foot

Ruaha National Park offers a vast, less-crowded East Africa safari experience focused on solitude, raw landscapes, and back-to-basics wildlife viewing.

fromwww.aljazeera.com

The truth behind wildlife tourism

Wildlife tourism in Kenya and Tanzania threatens migration corridors and Maasai land rights, requiring integrated approaches to reconcile conservation, community livelihoods and economic benefits.

Spider monkeys found to share insider knowledge' to help locate best food

Spider monkeys share food-location and fruiting-time information by frequently switching subgroups, producing combined, synergistic collective knowledge for foraging.

fromNature

3 months ago

I see Mozambique's baboons as windows into hominid evolution

Gorongosa National Park's palaeontology and primatology research links fossils, living primates, and fieldwork to reveal past coastal forests and species refugia informing human-evolution studies.

fromCN Traveller

Inside Africa's green heart, where wildlife rules the roost

A remote area of the Central African Republic protects diverse wildlife, hosting the world's largest forest elephant gatherings amid low tourism and regional unrest.

fromArs Technica

Watch Kanzi the bonobo pretend to have a tea party

Kanzi represented imaginary juice and indicated the cup with pretend juice significantly above chance (34/50, 68 percent).

Africa's great elephant divide: countries struggle with too many elephants or too few

Elephant numbers contrast sharply: catastrophic declines in South Sudan, with a lone collared bull in Badingilo, versus overabundance and human conflict in parts of Kaza.

fromwww.scientificamerican.com

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How the elephant got its stiff whiskers

Elephant trunk whiskers have a stiffness gradient—flexible tips and stiff bases—that enables both delicate sensing and powerful manipulation.

Environment

Human cost of wildlife conservation in Tanzania

Environment

Tanzania's Maasai, wildlife corridor face growing pressure

Environment

Human cost of wildlife conservation in Tanzania

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Tanzania's Maasai, wildlife corridor face growing pressure