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“The Great Migration” Photo credit: Daniel Cambon
Tag: Tanzania
IUCN Species of the Day: Kihansi Spray Toad
Photo credit: Julie Larsen Maher The Kihansi Spray Toad, Nectophrynoides asperginis, is a dwarf toad, which rarely grows to be more than 2cm long. It is now classified as ‘EXTINCT IN THE WILD’ on the IUCN Red Continue Reading
ORGANIZATION OF THE DAY: Selous Rhino Trust
Devastated by the poaching frenzy of the 1980’s, black rhino populations are dangerously close to extinction. This period of heavy poaching killed off 98% of the black rhino population and saw the massacre of some 90,000 elephants in Tanzania’s 50,000 Continue Reading
Tsavo National Park: Past, Present, and Future
Tsavo National Park is Kenya’s largest national park with 20,812 square kilometers and is home to incredible biodiversity. However, the early years of the park were marred by unchecked poaching of many of the native species including rhinos and elephants. Continue Reading
BUSH WARRIORS RHINO WEEK…….
One of the most endangered species on our planet is the Rhino. These extraordinary creatures are in danger of extinction in the wild, due mostly to rampant illegal slaughter for their horns and increasingly to habitat loss. If not for Continue Reading