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  “A Breath of Fresh Air” Photo credit: Fred von Winckelmann

IUCN Species of the Day: African Golden Cat

   Photo credit: Terry Whittaker/Arkive   The African Golden Cat, Caracal aurata, is listed as ‘NEAR THREATENED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.  It is found in the tropical rainforests of equatorial Africa, where it plays an important Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: European Bison

  Photo credit: Artur Tabor   The European Bison, Bison bonasus, is listed as ‘VULNERABLE’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.  It is the largest herbivore in Europe and, historically, was distributed throughout western, central, and south-eastern Europe Continue Reading

Family of 10 slaughtered on the Zimbabwe Mozambique border…

Poachers shot and killed 10 elephants at one spot in Gonarezhou National Park in Chikombedzi along Zimbabwe’s border with Mozambique and South Africa last week. The elephant carcasses without tusks were found lying along Mutandanjiva River near the road to Continue Reading