🦇 Happy International Bat Appreciation Day! These small mammals are vital for healthy ecosystems, yet often are misunderstood. Let's celebrate them by sharing some fascinating facts!
🌱 Bats spread seeds over 75km nightly, 3x further than elephants!
🌻 Over 500 plant species,…

🇳🇦 DJ Alba Nalo highlights the wonders of nature closer to home! Just a short drive from Windhoek, Etosha National Park awaits, a true gem of Namibia's wildlife heritage.
🏞️ With four of the Big Five and 114 mammal species, it's a wildlife paradise! By visiting parks like Etosha, we…

🌿🦁✍️ Exciting News! 🎉

President Nana Akufo-Addo has just given the green light to Ghana's Wildlife Resources Management Act, 2024 (Act 1115), with Minister Samuel Abu Jinapor.

This is a game-changer for wildlife protection in Ghana! Minister Jinapor emphasises its…

🐬 We’re shedding light on a crucial issue: the loss of thousands of dolphins caught and killed each year in fishing nets.

🎣 How does fishing harm dolphins? The fishing industry uses various capture methods, such as nets, lines, and traps. Dolphins are frequently caught in…

Take a moment to relax with lions, one of the laziest big cats! 🦁

😴 Lions spend 16 – 20 hours a day resting.
🔋 This allows them to conserve energy for hunting and periods of activity.
☀️ Lions also have unique ways to destress, including grooming, playing, sunbathing &…

Join us for a day with penguins at the Two Oceans Aquarium! 🌊🐧 Meet the endangered African penguin & the vulnerable rockhopper penguin. 🐟 The African penguin eats about 14% of their body weight each day in fish!
🔋 Their 'waddle' is unique & helps them conserve energy.
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Celebrating Nigeria's Wildlife Heroes! Meet Abimbola Isafiade, Fatima Musa Abdullahi Ahmed, Sharon Ikeazor, Shamini Jayanathan, Laila Johnson-Salami, & Olukanni Bosede Catherine - the incredible women leading the fight against wildlife crime in Nigeria. 🦏👩‍⚖️ Their efforts are…

Discover Namibian totems with Page and Etjo from Ethnix 🇳🇦 “To The World 🌎”. Learn about Oshiwambo tradition and the profound symbolism behind iconic animals like the lion. 🦁 Page shares his deep bond with the lion, which embodies his family heritage.

Do you have a family totem? Let us…

🚨 Big news from South Africa! Cabinet greenlights ending commercial captive lion industry. A phased approach aims to address ethical, conservation, and economic issues. 🦁 Recommendations include breeder support for voluntary exit and a ban on international lion trade. Click the…

Another Fun Fact Friday! Aardvarks have astonishing appetites and can devour a jaw-dropping 50k ants in a single night! 🐜 But wait, there's more:
🌍 Aardvark originates from a South African term meaning 'earth pig'
🐘 They share ancestry with elephants and golden moles
🐜…

What would you do with $200? RUTI Joël has some ideas for his fellow Rwandans. 🇷🇼
✈️ Pay for half of a flight ticket to Dubai
🏨 Buy yourself a night at a big hotel
🤩 OR experience something truly life-changing, seeing Rwanda’s gorillas (the best idea yet!)
For $200, you…

🚢 651 elephant tusks seized in Maputo enroute to Dubai. We applaud Mozambique’s authorities for their vigilance, using X-ray to reveal tusks hidden amongst corn bags.
🐘 The origin of the tusks is believed to extend beyond Mozambique & into Southern & East Africa. We echo the…

Take a 30-second break to appreciate the world of mountain gorillas! 🦍⛰ Did you know they share 98.3% of our genetic code? With declining populations, gorilla conservation is crucial. Gorilla tourism, like Rwanda's, can support both gorillas and local economies. Let's protect…

Did you know that fewer than 100 elephants survive in Ghana today?🇬🇭🐘Actress, TV host, and Wild Africa Fund ambassador, Sika Osei believes it’s our collective duty to protect these important megaherbivores.

These iconic animals play a crucial role in climate change mitigation…

Tragedy on Pemba Island, Zanzibar: 9 lives lost, 78 hospitalised after consuming sea turtle meat. 💔 Sea turtle meat carries a number of serious health dangers, including the possibility of developing chelonitoxism, a type of food poisoning that can cause symptoms like nausea &…

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This fun-fact Friday, meet the foam-nest tree frog.🐸

⚪They’re able to spend most of their time out of water due to their ability to reflect heat. They do this by secreting a wax-like substance to stop dehydration.

🪹The nest offers the tadpoles protection and protein in their…

Have you ever visited a forest? For biọba his visit to IITA Forest Center was a first! 🌲While enjoying the plant, insect and animal life, he shines a spotlight on Nigeria’s pressing deforestation challenge. The country has the highest deforestation rate globally, losing…

As we approach #InternationalDayofForests , we’re raising the alarm for Africa's forests which are disappearing at around 4 million hectares a year - twice the global average. In fact, Africa has lost 22% of its forests since 1990. 🛑

Ways for you to stand against deforestation…

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