Animal Welfare

Nord-Kivu : Le tourisme dans le Parc des Virunga de nouveau suspendu

Le 14 mai dernier, deux touristes britanniques ont été enlevés et une garde de parc tuée dans la zone de Kibumba dans le Parc national des Virunga au Congo. L’Institut congolais pour la conservation de la nature (ICCN) avait alors pris la décision de fermer le parc jusqu’à...

Rhino Rescue: The Dream Team Saving the Animals Poachers Leave Behind

We are very concerned about the escalating elephant and rhino poaching, how their horns are hacked off with chainsaws and machetes, causing an agonizing death. In a recent article publishied on TakePart, Richard Conniff (author of The Species Seekers:  Heroes, Fools, and the Mad Pursuit...

Tara Oceans Polar Circle, Bashir and Kiir Meet, Reasons Not to Buy Fur

Our weekly round-up of must-read stories you might have missed. In focus this week: Tara left on the Tara Oceans Polar Circle expedition in the Arctic on May 19th from Lorient in France; Bashir and Kiir Meet in Addis As Sudan Reportedly Demands Permission to Pursue Rebels; Winter may be...