A cheetah has died in India’s Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh state, the second in less than a month. Forest officials said the cause of the six-year-old male animal’s death was not immediately known. It was one of 12…
Bob Junior: Lion who was ‘king’ of the Serengeti killed by rivals
A lion known as the king of the Serengeti has been killed by rivals. Tour operators and visitors to the national park have paid tribute to the “legendary” Bob Junior – also known as Snyggve – online. The “photogenic” and…
A dozen South African cheetahs arrive in India
Twelve cheetahs from South Africa have been flown to India as part of an agreement to introduce dozens of the mammals there over the next decade. Asiatic cheetahs became extinct in India in the late 1940s because of excessive hunting…
Elephants kill 53-year-old man in Uganda
Ahimbisibwe Rugaju, Deputy Resident District Commissioner in the Southwestern part of Kanungu, Uganda says strayed elephants have killed a 53-year-old man, who is yet to be identified. In a statement on Tuesday, the commissioner said the man, a farmer was…
Mother fights off a tiger to save her son
An Indian mother fought off a tiger with her bare hands after the beast tore into her to try and get at her 15-month-old son. The tiger’s claws pierced the lungs of Archana Choudhary as the beast savaged her, tearing…
*Lagos APC denies impending power tussle between Sanwo-Olu, Abiru (Guardian) *Lagos registers continuous assessment scores for JSS 1 admission (Nation)
Lagos APC denies impending power tussle between Sanwo-Olu, Abiru (Guardian) Lagos State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed the report that its candidate for the forthcoming October 31, 2020, Lagos East senatorial bye-election, Mr. Tokunbo Abiru, is being…
US wildlife refuges end ban on neonics and GM crops (BBC)
The Trump administration has overturned bans on the use of pesticides linked to declining bee populations and the cultivation of genetically modified crops in US national wildlife refuges. The move, reversing a policy adopted in 2014, has attracted heavy criticism…
