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Feds probe alleged rapes & murders by WWF-funded anti-poaching militias

September 28, 2019 By Merritt Clifton

U.K., Germany,  & Switzerland also concerned about World Wildlife Fund-backed paramilitary operations             WASHINGTON D.C.–– The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and other federal agencies are investigating allegations repeatedly raised for more than a dozen years by media––chiefly by the online periodical BuzzFeed News,  but also including ANIMALS 24-7––that funds granted by the U.S. government […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Africa, Africa, African species, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Asia, Botswana, Cameroun, Conservation, DRC, Endangered species, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Germany, Habitat, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Kenya, Laws, Laws & politics, Mozambique, Poaching & trafficking, South Africa, Sub-Saharan, Switzerland, United Kingdom, USA, Wildlife, Zimbabwe Tagged With: Aurelia Skipwith, Carter Roberts, Josphat Ngonyo, Katie J.M. Baker, Marcus Engert, Merritt Clifton, Raul Grijalva, Rosalie Osborn, Susan Combs, Tom Warren

Will Nairobi shoot dogs, vaccinate them, or serve them for dinner?

August 12, 2019 By Merritt Clifton

Governor’s proposals confuse & alarm Kenya             NAIROBI, Kenya––Does Nairobi County governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko want to shoot street dogs,  vaccinate them against rabies,  or serve them for dinner? Three and a half months after the Sonko administration began running the three proposals up the flagpole to see who might salute,  neither Nairobi citizens,  news […]

Filed Under: Africa, Asia/Pacific, China, Culture & Animals, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Dogs & cats, Eating dogs, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Kenya, Meat issues, Population control, Street dogs, Sub-Saharan Tagged With: Josphat Ngonyo, Merritt Clifton, Mike Mbuvi Sonko, Muhari Muriithi, Nina Odongo, Sebastian Mwanza

“What would you say your legacy has been?”

September 28, 2018 By Merritt Clifton

Dear ANIMALS 24-7 readers: Beth and I, through the generosity of a donor who funded us specifically to attend, are just back from the 2018 Africa Animal Welfare Conference, held at the United Nations complex in Nairobi, Kenya. Though our daily online readership has never been greater, we have worked for half pay or less […]

Filed Under: Africa, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Asia/Pacific, China, Cultural, Editorials, Feature Home Bottom, Kenya, Opinions & Letters, Religion & philosophy, Sub-Saharan, USA, Wildlife, Wildlife Tagged With: Beth Clifton, Josphat Ngonyo, Merritt Clifton

Trophy hunting scheme & Chinese-built railway fire debate in Kenya

September 1, 2018 By Merritt Clifton

ANIMALS 24-7 reports from the scene             NAIROBI,  Kenya––Most of the delegates to the 2018 Africa Animal Welfare Conference,  opening on September 3 at the United Nations Complex in Nairobi,  will have already seen the second most controversial wildlife-related topic in Kenya,  a four-mile Chinese-built railway overpass crossing Nairobi National Park,  on their 20-mile ride […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Africa, Africa, African species, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Captive animals, China, Conservation, Deer & other horned species, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Habitat, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Kenya, Laws & politics, Poaching & trafficking, Predators, South Africa, South Sudan, Sub-Saharan, Uganda, USA, Wildlife, Wildlife, Zimbabwe Tagged With: Cyril Ramaphosa, Josphat Ngonyo, Merritt Clifton, Mordecai Ogada, Najib Balala, Perez Olinda, Ramadhan Rajab

“Kenya’s wildlife should remain in the wild” –– Sidney Quntai, 57

May 4, 2018 By Merritt Clifton

Little known outside Kenya, hugely influential within             NAIROBI,  Kenya––Pioneering Kenyan journalist and wildlife advocate Sidney Quntai Tauwo,  57,  died “on the morning of April 20,  2018 after a short illness which he courageously fought,  but lost,”  Africa Network for Animal Welfare senior officer for communications and advocacy Sebastian Mwanza emailed to ANIMALS 24-7 on […]

Filed Under: Africa, African species, African wildlife, Animal rights & welfare, Asia/Pacific, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Exhibition, Feature Home Top, Habitat, Humane history, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Kenya, Laws, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Religion & philosophy, South Africa, Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan, Thailand, Wildlife, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Zoos Tagged With: Chris Mbaisi, Eric Latiff, G.G. Kariuki, Josphat Ngonyo, Mwai Kibaki, Patrick Mugo Mugo, Ramadhan Rajab, Sebastian Mwanza, Sidney Quntai Tauwo

Daphne Sheldrick, 83, showed Kenya that wildlife is worth most when alive

April 15, 2018 By Merritt Clifton

Known for elephant & rhino rescue,  but contributions were much bigger than that             NAIROBI,  Kenya––The facts of the life of the late Daphne Sheldrick,  who died at age 83 on April 12,  2018 after a long battle with breast cancer,  are much more easily summarized than her legacy to wildlife,  elephants in particular,  and […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Africa, Africa, African wildlife, Animal rights & welfare, Asia/Pacific, Conservation, Elephants, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Habitat, Humane history, India, Indian subcontinent, Kenya, Laws, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Poaching & trafficking, Religion & philosophy, Sanctuaries, Sub-Saharan, USA, Wildlife, Wildlife Tagged With: Angela Sheldrick, Azam Siddiqui, Bill Jordan, Bill Woodley, Chris Jordan, Daniel arap Moi, Daphne Sheldrick, David Sheldrick, Esmond Bradley Martin, Gillian Woodley, Jomo Kenyatta, Josphat Ngonyo, Merritt Clifton, Paula Kahumbu, Steve Itela

A matriarch remembers, by Daphne Sheldrick,  D.B.E. (1934-2018)

April 14, 2018 By Merritt Clifton

The first 65 years of the life of the world’s first mom to orphaned elephants in her own words Editors’ note:  Daphne Sheldrick,  83,  founder of the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust and of the elephant orphanage the trust operates at the edge of Nairobi National Park,  Kenya,  died on April 12,  2018,  after a long battle […]

Filed Under: Africa, African wildlife, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Habitat, Humane history, Kenya, Opinion, Opinions & Letters, Religion & philosophy, South Africa, Sub-Saharan, Wildlife Tagged With: Angela Sheldrick, Bill Woodley, Daphne Sheldrick, David Sheldrick, Gillian Woodley, Josphat Ngonyo, Merritt Clifton

South Sudan bans hunting; but will the ban last? by Sebastian Mwanza

March 20, 2018 By Merritt Clifton

Does the history of South Sudan favor the ban? [Sebastian Mwanza is senior officer for communications & advocacy with the Africa Network for Animal Welfare,  based in Nairobi,  Kenya.] On March 6, 2018,  as ANIMALS 24-7 reported,  the world woke up to good tidings from the Xinhua News Agency that South Sudan’s Ministry of Wildlife […]

Filed Under: Africa, African wildlife, Feature Home Bottom, Kenya, South Sudan, Sub-Saharan Tagged With: Cristián Samper, Jemma Nunu Kumba, Josphat Ngonyo, Merritt Clifton, Paul G. Allen, Phillip Chol Majak

Who killed ivory trade investigator Esmond Martin, why?

February 11, 2018 By Merritt Clifton

Survived more than 30 years of work in some of the world’s most dangerous places,  only to be stabbed in his bed             NAIROBI,  Kenya––Nairobi police homicide detectives appear to believe that renowned elephant ivory and rhino horn trafficking investigator Esmond Bradley Martin Jr.,  75,  was murdered on February 5,  2018 in connection with a […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Africa, Africa, African species, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Asia, Asia/Pacific, Bhutan, Nepal, Tibet, Cambodia, China, Conservation, Cultural, Culture & Animals, Elephants, Endangered species, Europe, Europe, European Union, Feature Home Bottom, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, India, Indian subcontinent, Indonesia, Isles, Japan, Kenya, Laos, Laws, Laws & politics, Legislation, Malaysia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nigeria, North Africa, Pacific rim, Poaching & trafficking, Senegal, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan, Swaziland, Taiwan, Thailand, U.S., Uganda, United Kingdom, USA, Vietnam, Wildlife, Wildlife, Wildlife, Wildlife, Zambia, Zimbabwe Tagged With: Chrysee MacCasler Perry Martin, Daniel Stiles, Fred Mukinda, Iain Douglas Hamilton, John Muchangi, Josphat Ngonyo, Kamore Maina, Lucy Vigne, Merritt Clifton, Pak Choi-Jun, Robyn Dixon

Drought-driven land invasions hit Kenya wildlife conservancies

March 17, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Will Kenya go the way of Zimbabwe? (See also The untold story of the conflict in Laikipia,  by Sebastian Mwanza and Kenya crisis shows need to transition out of animal agriculture.)          NAIROBI,  Kenya––What will become of wildlife and wildlife tourism in central Kenya? “Wild West” conditions driven by drought and political and ethnic rivalries have […]

Filed Under: Africa, African species, African wildlife, Cattle & dairy, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Food, Habitat, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Kenya, Meat issues, Sub-Saharan, Wildlife, Zimbabwe Tagged With: Daphne Sheldrick, Gitau Mbaria, Job Weru, John Muchangi, Josphat Ngonyo, Maria Dodds, Merritt Clifton, Rasna Warah, Tristan Voorspuy

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