Buliisa residents live in fear of elephant attacks

Ismail Bategeka & Alex Ashaba, Monitor, February 25, 2025

Human-wildlife conflict arises when the needs and habitats of humans and wildlife overlap, leading to competition for resources such as land, water, and food. In Uganda, the increasing human population and expansion of agricultural land have led to the encroachment of wildlife habitats, resulting in conflicts between humans and animals.

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Namibia's Wildlife Under Threat Amid US Funding Freeze

ATTA, February 25, 2025

Namibia’s fight against wildlife crime faces a major setback following the freezing of US government funds for international conservation initiatives. The decision affects grants previously allocated through the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), which have supported efforts to combat wildlife trafficking of key species such as elephants, black rhinos, and pangolins.

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Bigger Animals Do Get More Cancer, Overturning a 45-Year-Old Myth. But Exceptions Could Make All The Difference

Tibi Puiu, ZME Science, February 24, 2025

For decades, scientists have mused over a curious observation: why don’t large and long-lived animals like elephants and whales, with their trillions of cells, get cancer more often than tiny mice? This mystery, known as Peto’s paradox after the epidemiologist Richard Peto who first made the observation, has been a cornerstone of cancer biology since 1977.

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The ripple effect: How protecting one species can safeguard an entire ecosystem

Jason Bell, Ifaw, February 25, 2025

A viable elephant population would have a widespread effect on their ecosystem. Let’s look at one example: how African savannah elephants maintain the savannah landscape. These elephants eat around 160 kilograms (350 pounds) of food per day, mostly grasses but also leaves, bark, roots, and fruit, such as mangoes and figs. Without elephants controlling the vegetation, the savannah could turn into woodland, devastatingly affecting other grazing herbivores, such as zebras and wildebeest.

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🐘 Elephant watch: Fascinating finds from the wild & web

📌 Research Spotlight
📝 Distribution and structure of African forest elephant trails in anthropogenic savanna-mosaic forest, Gabon
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🎥 Fernbank’s ‘Desert Elephants’ chronicles the journey of elephants through the harsh conditions of Southwest Africa
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🌍 From the Okavango Delta
During Botswana’s dry season, nearly half of Africa’s elephants gather in the Okavango Delta’s seasonal floodwaters - a breathtaking spectacle of wildlife and survival.
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🐘 Safari Reflections
One traveller’s experience in Botswana reveals nature in its raw, unfiltered beauty - from the drama of predator-prey encounters to the silent power of an elephant herd.
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🎨 Elephants in Art
A stunning elephant art installation has arrived at Houston’s Hermann Park, bringing awareness and admiration for these gentle giants through artistic expression.
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📸 Captured in the Wild
An elephant family sleeping peacefully, photographed by a drone. A rare and intimate moment of these gentle giants at rest.
📷 Credit: @ShouldHavePetAi on X
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🎥 Heartwarming Rescue
A dramatic elephant rescue at Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana. Watch as the team works together to help an elephant in distress.
📹 Credit: @hussain_tarana on X
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📷 Amboseli’s Thirsty Giants
A dramatic shot captures large tuskers dashing across Amboseli’s dry lake bed, framed by the majestic Mt. Kilimanjaro. But don’t be fooled - it’s not a charge, just a determined run to water.