(par 8.4.2. 3) Lion DNA database urged as threat grows
Lion DNA database urged as threat grows http://www.bdlive.co.za/national/science/2014/10/28/lion-dna-database-urged-as-threat-grows by Tamar Kahn, 28 October 2014, 06:17 Tamar Kahn THE head of SA’s rhino DNA database has called on the government to set up a similar initiative to protect lions, which she says face a growing threat from the rising legal trade in their body parts. The trade […]
(par 8.4.2. 3) Fynbos species back from brink of extinction
Fynbos species back from brink of extinction http://www.iol.co.za/scitech/fynbos-species-back-from-brink-of-extinction-1.1812267 February 2 2015 at 12:38pm By Chelsea Geach Erica Vericillata, commonly known as the Cape Flats Erica, was near extinction with only two plants left in South Africa when Dalton Gibbs, pictured, and Anthony Hopkins started rehabilitating it at the Rondevlei False Bay Nature Reserve. Cape Town […]
(par 8.4.2. 2) Nigeria Could Gain By Promoting More Biodiversity Awareness Among Its Citizens
Nigeria could gain by promoting more biodiversity awareness among its citizens https://theconversation.com/nigeria-could-gain-by-promoting-more-biodiversity-awareness-among-its-citizens-160375 Author: Emmanuel O. Akindele Senior Lecturer, Obafemi Awolowo University Poachers recently killed an elephant in Ogun State, south-west Nigeria. This was the second in the area in two years. It raises concerns about Nigeria’s dwindling elephant population. This is important as Nigeria is now one of Africa’s primary […]