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Nigeria criticises addition to UK travel “red list” as unjust

Nigeria criticises addition to UK travel “red list” as unjust

FELIX ONUAH NIGERIA has criticised Britain's decision to add the country to a travel "red list" due to coronavirus concerns as unjust and not driven by science. Nigeria joined South Africa and nine other Southern African countries on the list as of 0400 GMT on Monday after the British health ministry said most of its cases of the new Omicron variant had clear links to overseas travel from Nigeria and South Africa. The addition means only UK citizens and residents travelling from Nigeria are allowed entry to Britain and they must quarantine for 10 days in a hotel upon arrival.…
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New decisions by global conservation group bolster efforts to save Africa’s elephants

New decisions by global conservation group bolster efforts to save Africa’s elephants

TWO big decisions have been made in the last few weeks in relation to African elephants that will have major implications for the survival of the giant mammals. ROBIN WHYTOCK, Post Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Stirling FIONA MAISELS, Wildlife Conservation Society, African Elephant Specialist Group (IUCN) and Honorary Professor, University of Stirling The first is that a global body devoted to the conservation of elephants in Africa recognised the African elephant as two species: forest and savanna. Previously they had been considered a single species. This matters because their individual populations are smaller than when recognised as a single…
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African elephants face extinction – Red List

African elephants face extinction – Red List

EMMA FARGE AFRICAN elephants living in forests and savannas are increasingly threatened with extinction, the Red List of species in trouble showed on Thursday, as conservationists called for an urgent end to poaching. The new assessments by the International Union for Conservation of Nature underscore the persistent pressures faced by the two species of elephants in Africa due to poaching for ivory and human encroachment. "We must urgently put an end to poaching and ensure that sufficient suitable habitat for both forest and savannah elephants is conserved," said Bruno Oberle, IUCN Director General. The Swiss-based body's latest survey said the…
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