Lions need protecton amid pandemic crisis

African countries need to strengthen protection of lions without delay amid threats to their survival linked to aggravating situation related to pandemic criis, reflecting in rise absence of tourims, and rising of poaching, conservationists said on ahead of World Lions Dayobserved on August 10. Only 20,000 wild lions remain in Africa, which is half of…

Uganda: 11 years in jail for killing gorilla

A poacher has been jailed for 11 years after he confessed to killing a rare mounteen silverback gorilla in Uganda last month. Killer of Rafiki, Uganda's beloved gorilla, sentenced to 11 years in prison https://t.co/iH60sWac3J pic.twitter.com/pRqqtskoax — New York Post (@nypost) July 30, 2020 The gorilla, named Rafiki, which means “friend” in Swahili — was…