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Malawi winning battle against wildlife crime – Department of Wildlife

Apr 14, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP) has encouraged different players in to intensify the fight against wildlife crime, saying the country is currently winning the battle against the crime. Director of DWNP Brighton Kumchedwa… ...

Man gets 42 months in jail for being found with firearm in Vwaza Marsh

Mar 04, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

A man aged 51 has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison for being found with a firearm at Vwaza Marsh Game Reserve in Rumphi. The convict has been identified as Julius… ...

Malawians urged to protect Pangolins

Feb 18, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

As Malawi prepares for the commemoration of World Pangolin Day on 20 February, Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW) has called on the general public to join hands with the department in the protection… ...

Two nabbed over ivory in Kasungu

Jan 07, 2021 Lameck Kamtoseni 0 &

Police in Kasungu have arrested two people for being found with ivory weighing 35 kilograms. The two were arrested by Wildlife Assistants following a tip that they were offering ivory for sale. According to deputy… ...

African Parks sees conservation success after involving communities

Dec 17, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The African Parks-run Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve, to the east of Central Malawi and near Lake Malawi, is one of the two large wildlife areas which have suffered evils of poaching by surrounding communities. Over the… ...

Importance of Spotted Hyena in Malawi and how to safely coexist with them

Jul 28, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Brennan PetersonWood Malawi is home to many iconic African carnivores including Spotted hyena, lions, leopards and jackals who not only live in National Parks and protected areas but also village farm land and even… ...

Two arrested for possessing pangolin

Dec 29, 2019 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Police in Mchinji are keeping in custody two men for being found with a live pangolin. This is according to Mchinji police publicist Inspector Kaitano Lubrino who identified the two as Marko Bauti, 42, and… ...

Three nabbed for possessing live pangolins

Dec 10, 2019 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Police in Limbe have arrested a Zimbabwean national and two Malawians for possessing three live pangolins. This is according to Limbe police public relations officer Inspector Patrick Mussa who has identified the Zimbabwean as Trust… ...

Three-month manhunt ends with arrest of Chinese ivory trafficker

Aug 20, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 2 &

A three month joint manhunt by the Malawi Police Service and the Department of Parks and Wildlife has ended with the arrest of Malawi's most wanted wildlife trafficker, Yun hua Lin. The Chinese national is… ...

Malawi vows to continue fight against wildlife crime

Aug 14, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW) has said it will continue doing its best in protecting wild animals in the country. This comes as the DNPW and the Department of Forestry have been… ...

Inside the fight against wildlife crime

Jul 18, 2018 Tobias Kumwenda 1 &

The fight to stop wildlife crime is getting hot here in Malawi as is exemplified by how the Wildlife Action Group (WAG) nailed a notorious poacher, Dixon Muzinda. WAG, which manages Thuma Forest Reserve in… ...

Deforestation hits Sani hill in Nkhotakota

Oct 13, 2017 Bright Malenga 0 &

As government and other stakeholders are encouraging the planting and preservation of trees, the case is not the same with Sani hill in Nkhotakota as its trees have been heavily cut down. Malawi24 visited the… ...