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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… ...