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Forest elephants, DR Congo
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Sub-Saharan Africa Suffers 24 Percent Biodiversity Decline

December 11, 2025 News Editor Comments Off on Sub-Saharan Africa Suffers 24 Percent Biodiversity Decline

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, December 11, 2025 (ENS) – Sub-Saharan Africa has lost 24 percent of its biodiversity since pre-industrial times, and large mammals have declined the most, finds new research from the 108-year-old School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, APES, at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, a multi-campus public research university known as Wits University or simply, Wits. […]

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Jane Goodall, Chimpanzee Expert and Advocate, Dies at 91

October 2, 2025 News Editor Comments Off on Jane Goodall, Chimpanzee Expert and Advocate, Dies at 91

LOS ANGELES, California, October 1, 2025 (ENS) – Dr. Jane Goodall, famed chimpanzee scientist, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace, died of natural causes Wednesday at the age of 91. Dr. Goodall died peacefully in her sleep while in Los Angeles for her speaking tour in the United States. She was considered the world’s foremost expert on chimpanzees… […]