Tag Archives: ANIMALS

Jihadis operating in the West African sub-region are resorting to crossing over into Ghana with looted animals for sale, raising concerns about terrorism financing and security risks. The stolen animals, mainly cattle, are traced to local markets in the northern region of Ghana, with one popular destination being the cattle …

Ten lions have been killed in southern Kenya this past week, including six on Saturday alone, as human-wildlife conflict escalates in the region, according to the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS). This is “an unusually large number of lions to be killed at one go,” a spokesperson for the KWS told …

An unemployed middle-aged man has been spotted on the streets of Abossey Okai, a spare parts hub in Accra, selling some wild animals he had conveyed there on the back of his bicycle. The animals, caged and ready to be sold, are put on display by Solomon Dieudonne Ametepe, who …

Director of LGBTQ+ Rights Ghana and a humanist, Alex Kofi Donkor has intimated that persons who express different sexuality either than what is familiar with Ghanaians or other Africans must not be stigmatized. He suggests respect shown to others who are not from the LGBTQI community must be extended to …

A Mentality derailed man who set a young girl ablaze and left her to die a year ago, has once again, attacked and stoned an elder of the Church of Pentecost during a church service at Kotwi in the Atwima Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti Region. Church service by the …

For 30 years, hunting animals in Ghana’s thick forests is what a family of 10 has been surviving on. Opanyin Yaw Sakyi, who makes ends meet by killing some wild animals in forests to sell, has disclosed that he suspects he’s being punished for killing such animals. Sharing his story …

The Turritopsis dohrnii is a tiny jellyfish that can age backward. When their survival is threatened by injury or starvation, they will transform themselves into a polyp — an early stage of development. Eventually, the polyps will bloom back into genetically identical jellyfish. Death will come for us all; however, …

She’s known for her absolute love and care for wounded animals. Her name is Julia, a 13-year-old Ghanaian-German girl who lives in Krefeld, Germany and currently trending on social media for an encounter with her mom on Facebook live. Julia is a compassionate girl and is now beloved online due …

Water shortage has forced residents of Kpane, a community in the Sagnerigu Municipality of the Northern Region to share the same source of water they drink with animals. On a visit to the community on Friday, March 18 by GhanaWeb, the residents (women), were seen fetching water from the same source …

The Management of the Kumasi Zoological Gardens in the Ashanti Region has appealed to the public to stimulate interest in the adoption of animals in one of Ghana’s oldest surviving animal sanctuaries. This has become imperative for the upkeep and management of the animals. The Manager of Kumasi Zoo, Dr. …