Lake Tanganyika in East Africa has two primary basins (Northern and Southern) and borders four sovereign countries. Effective management of the fisheries of this lake requires sound biological understanding of the various fish stocks. The feasibility of fish stock identification within different basins and sub-basins of this lake was attempted thr(...)

The Kakum Conservation Area appears to be Ghana's most successful national park, what with 60,000 visitors each year and its role in boosting the economy of Cape Coast, the regional capital.But to the local farming community, the park is not such a blessing.Marauding elephants damage their crops, making the local community hostile towards the(...)

Results from a dry season dung count carried out during January 2001 in Ankasa Conservation Area estimate a population of approximately 21 elephant. Most of the animals were found in the vicinity of the Suhien River. A pre-study reconnaissance had statified the areas into three stata, low, medium and high, based on assumed density. However, th(...)