South Africa: New rhino poaching figures
South Africa's Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has released the rhino poaching figures for the first six mon… read more
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South Africa's Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has released the rhino poaching figures for the first six mon… read more
The Babanango Game Reserve in the heart of Zululand in … read more
A man was arrested at the OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 23 June 2023 with five lion carcasses in his luggage. He was about to board a flight to Vietnam, where the use of lion bones in traditional medicines is practised.
The seizure is commendable but highlights South Africa's controversial legal industry … read more
Thanda Safari, a Big Five game reserve in South Africa's KwaZulu Natal province, has started using AI-driven technology to track and monitor its rhino populations.
Previously, Thanda Safari used various methods including foot collars and horn pods to monitor their black and white rhino populations. However, there were important limi… read more
Conservation-driven safari operator Natural Selection plans to build a luxury camp in Botswana's Moremi Game Reserve, with an eye on an opening next May. Named Tawana, the new addition will join the company's portfolio of premium lodges in the country, such as Jack's Camp, Tuludi and North Island Okavango.
Developed in collab… read more
Protected areas critical to the country's biodiversity and conservation efforts are being badly mismanaged, says the Endangered Wildlife Trust
For a long time there has been grave concern among conservationists over declining standards in South Africa's provincial nature reserves. Now a recent report by the Endangered Wildlif… read more
For centuries, the phenomenon of bird migration has awed humanity. So much so, that the 4th Century BC Greek philosopher Aristotle, noting that the types of birds around him changed with the seasons, suggested that birds hibernated in trees or underwater and magically changed into different types of birds during winter. In the 17th Century, Engl… read more
The Gorilla Organization is mobilizing support for its projects in South Kivu, DR Congo, in the wake of a series of devastating an… read more
The Middelpunt Nature Reserve in Mpumalanga has been declared a Wetland of International Importance ("Ramsar Site") by the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, also known as the Ramsar Convention. This a… read more
South African National Parks (SANParks) has announced that the annual elephant contraception exercise will be taking place in Addo Elephant National Park's Main Camp section on 31 March 2023. For safety reasons SANParks… read more
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