Conservation & Wildlife

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 01/09/2023 05:52

Natural Habitat Adventures introduces electric safari vehicle in Botswana

Natural Habitat Adventures has deployed one of the first solar-powered electric safari vehicles (ESV) in Botswana. The initiative was done in collaboration with the World Wildlife Fund.

The ESV, stationed at  Natural Habitat's Gomoti Camp in the Okavango Delta, is a converted Land Cruiser that was previously diesel-powered. The vehicl… read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 01/08/2023 20:35

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

• Conservation & Wildlife
• Attractions
• 24/07/2023 20:43

KwaZulu-Natal: The Babanango Game Reserve is now home to the "Big 5"!

The Babanango Game Reserve in the heart of Zululand in … read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 04/07/2023 05:20

Lions are still being farmed in South Africa for hunters and Tourism

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

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 28/06/2023 22:00

South Africa game reserve turns to AI to combat rhino poaching

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

• Accomodation
• Conservation & Wildlife
• 27/06/2023 07:54

Natural Selection creating luxe safari camp in Botswana's Moremi Reserve

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

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 24/05/2023 06:05

Report raises alarm over state of Provincial Nature Reserves

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

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 15/05/2023 21:48

Wetlands are critical to keeping migrating birds soaring

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

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 15/05/2023 07:08

Gorilla organization rallies support after deadly DR Congo mudslides

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 11/04/2023 06:42

Middelpunt Nature Reserve declared as South Africa’s 29th Ramsar site

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