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SA’s leopard population remains uncertain as new strategy weighs conservation and hunting
South Africa’s new draft leopard conservation strategy aims to balance preservation with cultural use and hunting, despite lacking reliable data on how many leopards actually…
The bluebuck, rebuilt
More than two centuries after the bluebuck vanished from the Western Cape, biotech firm Colossal Biosciences is attempting to genetically reconstruct the extinct antelope.…
SA cheetahs moved to Zambia as conservationists warn of ‘silent crisis’
While lions, elephants and rhinos dominate conservation headlines, cheetahs have been quietly disappearing from Africa’s landscapes. Now, six South African cheetahs have been…
Every count matters: South Africans called upon to count cranes this weekend
Conservationists are calling on South Africans to become citizen scientists this weekend for the country's first national crane census in two decades. The four-day count aims to…
Groenewald case highlights challenges of prosecuting wildlife crime kingpins
The conviction of hunting safari operator Dawie Groenewald in the world’s largest rhino horn trafficking investigation highlights the complexity of organised wildlife crime and…