Red-listed species are on restaurant menus in Gauteng, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape

With 16 000 species worldwide already facing extinction, the number of species that are endangered is increasing

Animal rights groups say trophy hunting is unsustainable in sub-Saharan Africa, but research finds a ban on imports could have negative socioeconomic consequences

The plants are seen as a status symbol by wealthy local and international collectors, which drives the lucrative and well-organised illicit trade

The UK will remove South Africa and other African countries it recently placed on its travel red list at midnight on Wednesday

Peter Hain has written a letter to the prime minister saying the red listing of South Africa has ‘no justification whatsoever in science’

Meeting between scientists of both countries may pave way for removal from red list

More than 430 000 British tourists visited South Africa in 2019 but this dropped by 97% last year because of Covid-19

Forest elephants are on the brink of extinction and savanna elephants are now classified as endangered

But endangered sharks and rays are falling through the net, and other imperilled species are being scooped up as bycatch, conservation groups warn

Nok terracottas are proof that an ancient civilisation once existed in Nigeria. Now they are at the centre of a multimillion-dollar, globe-spanning underground industry — and…