A landmark review of over 1,000 studies led by Stellenbosch University reveals that 65% of documented trophy hunting outcomes in Africa are positive for conservation and local…
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…
A major new report reveals that nearly half of the world's migratory bird species are declining due to habitat loss, climate change, and human threats along critical flyways.
A spreading sardine mortality event linked to pilchard herpesvirus has hit South Africa and Namibia, raising alarms over total biomass loss, fishery limits, and the survival of…
More than two centuries after the bluebuck vanished from the Western Cape, biotech firm Colossal Biosciences is attempting to genetically reconstruct the extinct antelope.…
University of Pretoria researchers on Marion Island have found that shifting wind patterns, often overlooked in climate models, play a crucial role in shaping sub-Antarctic…
Deep in the Knysna forest, a lone elephant named Strangefoot, thought to be the last of her kind in the area, highlights the critical need for connected landscapes. This article…
Assistant section ranger Nomcebo Tshabalala stands undaunted in the male-dominated world of Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, passionately protecting wildlife and inspiring women in…
More than 30 years after South Africa eradicated feral cats from Marion Island in a landmark conservation success, scientists have discovered that one of the island's top…
Explore the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve, a unique landscape between Rooiels and Pringle Bay, where an ambitious conservation effort is underway to protect critically endangered…
A landmark four-year census has found that only 119 free-roaming cheetahs remain outside South Africa’s national parks and private game reserves, with researchers warning that…
Conservationists and law enforcement agencies in South Africa are launching a new Gillnet Reporting App to combat the rising problem of illegal gillnetting in rivers and…
For 1,400 days, a wildlife film crew lived and worked in Zambia’s Nsefu sector, documenting the lives of lions, leopards, hyenas and wild dogs in one of Africa’s most socially…
Stellenbosch University has developed a process involving enzymes that can break down bioplastics
A conservation project has brought together biodiversity, habitat protection, cultural heritage and community conservation
