Two government departments are working separately and animal rights groups are not being consulted, concerned groups say
Draft policy promotes species playing their role in wilderness systems but one conservationist says leopards are being sold out
The tigers were airlifted from Guatemala and placed in a wildlife sanctuary in the Free State
Private rhino owners say the environment minister’s proposed policy is in conflict with existing legislation and their legal rights
The environment department’s Source-to-Sea initiative will create 1 600 work opportunities
Rangelands are ‘nature’s gift to humanity’, but have been overlooked, neglected
The departments of environment and agriculture legislation are at odds over modifying the genes of wild animals
Wildlife rangers are out of work and reduced patrols abet poaching
There have long been sightings of hippos in the city’s leafy northern suburbs, says a specialist team
The Covid-19 pandemic has hit the tourism industry hard, making it evident that the protection of biodiversity requires other forms of protection such as stewardship
The world needs a new deal to protect its natural environment
Tough decisions ahead for humankind, if we hope to save the planet
One of the best ways of taking in the abundant beauty this country has to offer is to visit our national parks. Here are some to visit.
In three days you can see all of the Big Five
A working relationship between them must be established if conservation is to succeed
Tanzania faces the challenge of conserving forests in a developing country with a rapidly expanding population.
Two hundred elephants will be transferred from a Limpopo nature reserve to Mozambique in an effort to restore elephant populations there
Botswana’s intelligence services are accused of hiding elephant tusks from the wildlife department
TW Kambule-NSTF Award: Emerging Researcher through research and its outputs by an individual
Abalone poaching in Cape Town succeeds because there is a motivated offender, a suitable target and a lack of security
Joy as thirtysomething pachyderm makes three-week journey from Kenya.
The sale of wildlife to Angolan parks has sparked a row over the spread of species to areas in which they do not occur naturally.
A grass-roots campaign is putting pressure on politicians and the courts to act decisively.
Zambia has banned the hunting wild cats because it sees more value in game viewing tourism than blood sport, said the country’s tourism minister.
Even proof of the routes used between Botswana and South Africa has not alarmed the authorities, writes Fiona Macleod.
Experts say there is a catastrophic loss of wildlife in the Okavango Delta. But one thing is clear — the delta’s wildlife is in trouble.
A landmark ruling in a New York court sent out a strong message against the plunder of South Africa’s wildlife resources.
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A new survey of gorillas living in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park found 10% fewer — 302 rather than 336 — than previous estimates.