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A protest on the Taliep Petersen Bridge on Nelson Mandela Boulevard in Cape Town on Monday against live animal export and the cattle ship in Cape Town Harbour on 19 February 2024. (Photo: Gallo Images / ER Lombard)

End the practice of shipping livestock by sea

Cows on a ship in Cape Town in a horrible situation lead to more calls for it to end

(Gallo Images/Beeld/Deaan Vivier)

Alien invasives pose significant threat to Kruger park

Over the past 20 years, up to 2016, various organisations had spent nearly R350 million on alien plant control operations in the park

Animal-friendly: Cells from an animal are taken and kept under the same conditions, 37°C, given nutrients, amino acids and sugars.  The product can be shaped into patties, bacon or fish fillets. Photo: Gregor Rohrig

In 24 months you will be able to buy lab-grown meat

Cultivated meat producers could run into the same legislative hurdles as the manufacturers of plant-based meat alternatives

Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka is contributing to conservation not only with her veterinary skills but also by supporting community development

Africa’s Role Models: Uganda’s first wildlife vet wants to change world

Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka is contributing to conservation not only with her veterinary skills but also by supporting community development

Dangers: A fisherman on the Niger River. Fishing, like many other livelihoods and activities, is under threat from the changes brought about by the climate crisis. Photo: Michele Cattani/AFP/Getty Images

Animals dying to ‘beat the heat’

Scientists can forecast how vulnerable species are to climate change using the right tools

Animal rights activist Kenesias Dambakurima, founder of Voices for African Wildlife, won’t stop campaigning despite being regarded as an oddity by many white people. (David Harrison/M&G)

Vegans, pet lovers, ‘invade’ white spaces

Activists and pet owners of colour get a going-over because of racist views about people’s culture

The University of South Africa

The gaze of upward-facing dog

Your self-worth can’t help but be buoyed by a pet’s love – the universal spirit in furry or feathered form

Inter-species communicator: Anna Breytenbach.

Talking to animals, one mosquito at a time

Doctor Dolittle in the flesh: South African-born Anna Breytenbach explores the phenomenon of talking to animals in The Animal Communicator.