Mail & Guardian
Mail & Guardian
johannesburg wildlife veterinary hospitallatest news & developments
A new augmented reality cellphone app is offering the public a rare chance to come face-to-face with South Africa’s only pangolin species, without disturbing wildlife in the wild.
HABITAT XR AR EXPERIENCE

Face-to-face with a pangolin: Free AR app launches for World Pangolin Day

Users can project a life-sized Temminck’s ground pangolin, ask questions about its ecology and threats and learn about conservation challenges such as illegal poaching, habitat…

  • Sheree Bega
4 min read
Africa alone sees about half a million snakebites that need treatment every year, according to the World Health Organisation. (AFP)
CHAMELEONS

Landmark sentence for West Rand chameleon poacher

It has taken two animal organisations and a local community working together to halt the trade in reptiles, puppies and other animals on the side of a Johannesburg intersection

  • Sheree Bega
6 min read
ANIMAL CRUELTY

Hefty sentences for Rustenburg duo who kept snakes in cruel conditions

Magistrate Samuel Maboho sentenced each of the accused to a R50 000 fine or five years imprisonment

  • Sheree Bega
5 min read
Fighters: Nicci Wright and her team at the Johannesburg Wildlife Veterinary Hospital have six pangolins under their care right now. Rescued from illegal traders, the animals are often ill and need treatment before they can be released. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
AFRICAN PANGOLIN WORKING GROUP

Saving the world’s most trafficked mammal

Covid-19 has led to a surge in local pangolin poaching cases, but saviours keep fighting.

  • Sheree Bega
7 min read