Stories & galleries
Did fences cause the elephant deaths in Botswana?
New study examines whether fences could have impacted the elephant deaths in the Seronga region of Botswana in mid-2020.
Unravelling the elaborate sex lives of spotted hyenas
High-ranked male spotted hyenas are more reproductively successful than their low-ranked rivals – hormone and behaviour analysis reveals why.
Photographer of the Year 2021 Weekly Selection: Week 3
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Kruger rhino populations plummet – latest official stats
Rhino populations in the Kruger National Park have plummeted to an estimated 3,529 white and 268 black rhinos – due to poaching & drought
Largest collaring initiative to protect wildlife in Pendjari and W National Parks, Benin
A successful large-scale collaring of elephants and antelopes aids in the restoration and protection of Pendjari and W National Parks, Benin.
CEO note: Gold rush + sordid past + ancient walled kingdom
CEO note: Gold rush + sordid past + ancient walled kingdom
Photographer of the Year 2021 Weekly Selection: Week 2
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‘Gold rush’ as Botswana meets appetite for lion parts
Investigation reveals Botswana is exporting both live lions and lion parts to South Africa – possible links to canned hunting
THULAMELA
Thulamela is an ancient and sacred walled kingdom in Kruger National Park that unlocks some of the fascinating history of southern Africa
MAKULEKE
Between two rivers and three countries, Makuleke Contractual Park in northern Kruger is a spectacular biodiversity and historical hotspot
Of ivory, elephants, shipwrecks and slaughter
Ivory recovered from 500-year-old shipwreck reveals details of the ivory trade and how it has devastated forest elephant populations.