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News, Poaching

Ivory dealers busted thanks to German travellers on safari

On Monday the 16th of March 2015, two German travellers, Martin and Christin Kotthoff, led to the arrest of two ivory dealers near Kasane, Botswana.

Destinations, Mozambique, Photo Galleries

The Mozambique turquoise coast – from above

A gallery of seductive images of the Mozambique coastline – pack your bags and include your costume, beach towel and suntan lotion

Natural history

Cape fire – life in the Ashes

Walking through the ashes of Table Mountain National Park after last week’s monumental fire, I didn’t expect to see it as a landscape teeming with life, and yet it was. The sensation was one mixed with awe at the devastation and wonder at the nature that has survived or is already emerging. The fire raged …

African Parks, Poaching

Rejuvenating cacao industries in the Congo

Cocoa plants proving to be a sustainable alternative to poaching in the Congo.

Natural history

When a melanistic serval meets a spotted serval

Black / melanistic serval sightings are a rare occurrence, and getting great photos is even less likely. Check out these exquisite photos!

News

Rehabilitated Cape parrot thriving

A wild-born female Cape parrot rehabilitated from a deadly viral infection and released back into the wild in 2011 has been seen on several occasions, apparently healthy and living the life.

Poaching

Running the Gauntlet in the Serengeti

The perils 1,3 million wildebeest face along their Serengeti migration route – as expanding local populations seek much-needed protein

Hunting

NSPCA’s formal stance on selective breeding wild animals for colour mutations

The NSPCA speaks out on why selective breeding for colour morphs has absolutely no benefit to the individual animal, the species, biodiversity or conservation as a whole.

Liuwa Plain, People, Zambia

Living Wild in Liuwa

Liuwa Plain, a remote national park in Zambia, is a conservation success story because of cooperation from villagers that live inside the park

Poaching

Treating Africa’s tuskers

Three large tuskers where treated for after being hit by poisonous arrows.

Poaching

Southern African bearded vulture decline

Humans are largely to blame for the rapid demise of one of Africa’s most famous birds – the bearded vulture.

Natural history

African penguin release on Boulder’s Beach

Endangered African penguins waddle their way to freedom in Simon’s Town.

African safari

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