South Africa needs to track whether beneficiaries of land reform policies are participating in the country’s thriving ...

“Judging by the footprint, I’d say the rhino passed this way half an hour after sunrise.” I was surprised by the certainty in the ranger’s voice until—playing Sherlock to my Watson—he patiently ...

On 19 September 2025, a single sawfish, thought to be locally extinct in South Africa, was found along the Eastern Cape coast. This animal, likely to be the Largetooth sawfish (Pristis pristis) was ...

This is part of Reason's 2025 summer travel issue. Click here to read the rest of the issue. Sitting in the front seat of an open Land Rover being driven furiously backward for about a half-mile while ...

Kruger National Park is a flagship South African conservation area home to lions, elephants, rhinos, and leopards. Tourists from all over the world flock to the park to see wildlife. But people living ...

In what’s being hailed as a conservation success, the wattled crane has seen its conservation status in South Africa improve from critically endangered to endangered. Globally, the wattled crane ...

South Africa’s conservation efforts have successfully grown its African elephant population to 44 000, contrasting with the decline seen in some other countries. “Our elephants are a national treasure ...

On World Conservation Day, the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) joined the global community in emphasising the crucial need for conserving our planet’s natural resources and ...

INDIANAPOLIS — From caring for household pets to wild animals, a Purdue-University educated veterinarian takes her skills beyond central Indiana to aid in wildlife conservation efforts in South Africa ...

Neil D’Cruze works for an international NGO, World Animal Protection as the Global Head of Wildlife Research. Angie Elwin works for an international NGO, World Animal Protection as a Wildlife Research ...

DINOKENG GAME RESERVE, South Africa (AP) — The Dinokeng Game Reserve in South Africa has a thriving rhino population, but their exact numbers and the details of the security operation that keeps them ...

Animal welfare groups in South Africa are pushing back against a local government plan to allow culling and trophy hunting to reduce elephant numbers in Madikwe Game Reserve. According to the North ...