South African National Parks (SANParks) in collaboration with South African Police Services (SAPS), Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary, Focused Conservation Solutions and Farm Watch Forums in Hoedspruit have today – 8 June 2023 – arrested suspects who were trying to sell a live pangolin this morning. One of those arrested is a SANParks Field Ranger […]

A Kruger National Park game ranger has posted a picture of a female impala with its horns growing backwards. SAD | Kruger National Park: Ranger shares picture of snake killed by car REMEMBER THIS? | Skukuza Golf Club makes headlines as lions take down giraffe PICTURE | Caracal hit by vehicle on Suikerbossie near Llandudno, survives Posting under the Twitter name ‘The […]

The University of Venda has warned its students and staff to be on the lookout for monkeys that are violently attacking people. UNIVEN (The University of Venda) on Thursday, 1 June warned students, staff, and its university community to be on the lookout for monkeys that are violently attacking people. ALSO READ:Viral Video: Monkeys using […]

Clean-up operations are under way in the Overstrand District after heavy rains destroyed roads and left some residents temporarily displaced. So far, the damage to homes, roads and other infrastructure in Pringle Bay and Betty’s Bay is estimated to be in excess of R25 million. Further assessments from the Municipality are expected on Monday. DISASTER MANAGEMENT […]

The plight of a young baboon in Cape Town, suffering from an unexplained eye injury, has captured the hearts of many locals… but, according to Baboon Matters Trust (BMT), urgent help is needed to protect Temba and the rest of the troop. Baboon Matters, which is dedicated to the conservation of baboons in SA and […]

More than 200 South African firefighters from the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment’s Working on Fire programme are being sent to Alberta, Canada, to help firefighting and suppression efforts. SOUTH AFRICAN FIREFIGHTERS DEPLOYED TO CANADA TO ASSIST IN TACKLING DEVASTATING WILDFIRES This is the fifth deployment of Working on Fire members to the […]

Southern white rhinos are widely known as a conservation success story. Their population grew from fewer than 100 individuals in the 1920s to 20,000 in 2012, mostly in South Africa. This success was partially due to the inclusion of the private sector, which started in the 1960s when white rhinos were moved from their last […]

BLOOD LIONS ®, an award-winning South African documentary, has been launched on YouTube and is now freely available for worldwide public viewing to further increase awareness around the exploitation of captive-bred lions and other predators in SA. The film, which premiered in 2015, blows the lid off misleading claims made by the predator breeding and […]

A Kruger National Park game ranger has posted a video clip of a male and female lion walking down a road. REMEMBER THIS? | Skukuza Golf Club makes headlines as lions take down giraffe PICTURE | Caracal hit by vehicle on Suikerbossie near Llandudno, survives Posting under the Twitter name ‘The Real KING OF THE JUNGLE’ with the handle @EdwardthembaSA, the ranger captioned […]

As the world switches to electric, Africa is becoming the dumping ground for ageing gas guzzlers. And that’s a huge problem … It’s a reality you’d be hard pressed to refute, but a new report from CNN sheds light on a worrying phenomenon for the African continent. As the West switches to electric mobility, Africa is […]

Check out this incredible sighting of Killer Whales hunting a pod of dolphins in Cape Town this past weekend. This past weekend, some incredible images and videos were shared by the @SeafariApp on Twitter, showing eight Killer Whales on the move in False Bay near Simon’s Town. The incredible footage shows the Killer Whales on […]

Today’s video: Lightning strikes water close to the ship. These daily videos are unfathomable and often unexplainable – but 100% genuine – and may well leave you speechless. ALSO READ: Elderly man killed after falling into a crocodile enclosure Terrifying video of the day: Watch as lightning strikes water close to ship. https://twitter.com/OTerrifying/status/1657425635726462976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1657425635726462976%7Ctwgr%5E7c3e1a3453dc39c549d873f0354f980f515f6462%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thesouthafrican.com%2Fvideo%2Fterrifying-video-of-the-day-lightning-strikes-water-close-to-the-ship-watch-breaking-friday-26-may-2023%2F   MORE […]

A Kruger National Park game ranger has posted a picture of yet another black mamba that was killed after being run over by a vehicle. REMEMBER THIS? | Skukuza Golf Club makes headlines as lions take down giraffe PICTURE | Caracal hit by vehicle on Suikerbossie near Llandudno, survives Posting under the Twitter name ‘The Real KING OF THE JUNGLE’ with the handle @EdwardthembaSA, the […]

It’s definitely is a wild, wild world out here in South Africa – especially when a leopard casually strolls through the outside entertainment area of a bush lodge. Just imagine you get ready to sit down for afternoon sundowners by the pool in your luxury safari villa when all of a sudden, a leopard comes walking […]

A Kruger National Park game ranger has shared a video clip of a leopard close-up walking through the grass. PICTURE | Caracal hit by vehicle on Suikerbossie near Llandudno, survives REMEMBER THIS? | Skukuza Golf Club makes headlines as lions take down giraffe Posting under the Twitter name ‘The Real KING OF THE JUNGLE’ with the handle @EdwardthembaSA, the ranger captioned the post: “The office delivered.” […]

Natural landscapes are continually transformed to make room for agricultural and urban developments – often at the expense of important habitats and species. That’s why, to avoid unnecessary species extinctions, it’s crucial to know which habitats to protect. In a recent paper we studied how changes to the landscape affected butterflies in a grassland area […]

For a long time, there has been grave concern among conservationists over declining standards in South Africa’s provincial nature reserves. Now a recent report by the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) says many provincial reserves are in a shocking state, compromising the long-term survival of wildlife and ecosystems. If biodiversity is to be conserved, it will require […]

The Free State has recorded an improved increase in dam water levels this past week, thanks to the slight rains. ALSO READ: Dam levels: Eastern Cape dam water levels weekly update Dam water levels have been declining throughout several provinces in the country and the Free State is one of the heavily affected. According to weather […]

A Kruger National Park game ranger has shared a video clip of a hippo feeding in the grass in broad daylight. PICTURE | Caracal hit by vehicle on Suikerbossie near Llandudno, survives REMEMBER THIS? | Skukuza Golf Club makes headlines as lions take down giraffe Posting under the Twitter name ‘The Real KING OF THE JUNGLE’ with the handle @EdwardthembaSA, the ranger captioned the post: “It’s […]

SANParks recently announced that yet another one of their parks will be going cash-free this year. As part of a broader cashless initiative which began earlier in 2021, the Karoo National Park will now no longer accept cash as a means of payment for conservation/entry fees from 1 June. Last month in April, two of the Table Mountain National […]

SA intends to auction 10 new onshore blocks in the Karoo region for shale gas exploration as part of its efforts to tackle the power crisis. South Africa’s first competitive auction for oil and gas resources, expected in 2024 or 2025 once legislation making provision for the bid round is passed, includes acreage once held […]

The Supreme Court of Appeal has refused the Observatory Civil Association (OCA) permission to appeal the Western Cape High Court’s order dismissing the OCA’s application to interdict the River Club development. ALSO READ | City of Cape Town facilitates nearly 15 000 animal sterilisations in a decade The City of Cape Town has welcomed the SCA’s decision to protect this vital […]

A Kruger National Park game ranger has shared a picture of an unidentified snake sadly having been driven over and killed by a motor vehicle. PICTURE | Caracal hit by vehicle on Suikerbossie near Llandudno, survives REMEMBER THIS? | Skukuza Golf Club makes headlines as lions take down giraffe Posting under the Twitter name ‘The Real KING OF THE JUNGLE’ with the […]

The benefits of experiencing nature on green space for physical, psychological and spiritual well-being are widely documented. The benefits of experiencing nature on green space for physical, psychological and spiritual well-being are widely documented. But much of the research on these benefits has been done in relatively affluent countries in the global North. There’s little […]

A Kruger National Park game ranger has shared a video clip of two Sable antelope fighting – a rare sight indeed. REMEMBER THIS? | Skukuza Golf Club makes headlines as lions take down giraffe PICTURE | Kruger Park: Hyena feasts near empty BEER bottle – sad sight Posting under the Twitter name ‘The Real KING OF THE JUNGLE’ with the handle @EdwardthembaSA, the ranger captioned […]