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South Africa’s first electric safari vehicle could change the future of game drives

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World Ranger Day: The heroic conservation dogs helping protect South Africa’s wildlife

News | 31 July 2026

New 210-million-year-old dinosaur discovered in Zimbabwe

Travel news | 30 July 2026

South African safari lodge named Africa’s best in prestigious global awards

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Drought-stricken Zimbabwe prepares for mass wildlife translocation

14 November 2019

According to Zimbabwe’s park agency more than 200 elephants, buffalo, and antelope have died since... read more

Addo appoints first female Head of Conservation

25 October 2019

Cathy Dreyer is Addo Elephant National Park's new conservation manager and is the first female... read more

SA students break world record with paper planes

19 September 2019

Over 14,000 school kids broke the world record for the most paper planes flown at... read more

Poachers using snares on the increase in Kruger

17 September 2019

SANParks have reportedly seen an increase in poachers laying down snares in the Kruger National... read more

Knysna loeries fly back to Featherbed Nature Reserve

16 September 2019

Knysna loeries return to Featherbed Nature Reserve after extensive rehabilitation following the devastation caused by... read more

Black rhinos relocated to Tanzania

13 September 2019

Nine critically endangered black rhino have been relocated from South Africa to Singita Grumeti in... read more

Scientists create embryos to save northern white rhinos

12 September 2019

The international research team are attempting to save the species from extinction using IVF procedures... read more

Abalone conservation to feature on Royal Tour of SA

9 September 2019

The Duke of Sussex's visit to South Africa will include a trip to Seal Island... read more

World’s largest African penguin colony at risk

4 September 2019

The African penguin colony near Port Elizabeth is put at risk by ship-to-ship fuel transfers... read more

Greta Thunberg to sail on carbon-neutral boat to UN Climate Summit

1 August 2019

Greta Thunberg will be sailing across the Atlantic on an emission-free yacht to cut the... read more

Tanzanian game reserve could lose World Heritage Status

5 July 2019

Selous Game Reserve, a World Heritage site in Tanzania, may lose this status if it... read more

Safari with purpose

20 June 2019

On a mission to do good, five women set out on an overland expedition around... read more

Namibia to sell 1,000 wild animals due to drought

18 June 2019

Namibian wildlife is under threat from the ongoing drought, and the country is auctioning off... read more

Walk among rhino on a family conservation trip

5 June 2019

If you want your children to experience wildlife and interact with the endangered black rhino,... read more

Whale sightings on the rise around NYC

3 June 2019

Whale sightings off the coast of New York City have risen from a mere five... read more

Take an Uber to the bottom of the Great Barrier Reef

24 May 2019

The battery-powered submarine, scUber, will take two passengers and a pilot 30m below the surface... read more

Cape leopard killed by car on N1

9 April 2019

A female Cape leopard died from injuries after she was hit by a car on... read more

Robben Island declared Marine Protected Area

4 April 2019

Robben Island will become a Marine Protected Area according to the Department of Environmental Affairs,... read more

SA wonder plant removes more CO2 than Amazon

20 March 2019

Spekboom, our own indigenous wonder plant, can offset more than 4 tonnes of carbon dioxide... read more

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