Environment

The most adorable appendage is their trunk - which they have no clue how to use.

Environmental organisations want the government to compel coal mining companies to stop polluting communities on the Highveld.

KNP's Managing Executive Gareth Coleman congratulated the prosecution, SAPS and the hard working dedicated Rangers Corps who arrested the suspects.

Throughout evolution, each of these families independently “designed” their fangs and venom delivery systems, which led to slight differences.

The seven-month-long healing process took its toll on Harry, leaving him underweight and unfit.

South Africa is the most carbon-intensive G20 economy with the highest coal reliance

The Chagos Archipelago is one of the most remote, seemingly idyllic places on Earth. Coconut-covered sandy beaches with incredible bird life rim tropical islands in the Indian Ocean, hundreds of miles from any continent. Just below the waves, coral reefs stretch for miles along an underwater mountain chain. It’s a...

The wildcat was introduced to the reserve by Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) as a conservation project to enhance the numbers of the species.

The beautiful leopard walked right up close to the camera.

It's a shift to now purchase less plastic, which allows consumers to reduce, reuse, recycle and refill.

SANParks will do everything within its power to support the transformation of the wildlife sector.

Kouga dam predicted to run dry in July. Other dams to follow soon after

It is mating season for black mambas, and this explains why three of these deadly poisonous snakes were found on one property in Verulam, north of Durban. Snake catcher Arnold Jason, who resides nearby, was called to the family home for the third time to remove a 2.8m black mamba...

De Fonseca waited patiently behind the pack of wild dogs for the lioness to approach, and he wasn't disappointed.

South African National Parks (SANParks) scientists are keeping a close eye on the Olifants River in the Kruger National Park after satellite observations showed the rapid buildup of algal bloom. This could be highly destructive to fauna and flora in the river. Algal blooms form in water which is rich...

It's been an eventful week in the Kruger National Park. There are few experiences more satisfying than observing wild animals from the comfort of your vehicle, until they start chewing your tyre. A visitor to the park, Louis Strauss, recorded a video of a lioness investigating his tyre this week...

The answer lies in the fact that the eggs can survive for several years in the soil with the embryos developing.