A recent report estimated that vultures are worth $1.8 billion a year to certain ecosystems in southern Africa. Here's why.

Some do it for the cash, others to acquire ingredients for traditional 'medicine' aligned to superstitious beliefs.

African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) or painted wolves are among the most endangered species in Africa. One of my favorite ...

Vultures have an image problem. Seen as ugly and associated with death, they are among the least loved animals in the world.

A wildebeest, a gorilla and a giraffe were among the life-size puppets to begin a 20,000-kilometre (12,400-mile) trek across ...

Nick Fox's new book offers a thoughtful discussion on the controversial topic of hunting ethics. Agree or not, you may revisit your views on the challenging ethical landscape.

This is stated during the 5th round of African Media Initiative organized by African Forum on Debt and Development (AFRODAD) and African Monitor last week in Johannesburg, South Africa bringing ...

Humans and their four-legged friends are invited to strut their stuff at the sixth Paws on the Promenade – a dog walk fundraiser by the Mdzananda Animal Clinic in partnership with Vondi’s Holistic Pet ...

More than a decade later, an initiative to bring back the majestic animals was born ... a new intake of eight individuals from another African country soon, bringing its population to around ...

South Africa’s more unusual mascots included a springbok called Nancy. Nancy is the only animal in military history to be accorded full military funeral honours and to be buried in an Allied war ...

It brings the natural world to millions of viewers and provides valuable insights into the animal kingdom. Katavi is a little-known national park in Africa's Great Rift Valley, which spans over ...

#oma and /uce discussed these between themselves and presented their conclusions about what had made the tracks and how the animal had been behaving. We then shared our insights and our 3D ...