Caught in the act
Written by Crying Buffalo UK. Recently, scientists and researchers noticed something extraordinary…Yellow-billed ox-peckers between the hind legs of a giraffe — not eating parasites, but roosting! These are the birds…
Faye, the Rhino cow, gives birth to beautiful baby girl
The Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary announced the birth of Faye’s first calf, born on Wednesday morning this week. Faye’s mom was shot and killed by poachers in the Kruger…
Groundbreaking research proves Giraffes have at least 4 species
Researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT) have proof giraffes aren’t all the same. They analysed 3D scans of at least 515 giraffe skulls from various collections and genomic…
Talks to expand iSimangaliso Wetland Park into Maputo begin this week
Negotiations to extend the iSimangaliso Wetland Park into the Maputo National Park in Mozambique, begins on Thursday, the 11th July 2025. South Africa is among 195 countries participating in the…
Newest landmark to protect Magalies Biosphere
Sibanye-Stillwater, the Angamma Charitable Trust, the Magaliesberg Biosphere NPC, and the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM), launched a landmark conservation initiative, to further protect the Magaliesberg Biosphere, this…
10-year journey to protect Renosterveld, ends well
The Haarwegskloof, is now a Nature Reserve, protecting the largest remaining area of renosterveld left on earth. This area, located between Swellendam and Bredasdorp in the Overberg Region, protects about…
Khanya gives birth to baby boy
Care for wild rhino, a sanctuary for rhino, reported the birth of Khanya’s baby boy, on Sunday this week. Rangers on duty at the facility, in the Intensive Protection Zone,…
Hope as new reforestation locations are identified
Researchers from the University of the Witwatersrand’s (Wits) Future Ecosystems for Africa program, have created maps of where reforestation can effectively combat climate change.About 195 million hectares, were identified globally,…
70 Rhino Relocated to Rwanda
About 70 Southern White Rhino were relocated to Rwanda’s Akagera National Park, from South Africa, last week. African Parks said the translocation process was completed in two phases, each comprising…
Seven new species of velvet worms discovered in the Cape Fold Mountains
Seven new species of worms were discovered by researchers from the Stellenbosch University (SU), on the Cape Fold Mountains . The worms are named after their place of origin- P.…