A wide range of mammal species are adversely affected, including both endemic (those only found in southern Africa) and ...

What is the Goliath beetle and why is it so important? The Goliath beetles (genus Goliathus) are among the world’s biggest insects. There are five different species. They grow up to 110mm long; males ...

Angie Elwin works for an international NGO, World Animal Protection, as the Head of Research, and is a Visiting Research Fellow at Manchester Metropolitan University. Delagnon Assou is a Research ...

Scientists have rediscovered an endangered grasshopper species in KwaZulu-Natal, underscoring the importance of small ...

More than 120 endangered vultures died after eating an elephant carcass poisoned by suspected poachers in South Africa in one of the single largest such spiking in the region, wildlife officials said ...

Last December, staff at Adventure Aquarium in Camden, New Jersey, celebrated the arrival of two newly hatched African penguin chicks ( Spheniscus demersus ). Their births marked a big moment in ...

What are some of the species we’re seeing in the illegal wildlife trade today? And what are we doing to combat it?

Understanding the Rise, Decline, and Survival of African Elephants These gentle giants are not only powerful in size but also ...