A ?temporary? board was set up to oversee the troubled nature conservation agency, amid a curious reluctance to publish the CVs of the new appointees.
Reserves are now seeking permission to hunt giants
Two convicted rhino poachers linked to the "Boere rhino Mafia" have been arrested again.
Wildlife remains by far the main attraction for tourists visiting South Africa. So, what will happen if there's no wildlife left?
DURBAN: One of South Africa’s most ambitious water and environment conservation projects has come under fire, with concerns that political interference, bureaucracy ...
Southern Africa still has the healthiest population levels in the world, but they are declining because of human pressure, a new report says.
Government goes to Constitutional Court to appeal which means ban on domestic trade is reinstated.
Rangers say that apps for locating recent kills is causing chaos on park roads.
Aviation experts warn that the increasing number of drones in our skies pose a threat to passenger aircraft.
The Humane Society International, one of the world’s largest animal protection organisations, has voiced “grave disappointment” over the Supreme Court of Appeal ...
The seven year ban on buying and selling rhino horn in South Africa has been lifted.
South Africa’s seven-year-old ban on selling rhino horn has been lifted in the aftermath of a court case involving the world’s biggest private rhino breeder.
Three Chinese fishing vessels, loaded with squid and other fish, have been arrested after a dramatic sea chase off the coast of East London.
South Africa will be short of reliable water supplies every year for the next 20 years.
One in four people around the world die each year from living or working in an unhealthy environment.
A senior official in the Department of Water has warned of the high risk of pollution from gas fracking.
South Africa has announced plans for a major expansion of "national parks in the sea", by creating a new 70 000km2 network of marine protected areas.
Another massive chunk of KwaZulu-Natal has been earmarked for petroleum exploration.
Another massive chunk of KwaZulu-Natal has been earmarked for petroleum exploration.
A Texas-based oil and gas exploration company is eyeing deposits on 10 000 KwaZulu-Natal farms.
SA-based groups donate a new spotter plane and other anti-poaching tools worth R2. 6 million to Mozambique
In the face of renewed criticism of canned lion hunting, the Professional Hunters Association has vowed to expel any members found to be involved in hunting or marketing ...
For the first time in almost a decade, the rate of rhino horn poaching in South Africa may be slowing down – or even dropping very slightly.
Some mosquitoes in northern KwaZulu-Natal have become resistant to three of the four most commonly used anti-malaria insecticides.
Decisions taken in Paris could have profound ramifications for society and life on the planet, writes Tony Carnie.