When it comes to African wildlife, few things capture the imagination like the Big Five animals. I still remember the first ...

The NSPCA has charged Steinman with violating South Africa’s Animals Protection Act 71 of 1962, which could result in a fine of up to about $2,700 or one year in jail for each charge that leads ...

What do a wildlife conservationist, a herd of trained elephants, a jazz composer and an architect have in common? In the ...

The new species’ common name refers to the Umzimkhulu River where it was first discovered and, so far, the only area where it has been found. The river is in eastern South Africa and a roughly ...

‘Dainty’ creature — with ‘large’ body — found as new species in South Africa. See it By Irene Wright. Updated September 20, 2024 4:04 PM.

Members of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) watch an elephant seal cornered on a street in Gordon's Bay, near Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, May 27, 2025.

A Blyde Rondavel Flat Gecko, a type of lizard that previously hadn't been recorded since it was discovered in 1991, is photographed in the Blyde River Canyon in South Africa, Sunday, April 13, 2025.

For years, industry critics have argued that South Africa’s captive lions are inbred—but a new study shows that may not be the case. Between 8,000 and 10,000 captive lions live on about 300 ...

Some doubted the species ever existed at all. But the Endangered Wildlife Trust says two of its researchers have found and photographed specimens of the Blyde Rondavel flat gecko.

First fossil hyena tracks found in South Africa – how expert animal trackers helped. Charles Helm, Nelson Mandela University and Clive Thompson, Nelson Mandela University.