African nations face pressure to ban hunting, particularly in light of the poaching epidemic. Decisions to allow hunting or ban it are based on assessing the balance between ... Read more »
According to witnesses, the leopard then tried to jump into the car with tourists after biting the safari guide at the Kruger National Park. Read more »
The country lost its population of lions decades ago due to poisoning and it is hoped these will help bring it back. Read more »
The huge African rock python, whose pictures on the Lake Eland nature reserve facebook page went viral, died after ingesting a 13.8kg Porcupine. Read more »
The Lion Park outside Johannesburg has been temporarily closed following the death of a U.S. tourist. Read more »
Management at the Lion Park, where Katherine Chappell was mauled to death, should have foreseen the possibility of an attack, an animal behaviour consultant has said, describing ... Read more »
Sudan is the last known male northern white rhino left in the world and is under armed guard 24/7 at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya. Read more »
As one of the few female guides operating in East Africa, Zoe Wanjiru has faced skepticism and downright discrimination. But she has now hit her stride and knows how to deal with ... Read more »
Assumption Island, located in one of the most remote and uninhabited quarters of the vast Seychelles archipelago of 115 islands, is notable for a variety of reasons, but this week ... Read more »
A female farmer says the baboons and monkeys hurl bricks at them and point at their private parts when they try to chase them. Read more »
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