NAIROBI (Reuters) – Eight black rhinos have died in Kenya while being transported by the state wildlife service between two national parks, Tourism Minister Najib Balala said on Friday in a statement. The rhinos, who are part of a critically endangered species, died at Tsavo East National Park, the Daily Nation newspaper reported. An initial […]

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – At least two rhino poachers, if not three, were eaten by lions on a South African game reserve earlier this week, the owner of the lodge said on Thursday. A ranger taking guests at the Sibuya Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape on a safari drive on Tuesday afternoon at around 4.30pm […]

A couple of penguins taking what looks like a loving seaside stroll, hand in hand (well, flipper in flipper) at Boulder’s Beach in Cape Town has the world oohing and ah-ing… and wanting to visit South Africa. Instagram user Relationships.USA shared the video an hour ago, and it’s already received almost a quarter of a […]

The Kragga Kamma Game Park (KKGP) in the Eastern Cape of South Africa is reeling after the brutal death of a rhino cow, Bella… for just 1 cm of horn! KKGP claims the “blame lies squarely with #EdnaMolewa and #CyrilRamaphosa”, and they are not the first to blame SA’s government. The Park announced on Saturday: […]

KINSHASA, 29 (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo’s government said on Friday that it has decided to open up parts of Virunga and Salonga National Parks, home to mountain gorillas, bonobos and other rare species, to oil drilling. Earlier proposals to allow oil exploration in the parks met fierce resistance from environmental activists, who say […]

The beautiful reunion between an injured young monkey and his loving family in Amanzimtoti, South Africa, has gone viral, clocking up 3.8 million views on Unilad in four days. The video – which was actually first posted in October 2017 by Umsizi Umkomaas Vervet Rescue Centre – features the release of Pearce back to his […]

Carte Blanche has defended its expose on Sunday night of the international gun trade which fuels the slaughter of South African rhino at an alarming rate of one every eight hours. In a statement on their site, together with international trafficking investigator Kathi Lynn Austin, Carte Blanche says “disrupting the supply of weapons used in wildlife […]

South African National Parks (SANParks) has issued a statement  “categorically” stating that a story which appeared on Carte-Blanche on Sunday evening, regarding gun trade, is “characterised by inaccuracies and is regrettable”. In the show Kathi Lynn Austin alleged that SANParks senior personnel, together with members of the South African law enforcement agencies, could by implication […]

This coming Sunday Carte Blanche joins forces with a United Nations arms expert in a special investigation spanning three continents to reveal the origin of weapons confiscated along the Kruger National Park’s border fence with Mozambique… and unmask the real architects behind the poaching of rhinos in Africa. (The programme will be aired in SA only.) […]

South African National Parks (SANParks) on Tuesday announced the arrest of two field rangers suspected of being involved in rhino poaching. The two suspects were based at the Houtboschrand section and are alleged to have shot and dehorned a white rhino in May 2018. Stroop documentary filmmaker Bonné de Bod said: “This is not the […]

Strap in and hold on tight to your seats, because South African funny man Leon Schuster is back with a brand new quirky comedy complete with hilarious incidents and an inspiring storyline that will keep audiences captivated until the credits start rolling. Unfortunately there’s no trailer available yet. We’ll have to wait till July for the teaser […]

There’s hope for South Africa’s wildlife as the country cracks down on illegal practices concerning both lions and rhino. Earlier this week in Ladybrand, Free State Professional Hunter, taxidermist and Hunters Safari owner, Deon Cilliers, pleaded guilty to 45 counts of contravening the Biodiversity and Conservation Acts. According to Blood Lions (documentary makers which raised […]

Thanks to the awesome team at a rhino sanctuary in South Africa, there’s a one-month-old rhino orphan whose wellbeing is steadily improving… although he does still call very softly in the night for his mom. Watch brave little Arthur below as he playfights with his favourite toy, a tyre. “His wounds and his soul are […]

The truth is, this Los Angeles trip is make or break for Saving the Wild… writes Jamie Joseph, founder of Saving the Wild, who is currently in the US for a special launch on Saturday night of the Saving the Wild Collection by legendary photographer Thomas D. Mangelsen. If we don’t raise serious funding soon, we […]

HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s wildlife agency said on Tuesday it was investigating allegations that a South African national bribed officials to allow a Colorado-based tourist to take the ivory tusks of an elephant, which had been illegally shot in a Zimbabwe game park.   Their inquiry comes after U.S. prosecutors accused the South African, who […]

Four animals have tragically died, after being cruelly poisoned with Temik (known as Two Step) at a predator park in South Africa. Jugomaro Predator Sanctuary in Vaalwater, said: “Our beautiful cats have been poisoned… Elvis [a white lion], Kai [a tiger], Taariq, Hercules. We are beyond heartbroken. Feels like our lives have just been broken […]

The Otter Protection Group in the Western Cape has called for international help in finding the culprits behind the death of two seals in Hout Bay Harbour. The Group asked on Facebook: “Why do people do this to defenceless animals?” They said that so far there has been no response from the Hout Bay Harbour […]

Some of the best mothers aren’t just human. Or superhuman! They’re wild and wonderful. According to photographer Angela Gorman, who captured these photos in Mpumalanga, South Africa, this mother leopard has accomplished the rare feat of raising three cubs. Usually leopards only raise one to adulthood. But that’s not all… “She is doubly amazing,” says […]

An elephant calf that has been in the care of the Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre (HESC) in South Africa for the past 16 months, has been successfully introduced to the resident Jabulani herd. The introduction took place in early April 2018, and the great news is that the calf will remain with the herd going forward! In November […]

Blood Lions, the explosive documentary that’s attracted global attention since it premiered in 2015, is now available to South Africans worldwide, by subscribing to Showmax. The film blows the lid on what many consider a shameful industry in South Africa, with SA’s own Lion Whisperer Kevin Richardson urging everyone to see the film for themselves. […]

LEPHALALE – Wealthy Limpopo game farmer and illegal rhino poacher – Freitas Antonio Xavier (57) – has been sentenced by the Lephalale Regional Court to a R1-million fine or 10 years imprisonment. The Provincial Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS) in Limpopo, Lieutenant General Nneke Ledwaba, said he is “elated” by the sentence […]

Horses in the care of the South African Army have allegedly been neglected and left to starve to death, with 25 so badly emaciated that they had to be destroyed to prevent further suffering. The main herd was apparently left with no food so that the horses had no option but to eat soil and […]

Six black rhino have been relocated from the Addo Elephant National Park in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, to Chad… in an effort to reintroduce the rhino to the Central African country, where rhino had become locally extinct because of poachers. South Africa’s Minister of Environmental Affairs, Dr Edna Molewa, was present to witness the […]

Gauteng director Carlos Carvalho was tragically killed on Wednesday when a popular giraffe – known locally as Gerald the Giraffe – headbutted him during the shooting of a feature film at Glen Afric Country Lodge  in Broederstroom, about 40 minutes outside Johannesburg, within the Cradle of Humankind. Carvalho, who was originally from Port Elizabeth according […]

South Africans have been shocked by a distressing video circulated on social media of a Game Reserve owner, Mike Hodge, being mauled by one of his lions. Hodge, the British owner of a private park near Thabazimbi in Limpopo, has fortunately survived the attack and is now hospitalised. South African Police Service (SAPS) spokesperson Lieutenant […]