This week is the 8th annual South African National Parks (SANParks) Week! If you hold a South African ID, you can visit any SANPark for free, and we like free! Check out your heritage this week by visiting a park near you.
Conor Mccreedy is a South African artist based in New York city. Having garnered critical acclaim for his striking artworks painted in varying shades of blue, Mccreedy is turning his attention to philanthropy. Mccreedy has set up a foundation to Protect the African lion, and has some of the largest names in the world behind […]
If you don’t know what de-extinction is, think Jurassic Park. Scientists want to bring back the likes of passenger pigeons, dodos and woolly mammoths using a process which would include cloning genes, and cross breeding with similar animals.
New York City subway commuters were surprised to find a 40cm dead, wet shark on a subway car on Wednesday 7 August 2013. The shark had blood in its mouth, suggesting it may have been caught recently.
These marine scientists went to great lengths to save this endangered grey nurse shark off Byron Bay in Australia. Marine scientists lassoed the shark around its body and brought it to the surface before removing the hook.
The number of rhinos poached during 2013 is fast becoming close to that of the total number of rhinos poached during 2012. Now the South African government is proposing a once-off sale of legal rhino horns.
On Monday in Tanzania, United States President Barack Obama issued an executive order and initiative to help combat illegal wildlife trafficking in Africa. Click through to find out more.
Latest reports are suggesting that rhino poachers have been working in tandem with game rangers to successfully kill off any living rhino in Mozambique. Last month, 15 of the animals remained in the Mozambican part of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park, but have since been poached for their horns.
The world’s fastest land animal, the cheetah, survived the extinsion of the last ice age 10,000 years ago. But in just a few decades man has managed to put the animal on the endangered species list, and experts are warning that the cheetah could be extinct by 2030.
SA’s rhino poaching problem is finally getting the global recognition it deserves. With over 200 rhinos killed already this year (668 last year), SKY News’ Alex Crawford investigates..
The Indian Federal Government has deployed drones to help with the protection of rhinos in the Kaziranga National Park. In addition to the drones, the park has been granted $7 million (R64,8 million) and an additional 500 guards. The drones would track the location of the rhinos, and hopefully capture any poaching attempts on camera for the […]
Environmental Affairs Minister, Edna Molewa is backing the controversial call to put in place legislation for the trade of rhino horns. Molewa said in an interview that she believes it “is the right direction” and could be the answer to increasing rates of rhino poaching. It now seems that South Africa is set to push […]
Geneticists in Australia believe they are closer to resurrecting the extinct gastric-brooding frog. This after the team had successfully revived its genome in embryo form using the dead cell samples, in what has been named the “Lazarus Project.” Yes! Science! We might be lucky enough to experience the joys of witnessing the amphibian give birth […]
South Africa has halted the total ban on rhino trophies, while 96 Rhinos have already been poached in South Africa this year. The United Nations Wildlife Trade Regulator (CITES) secretariat’s proposal halting the trade of rhino trophies and rejecting rhino products, is now being backed by Government. Environment Minister, Edna Molewa said in a statement, […]
Look, hard evidence speaks for itself. In a world where petrol prices continue to soar, you simply cannot afford to keep ignoring the amazing affordability of a scooter. Not if you want to keep on choking down those Woolies heat and eat meals you’ve been getting full-figured on. Vespa’s nifty calculator works out how much […]
And there it is – not 10 days into the new year, a dead, de-horned rhino has been found in the North West. Click for story.
Can someone tell me why it is always ‘might’ and ‘could,’ when it comes to the protection of one of our most famous and beloved wild animals? Eight more were killed between Friday and yesterday..
These black and white photographs are beautiful to look at. The problem is that they showcase a solar energy plant that has been caught up in a green energy debate.
Mozambique has just announced the creation of Africa’s largest coastal marine reserve by establishing a 10-island archipelago in a bid to protect all forms of marine life in the region.
Sharks, particularly Great Whites, have a pretty bad rep. The apex predators are often labelled as man-eaters based on a handful of out of context events. Photographer Daniel Botelho spent two weeks with the ancient beasts and returned with what he calls “definitive proof” that they don’t deserve the label or association.
Everyone is always harping on about saving the environment and living sustainable lives, yet it often seems that doing so would be more expensive than the typical lifestyle. A recent inforgraphic, compiled by paydayloan, suggests the complete opposite.
The moratorium on shale gas exploration, which was imposed in South Africa last April, was recently lifted, effectively opening the door for fracking in the Karoo region. Since the first mention of possibly using fracking as an extraction technique, debate has raged, with many calling into question the environmental impact it may have.
The City of Cape Town has finally issued an official statement on how it once and for all plans to deal with the broken up Seli 1 wreck on Blouberg beach. But it’s not up to them – it’s now up to the National Treasury to issue the funding for the operation.
The problem of pollution may have found a possible solution. Marine microbiologists have discovered an organism that lives in waste plastic. With the literal tons of plastic waste floating in the ocean, this could be key to finding a way to biodegrade plastic.
Currently we rely heavily on Shark Spotters positioned at strategic points along the Cape Peninsula for shark warnings. What if there was an app for that, too?
The team over at Green Renaissance has started an activation along the N2 highway in Cape Town near the Cape Town International Airport. It will serve as a continual reminder of the epidemic that is rhino poaching in South Africa.
At last the South African government is taking a firm stance on educating countries in the Far East that rhino horn doesn’t cure ailments like erectile dysfunction.
Global warming is destroying the Great Barrier Reef. A scientist has published a paper today saying that radical ideas are needed to save the reef. Climate change has meant that the sea around world’s biggest coral reef has increased in temperature and acidity is slowly destroying the reef.
Like so many of their human counterparts who have become fed-up with inadequate safety and security measures, mountain gorillas in Rwanda have taken matters into their own hands, literally. It recently came to light that juvenile gorillas had been seen dismantling complicated ensnarement devices, with their bare hands.
A newly discovered water source in Namibia could supply half of Africa’s driest sub-Saharan country with water for 400 years. The body of water, known as an aquifer, flows under the border between Angola and Namibia.