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DA MP Andrew de Blocq: A unique blend of environmental advocacy and artistic flair

South Africa

DA MP Andrew de Blocq: A unique blend of environmental advocacy and artistic flair

By Kristin Engel

How a fire undid decades of conservation and led to the likely extinction of the Brenton blue butterfly

South Africa

How a fire undid decades of conservation and led to the likely extinction of the Brenton blue butterfly

By Kristin Engel

Big win for a tiny butterfly in Limpopo — the rare Wolkberg Zulu gets legal protection

South Africa

Big win for a tiny butterfly in Limpopo — the rare Wolkberg Zulu gets legal protection

By Kristin Engel

Seabird surgery and mad dash to save AP509, a Critically Endangered African penguin

South Africa

Seabird surgery and mad dash to save AP509, a Critically Endangered African penguin

By Kristin Engel

'Critically endangered' - Latest science confirms plummeting African penguin population

South Africa

'Critically endangered' - Latest science confirms plummeting African penguin population

By John Yeld for GroundUp

Flight of their lives — inside the mission to save the critically endangered Cape parrot

South Africa

Flight of their lives — inside the mission to save the critically endangered Cape parrot

By Liz Clarke