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IUCN Red List

The paradox of KZN’s killer shark nets and baited hooks in Marine Protected Areas

Our Burning Planet

The paradox of KZN’s killer shark nets and baited hooks in Marine Protected Areas

By Julia Evans

New study confirms four distinct giraffe species, unlocking crucial insights for conservation efforts

South Africa

New study confirms four distinct giraffe species, unlocking crucial insights for conservation efforts

By Julia Evans

'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

It’s now or never for African penguins – if we don’t halt their decline, they will go extinct

Africa

It’s now or never for African penguins – if we don’t halt their decline, they will go extinct

By Mark D Anderson and Natalie Maskell

South Africa resorts to triage as casualties pile up in devastating rare succulent poaching spree

South Africa

South Africa resorts to triage as casualties pile up in devastating rare succulent poaching spree

By Tony Carnie

Book of the Dead – the species declared extinct in 2022

World

Book of the Dead – the species declared extinct in 2022

By John R. Platt

Experts seek answers for bronze whaler shark strandings on Eastern Cape beaches

South Africa

Experts seek answers for bronze whaler shark strandings on Eastern Cape beaches

By Tembile Sgqolana