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Wildlife conservation

How the world’s top trophy hunters are killing off leopards

Our Burning Planet

How the world’s top trophy hunters are killing off leopards

By Don Pinnock

NMU-led research uncovers effective rhino protection measures amid poaching crisis in Kruger

Our Burning Planet

NMU-led research uncovers effective rhino protection measures amid poaching crisis in Kruger

By Angela Daniels

Two camps with walking trails in the Kruger: Different habitats and experiences

South Africa

Two camps with walking trails in the Kruger: Different habitats and experiences

By Angus Begg

Inside Addo’s elephant translocation and the challenge of fragmented wild spaces

South Africa

Inside Addo’s elephant translocation and the challenge of fragmented wild spaces

By Julia Evans

Parliament pushes for urgent action on Mawana’s roaming elephant herd

South Africa

Parliament pushes for urgent action on Mawana’s roaming elephant herd

By Don Pinnock

‘Belligerent’ magistrate again ordered to back off on Kruger Park wildlife crimes court shutdown

South Africa

‘Belligerent’ magistrate again ordered to back off on Kruger Park wildlife crimes court shutdown

By Tony Carnie

Inside the desperate battle to save a whale stranded near Simon’s Town

Our Burning Planet

Inside the desperate battle to save a whale stranded near Simon’s Town

By Gunnar Oberhosel

Hand over your lion bone stockpiles for destruction, minister tells breeders

Our Burning Planet

Hand over your lion bone stockpiles for destruction, minister tells breeders

By Don Pinnock

After the Bell: Southern Africa’s secret to elephant conservation success — it’s the economy, stupid

Business Maverick

After the Bell: Southern Africa’s secret to elephant conservation success — it’s the economy, stupid

By Ed Stoddard

Jumbo decline — elephant numbers plummet across most of Africa

Our Burning Planet

Jumbo decline — elephant numbers plummet across most of Africa

By Don Pinnock

Undercover stings and assassinations in the illegal pangolin trade inspire Tony Park’s latest thriller, The Protector

South Africa

Undercover stings and assassinations in the illegal pangolin trade inspire Tony Park’s latest thriller, The Protector

By The Reading List

In the lions’ den – The women who count Kruger’s big cats

South Africa

In the lions’ den – The women who count Kruger’s big cats

By Julia Evans