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Hunters lose Constitutional Court challenge to animal wellbeing protections

WIN FOR WILDLIFE

Hunters lose Constitutional Court challenge to animal wellbeing protections

The judgment, hailed as a ‘profound victory for wild animals’, brings relief to conservation and animal protection organisations that have worked for years to secure explicit recognition of animal wellbeing.

NEGOTIATING WITH NATURE

SA heads to COP17 with a practical plan to halt biodiversity loss

By Lerato Mutsila

SA heads to COP17 with a practical plan to halt biodiversity loss

The arrogance of scientific certainty — Cape Town’s baboons deserve ethics, not imprisonment

The arrogance of scientific certainty — Cape Town’s baboons deserve ethics, not imprisonment

DEAD IN THE WATER OP-ED

Silent crisis — starving penguins, dying sardines and a government gambling with species extinction

Silent crisis — starving penguins, dying sardines and a government gambling with species extinction

Former ‘crown prince of the Kruger’ Park found guilty of rhino poaching

By Fred Kockott

Former ‘crown prince of the Kruger’ Park found guilty of rhino poaching

Is SA’s novel spekboom restoration a new soil carbon-farming frontier?

Is SA’s novel spekboom restoration a new soil carbon-farming frontier?

By Leonie Joubert

How to protect yourself from El Niño’s extreme heat

How to protect yourself from El Niño’s extreme heat

By Lerato Mutsila

SA helps feed China’s huge desert fish-farming boom

OUTLAW OCEAN PROJECT

SA helps feed China’s huge desert fish-farming boom

The price paid beyond the plate — the huge costs of farmed seafood

OUTLAW OCEAN PROJECT

The price paid beyond the plate — the huge costs of farmed seafood

Jane of Waterfall speaks to the tall tailless

Jane of Waterfall speaks to the tall tailless

Exclusive: China proposes its own Antarctic marine protected area – in a Soviet-named sea

Exclusive: China proposes its own Antarctic marine protected area – in a Soviet-named sea

By Tiara Walters

From killing lions to saving them — how Kenya’s Samburu warriors repurposed their skills

ROVING REPORTERS

From killing lions to saving them — how Kenya’s Samburu warriors repurposed their skills

By Kemunto Ogutu

‘Free of freedom’ and the case against baboon captivity

‘Free of freedom’ and the case against baboon captivity

Disaster resilience in SA depends on connecting institutions, resources and communities

By Haseena Majid

Disaster resilience in SA depends on connecting institutions, resources and communities

Wildlife Awareness

Gorgeous African ‘unicorn’ slipping off the conservation radar

Gorgeous African ‘unicorn’ slipping off the conservation radar

The wicked problem of controlling baboons

SA doesn’t know how many leopards it has. Trophy hunting quotas are set

By Tiara Walters

ECOLOGICAL ALARM

Beautiful region, scary findings: CapeNature’s latest report card

ROVING REPORTERS

Conservation needs less doom and more doing, says world-leading ecologist

By Matthew Hattingh and Fred Kockott

Baboons on your radar: What do you really know?

Baboons on your radar: What do you really know?

A deep-dive series examines Cape Town’s escalating baboon conflict from the perspectives of authorities, scientists, residents, conservationists and the baboons themselves.

ROVING REPORTERS

From stars to soil — ecologist Yadvinder Malhi brings physics to the living world

By Fred Kockott and Kemunto Ogutu

South Africa’s lion bone trade — the consequences the government never considered

The crucial word missing from SA’s wildlife debate

POLLUTION LEGACY

State refinery ‘renaissance’ plan raises fresh questions over pollution, health and taxpayer risk

Inside the Gauteng caves where rocks reveal the mysteries of Homo naledi

ROVING REPORTERS

Inside the Gauteng caves where rocks reveal the mysteries of Homo naledi

By Fred Kockott

Truce between lions and farmers claws back hope in Botswana’s Okavango Delta

HUMAN-WILDLIFE COMPACT

Truce between lions and farmers claws back hope in Botswana’s Okavango Delta

By Clifford Roberts

Wildlife trafficking net widens — Hawks nab a fifth suspect on World Rhino Day

HORN HEIST ARREST

Wildlife trafficking net widens — Hawks nab a fifth suspect on World Rhino Day

Great white shark spotted in False Bay after eight-year absence

Great white shark spotted in False Bay after eight-year absence

Deserving Africa wants its climate funding

HOMEGROWN SOLUTIONS

Deserving Africa wants its climate funding

By Seth Onyango

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