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Jogger's Call for Help Saves Critically-Endangered Penguin Found Face-Down on the Beach
1+ hour, 13+ min ago (436+ words) Rescuers raced to save a stranded penguin after a jogger spotted it and called for help. Two weeks ago, wildlife veterinarian Catherine Hauw was alerted that there was an African penguin lying helplessly on a beach with its head buried…...
Conservationists Successfully Tackle Invasive Trees and Fish in Vital South Africa Ecosystems
5+ day, 47+ min ago (710+ words) In South Africa, a coordinated series of projects has removed dangerous infestations of invasive species from 13, 000 acres of important native habitat. Between 2017 and 2025, groups working under the banner of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) embarked on…...
Motoring Madmen Drive Across Africa in Famously Unreliable Three-Wheeled Car (WATCH)
2+ week, 5+ day ago (541+ words) Two men recently completed an unimaginable voyage across the continent of Africa driving a Reliant Robin. Their journey took over 90 days, during which they suffered countless breakdowns, swerved civil unrest and military operations, and witnessed all the beauty of the…...
Another African Country Has Cleared its Debt to the International Monetary Fund
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (256+ words) Without any fanfare from either party, it was recently revealed that Mozambique cleared its entire $701 million debt with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The news comes as a meeting between the officials and the IMF was scheduled for August, which…...
Visionary Birding Route Now Links 5 African Nations Along Ancient River Migratory Map
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (294+ words) The announcement of a new transboundary birding route has catapulted southern Africa to the forefront of international birdwatching travel. Spanning Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, the route contains an estimated 650 endemic and migratory species, and traverses the world's largest…...
New Baby Boom for Cheetahs in India After First-in-the-World Reintroduction
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (487+ words) A female cheetah named Jwala in India's Madhya Pradesh state has given birth to a litter of 5 cubs, the third since she arrived in the country. India's Minister for the Environment wrote on X that the birth increases "the number…...
Western South Africa Sees Leopards Returning to Ancestral Habitat After 170 Years
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (368+ words) For an astonishing 170 years, there hasn't been a leopard sighting on the western coast of South Africa. Conservationists have hailed the moment as a milestone for rewilding and conservation programs that have paved the way for the cat's return. Panthera…...
November's Full Beaver Supermoon Peaks Today'and it Will Be the Year's Biggest
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (202+ words) Stargazers and Luna-lovers are being spoiled this autumn. Having already enjoyed a late Harvest Moon spectacle in October, they can now follow that up with a second supermoon that will be the largest of 2025. A supermoon is a colloquial term…...
Meet the Welsh Puppies Stopping Wildlife Poachers in Africa
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (530+ words) In the lush, emerald hills and valleys of Wales, dogs are trained to protect endangered wildlife a whole hemisphere away. Their scent tracking allows them to turn hunters into the hunted, and catch poachers even in total darkness; even hours…...
Tourists Surprise Driver with His First-Ever Safari "Buying a Ticket So He Could Go Instead of Waiting in Car (Watch)
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (191+ words) German tourists captured the wholesome moment when they surprised their driver with his first-ever safari experience. Gina Haerle was on holiday in South Africa with her friend Marina, staying at a private game reserve, about two hours from Cape Town....