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Global wildlife
lifestyle

Here are the KEY highlights from the global wildlife summit

ZEBRA
Lifestyle

Wildebeest, zebras, elephants victims of Kenya’s devastating drought

Maasai in Tanzania
Africa News

Maasai pastoralists file case over wildlife protection in Tanzania

Global wildlife
Environment

Here are the KEY highlights from the global wildlife summit

ZEBRA
Lifestyle

Wildebeest, zebras, elephants victims of Kenya’s devastating drought

Maasai in Tanzania
Africa News

Maasai pastoralists file case over wildlife protection in Tanzania

This woman has been called stupid after trying to get a selfie with a wild bear. Images via YouTube @tomonews
Lifestyle

Woman’s attempt to take a selfie with a bear ends in tears [watch]

By Marilynn Manuel31-08-2022 12:10

This woman will definitely be thinking twice about trying to take photos with bears after one almost attacked her on the side of a road.

IFP
KwaZulu-Natal

IFP to hunt for solutions over wildlife crisis in KZN

By Siso Naile25-08-2022 21:31

IFP KZN Caucus is set to visit the communties surrounding iHluhluwe-IMfolozi Park Game Reserve over the issue of roaming wildlife

A rescued pangolin named Ditsi has captured the hearts of many after a video of her 'swimming antics' went viral
Lifestyle

Watch: Meet Ditsi, the rescued pangolin who simply loves swimming [video]

By Erene Roux29-07-2022 16:09

A rescued pangolin named Ditsi has captured the hearts of many after a video of her ‘swimming antics’ went viral.

drought
Africa News

How can we save East Africa’s wildlife from recurring drought

By The Conversation22-07-2022 14:04

The horn of Africa, specifically Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya has experienced more intense and frequent droughts over the past two decades.

Watch as a hippo attacks a pride of lions in Botswana. Image
Lifestyle

Watch: Hippo attacks male lions attempting to cross the river [watch]

By Erene Roux07-07-2022 12:43

What a wildlife sighting! Great Plains Conservation shared incredible footage of a hippo chasing down four male lions.

lioness ranger
Environment

Yoh! Ranger comes face to face with lioness in hair-raising clip [watch]

By Marilynn Manuel22-06-2022 13:53

‘My soul just left my body,’ one person commented after watching the viral clip of the frightened ranger and the lioness.

10-year old boy rescued after
News

10-year old boy rescued after four days in well

By Agence France-Presse15-06-2022 09:40

Rahul Sahu, a 10-year-old-boy with hearing and speech impairments fell down the 80-foot well while playing on Friday and rescued late Tuesday

Somizi
Celeb News

Somizi gets his growl on: Watch ‘Idols SA’ judge’s close encounter with lion

By Naledi de Wee13-03-2022 13:58

‘My soul left my body’: Somizi’s relaxing vacation in the bush took a roaring turn after a close encounter with a lion.

India tiger deaths
Environment

Tiger conservation body confirms India saw 126 tiger deaths in 2021

By AFP30-12-2021 09:40

126 Tiger deaths in India is the highest toll recorded since the compiling of data in 2012. The previous record was 121 back in 2016.

See the best wildlife sightings of 2021
Lifestyle

WATCH: The best wildlife sightings of 2021

By Erene Roux28-12-2021 15:09

Watch a compilation of the best wildlife sightings that took place in and around the Kruger throughout 2021.

Cheetah snare
News

Cheetah dies after being trapped in snare, cubs stranded

By Weekend News Producer18-12-2021 17:08

Sickening!
A heartbreaking story involving one mother cheetah and her two cubs at a KwaZulu-Natal game reserve. Luckily it ended well.

Virtual game drive
Entertainment

Home Entertainment: Take a virtual game drive this Christmas

By Erene Roux16-12-2021 15:30

Did you know you can take a game drive from the comfort of your own couch this festive season? Here’s how:

South Africa snips lions to ma
Africa News

South Africa snips lions to manage species in small reserves

By Agence France-Presse15-12-2021 11:28

On the cusp of sexual maturity, a young lioness is about to be sterilised. It’s to prevent mating with her father and uncles, the only three wild males on this small South African reserve.

rhino poaching south africa
Africa News

US slaps visa restrictions on Congolese over wildlife trafficking

By Agence France-Presse14-12-2021 21:30

The United States has targeted eight people from the Democratic Republic of Congo with visa restrictions for their suspected role in illegal wildlife or timber trafficking, the State Department said.

Manatees
Environment

Florida manatees will be fed to prevent starvation

By AFP09-12-2021 14:42

In an ‘unprecedented’ plan, Florida manatees will be fed by wildlife officials in efforts to curb starvation.

A grey-headed bushshrike attacked a fruit bat that fell to the ground in the Kruger.
Environment

WATCH: Bushshrike attacks fruit bat in the Kruger

By Erene Roux09-12-2021 13:58

It was a ‘bird vs bat’ wildlife showdown when a grey-headed bushshrike attacked a fruit bat that fell to the ground!

rhino poaching south africa
News

Bad news for poachers: Vietnam slaps rhino horn trader with longest ever jail term

By Agence France-Presse08-12-2021 12:11

China and Vietnam remain lucrative markets for trading rhino horns, elephant tusks, pangolins and tiger parts.

WATCH: Buffalo refuses to back
Lifestyle

WATCH: Buffalo refuses to back down against 2.5-ton rhino in the Eastern Cape

By Erene Roux25-11-2021 16:04

Who will blink first? Watch as a brave buffalo refuse to back down against a rhino almost three times its size!

WATCH: Lioness sets her sights
Environment

WATCH: Lioness sets her sights on newborn giraffe in Kenya

By Erene Roux24-11-2021 14:06

A newborn giraffe only had the protection of its mother when it was spotted by a hungry lioness in a large national game reserve in Kenya.

WATCH: Cape leopard seen carry
Lifestyle

WATCH: Cape leopard seen carrying her cub in rare sighting near Tulbagh

By Erene Roux22-11-2021 15:21

A highly elusive Cape leopard was recently spotted carrying her cub near the Winelands of the Western Cape.

Shell
Environment

Doom looms for sea animals as Shell prepares for Wild Coast ocean blast

By Marilynn Manuel10-11-2021 14:23

Many are outraged by Shell’s alleged plans to blast through the Wild Coast during whale migration season in search of oil and gas.

WATCH: Leopard escapes with a
Environment

WATCH: Leopard escapes with a lion cub in rare wildlife sighting

By Erene Roux09-11-2021 12:03

In what is described as a ‘once-in-a-lifetime sighting’, a leopard escapes with a three-week-old lion cub in Tanzania.

Conserving energy to save our planet
Travel

Conserving energy to save our planet

By Pauline Torongo08-11-2021 13:27

The Red Carnation Hotels Collection look at its role in caring for the earth, to ensure the survival of tourist attractions.

Saved by the tree! Leopard cub
Environment

Saved by the tree! Leopard cub runs for its life from hyena [video]

By Erene Roux04-11-2021 12:30

In another exciting wildlife sighting, a leopard cub managed to escape a hungry hyena in the Kruger National Park.

Snap! Leopard cub drops impala
Lifestyle

Snap! Leopard cub drops impala on mom’s head [video]

By Erene Roux01-11-2021 12:25

Snap! A leopard recently showed off her impressive reflexes after a leopard cub dropped a whole impala on her.

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