2+ hour, 8+ min ago   (492+ words) A snake in a house is a discrete, shocking event. It is an external threat that can be neatly taken away. The suffering of stray and neglected dogs is a chronic, internal symptom. It is a mirror to our own…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (931+ words) A host of initiatives to tackle the city's rat problem have fallen by the wayside, but the City says it is still in the fight. A study, meanwhile, offers a peek into the daily lives and dietary habits of Jozi's…...

3+ day, 18+ min ago   (19+ words) A one week old Southern White rhino calf plays with his mother, and more from around the world'Daily Maverick...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (1086+ words) The findings are the result of a study involving examining data collected over half a century from Indian Ocean humpback dolphins caught in shark nets. A shy dolphin species is giving scientists a peek into the health of South Africa's…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (633+ words) CITES CoP20 in Samarkand exposed a stark truth: the conservation model southern Africa has spent decades promoting is no longer credible. These weren't strategic setbacks. They were systemic failures, failures of argument, failures of credibility and failures of a conservation model…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1299+ words) Cape Town has finalised a R27m plan to relocate baboon troops into sanctuaries and behind fences, but animal welfare groups walked out of the announcement meeting, accusing authorities of announcing decisions to the media before consulting stakeholders. The joint task team,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (937+ words) As South Africa enters its summer months, animal shelters are overflowing with kittens in need of homes. An animal welfare inspector in Cape Town says that this is the worst year yet. Animal activist Ami Stemmet was driving with her…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1073+ words) In July, the Department of Agriculture invited public comment on the proposed regulations for the exportation of live animals by sea. They are intended to replace the department's March 2023 guidelines, which had no binding legal force and were heavily criticised…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1717+ words) A recent event touted as a celebration of African penguin conservation champions by Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Dion George has instead left leading scientists and conservation organisations feeling deceived and flabbergasted." The event, held on the SA…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (765+ words) The primary landing site for fishing boats in Bosaso, northeast Somalia, is a beehive of activity from 3am to 9am every day. Traders, fishermen, food sellers and Puntland government officials haggle, shout and exchange pleasantries over the night's catch. They work amid…...