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Double your impact for critically endangered super tusker elephants
39+ min ago (529+ words) East Africa's last super-tuskers are not just rare elephants. They are the final guardians of an extraordinary genetic inheritance " the ancient big-tusk bloodline that once defined Africa's greatest elephants. Their enormous tusks, each weighing more than 100 pounds (45 kilograms), are not…...
Three pangolins have been rescued from ruthless poachers. One is fighting to survive
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (563+ words) A tiny pangolin named Kuru is clinging to life in South Africa, and he desperately needs your help. When rescuers intercepted poachers during an undercover sting operation, they found Kuru and two other shy, gentle pangolins trussed up and ready…...
Big cats who survived deadly wildfires need safe homes to return to
2+ week, 50+ min ago (416+ words) Earlier this year, you helped us rush critical support to our partner in South Africa, Panthera Africa Big Cat Sanctuary, after a fire all but destroyed their sanctuary. Some animals were left seriously injured and tragically, a tiger lost his…...
Helpless pangolin's leg severed by poacher's cruel snare
3+ week, 1+ day ago (496+ words) Bone protruded from Nthambi's leg when she was rescued from poachers in rural Malawi. The criminals did not care that this traumatised and severely injured pangolin must have been in excruciating pain. All they cared about was making money by…...
Maxwell Frost condemns Sloth World animal deaths and calls for federal investigation
3+ week, 2+ day ago (389+ words) Article written by Gabrielle Russon Originally published by Florida Politics, 24 April 2026 U. S. Rep. Maxwell Frostis now calling on the U. S. Department of Agriculture to investigate after at least 31 sloths died before the opening of the Sloth World attraction in Orlando. Sloth World…...
Monthly Highlights April 26
3+ week, 4+ day ago (1041+ words) Thanks to our supporters" generosity, March and April were powerful months of action for wildlife. Together, we were able to step in where wildlife needed us most, helping to give vulnerable animals a second chance at survival. ILast month, we…...
Asia now hub of growing illegal wildlife trade across 100+ countries, study shows
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (893+ words) Article written by Spoorthy Raman Originally published by Mongabay, 31 March 2026 In addition to'massive legal, regulated trade, there's widespread illicit trafficking in both live animals and high-demand, profitable animal products, a commerce worth at least'$20 billion per year. Dubbed "one of…...
Rat poison found in Cape Town's dead caracals
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (726+ words) Article written by Jacques Malherbe Originally published by Ground Up, 15 April 2026 Dr Gabriella Leighton has performed dozens of post-mortems on Cape Town's caracals. She has become used to seeing the effects of anticoagulant rodenticides " rat poisons designed to cause internal…...
Be the hero this rhino calf needs to survive
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (489+ words) At just a few weeks old, white rhino calf Wilson was found collapsed and gravely wounded in a South African game reserve after being attacked by a clan of hyenas. There was no sign of his mother and she has…...
The fence effect: What happens to wildlife when you draw a line around it?
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (928+ words) Article written by Gillian Mc Ainsh Originally published by Daily Maverick, 7 April 2026 A large-scale study of South Africa's protected areas finds that conservation tools like fencing, roads and artificial waterholes are not neutral " they actively shape biodiversity and predator-prey dynamics....