Wattled Crane is no longer Critically Endangered in South Africa, with numbers rising from 188 in 2000 to 304 in 2024 due to ...

C ranes are some of the world's most majestic birds, with 15 species found globally. Four of these are found in Africa. The wattled crane in South Africa was in decline, but seems to have turned a ...

South Africa will proceed with its long-awaited vaccination strategy against Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), Deputy ...

There are 147 bird species categorised as threatened or near-threatened in South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini, according to the revised Red Data Book of Birds (RDB-online) launched by BirdLife.

Colchester Zoo's most admired blue crane Cecile has turned 23. The blue cranes are native to South Africa and are a ...

Two batches of 35 rhinos moved by truck and airliner as part of major rewilding involving South Africa and Rwanda.

What has been described as 'South Africa's first automated bird protection system' has gone live at Red Rocket's Brandvalley and Rietkloof wind farms, using tech-powered detection and turbine ...

Foot-and-mouth disease is a highly contagious, viral infection of cloven-hoofed animals that may also affect other species.

Speaking to Srijana Mitra Das at Times Evoke , she discusses animals in times of capture — and freedom: What is the ...

Vultures are key to wildlife ecosystems because of the clean-up work they do, feeding on the carcasses of dead animals.

The size of the wattled crane population in KwaZulu-Natal – fewer than 400 birds – makes it incredibly vulnerable to catastrophic events, such as disease. This would put the species at risk of ...