A dog pack has been taught to protect South Africa’s wildlife, and they have already saved 45 rhinos from poaching. There are numerous dog breeds to choose from. Before beginning to work at 18 months old, the dogs undergo training from birth and learn how to handle all – the pressures of real operations. Sean […]
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A biologist in South Africa has a unique job: he introduces big cats to each other so that they can pair up and mate
When you live in the country, the dating scene can be thin on the ground. And for cheetahs, this is a dilemma that could jeopardize the species’ survival. Take a step forward. Vincent van der Merwe, a South African biologist, has a one-of-a-kind job. The 39-year-old exposes the large cats to one another in order […]
Elephant flips car in frightening footage from South African game reserve
Tourists travelling in South Africa’s iSimangaliso Wetland Park recently were lucky to survive a frightening encounter with an elephant that pushed their vehicle off the road and overturned it on the grassy verge. According to a statement from the reserve, the incident took place on Sunday morning on the eastern shores of the park near […]
Penguins in crisis as sardine populations plummet
African penguin populations are plummeting along with sardine stocks. As are Cape gannets and Cape cormorants, who also feed almost exclusively on the small pelagic fish. The penguins at Boulders Beach in Simonstown are safe as a tourist attraction, for now. The population has been relatively stable over the last five years but researchers believe […]
Mercilessly slaughtered for their horns… even though one was just a prosthetic: Four rhinos – including a pregnant female – are killed and one fights for life after they were mutilated by poachers
Poachers mercilessly slaughtered four rhinos including a pregnant female at a private game reserve and wounded a fifth with a shot to the head – just to saw off their horns for cash. The gang used high powered rifles fitted with silencers to butcher the herd and even sawed off a prosthetic fibreglass horn which […]
Shocking new footage reveals horrific conditions lions and tigers are subjected to at big cat farms in SA
Johannesburg – Global animal welfare organisation Four Paws have urged government to consider legislative changes to stop the commercial trade of all big cats in South Africa. With South Africa remaining the biggest exporter of live big cats globally, and with widespread big cat farming taking place across the country, the global organisation is pressing […]
Petition: Stop the Captivity and Cruel Treatment of Lions
Tiger King captured America’s attention at the start of the pandemic. Critiques aside, it drew attention to the horrors of breeding Big Cats, keeping them in captivity, and exploiting them for human enjoyment. But these problems persist in the United States and even more around the globe. In South Africa, home to some of the […]
Hundreds of malnourished Cape fur seals wash up dead on South Africa’s shores
Seal mortalities are not uncommon at this time of the year, but the rapid increase in numbers has alarmed the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment. Marine scientists are trying to find out why hundreds of malnourished and dead Cape fur seals have washed up on to the West Coast of South Africa. The […]