Two arrested after suspected waterbuck poaching
After a farmer found the remains of a waterbuck near Groot Marico, police investigated and arrested two suspects.…
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Research, conservation and new discoveries
A continuing selection of new studies, conservation projects and important developments connected to species in the archive.
Cattle Egrets Find New Feeding Opportunities Around Farms and Towns
Cattle egrets exploit insects flushed by livestock and machinery. A review of 173 studies links this flexibility with…
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Online Advert Led Police to a Live Southern African Python in North West Province
South African police recovered a live Southern African python in Delareyville after it was allegedly advertised online for…
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33 Descendants of Phased-Release Cheetahs Reached Independence in South Africa
Twelve captive-origin cheetahs were phased into seven fenced reserves in South Africa. Their ranging and habitat use stabilised…
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Reintroduced spotted hyenas establish home ranges within seven months in Tswalu
Satellite tracking of five reintroduced spotted hyenas in Tswalu found that their home ranges stabilised within seven months,…
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Anticoagulant Rat Poisons Were Detected in 78% of Sampled Cape Town Caracals
A ten-year Cape Town study found anticoagulant rodenticides in 78% of analysed caracal liver samples, with higher exposure…
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Six Cheetahs Return to Zambia's Luangwa Landscape After Nearly 30 Years
Three male and three female cheetahs from South Africa have been moved to North Luangwa as the first…
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Balule Rhinos Showed No Consistent Home-Range Change After Dehorning
Eleven years of monitoring in Balule found no consistent change in the size or position of black-rhino home…
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Habitat conditions help explain why some African buffalo translocations succeeded in Mozambique
A 2026 analysis of African buffalo translocations in Mozambique found that habitat suitability helped explain success and failure,…
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Garden Route Project Asks Public to Report Colour-ringed Buzzards
A new public reporting campaign asks people across South Africa’s Garden Route to report white colour rings on…
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Cape porcupine detections declined as open-pit mining expanded into wild olive shrubland
Five years of camera trapping in South Africa’s Northern Cape found a strong negative association between Cape porcupine…
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Four Cheetahs Reintroduced to Eswatini After More Than 35 Years
Two female and two male cheetahs have been reintroduced to Royal Jozini Private Game Reserve, forming a founder…
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Bioeconomic Model Projected Higher White-Rhino Abundance and Profits Under Ecotourism Than Trophy Hunting
A South African bioeconomic model projected higher long-term white-rhino abundance and higher landowner profits under ecotourism than under…
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Nine Female White Rhinos Bring Zinave’s Introduced Population to 39
Nine female white rhinos were moved from South Africa to Zinave National Park in June 2026, completing the…
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DNA From Kudu Dung Identified 91 Individuals and Produced a Population Estimate Close to an Aerial Count
DNA from dung samples identified 91 individual greater kudus in a South African reserve and yielded an exploratory…
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Twelve wire snares and dead mountain reedbuck found during Kloofendal patrol
A May 2026 anti-snaring patrol in Johannesburg’s Kloofendal Nature Reserve found 12 wire snares and several dead mountain…
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House Crow Breeding Varies Across Regions, Review of 34 Studies Finds
A 2026 review of 34 studies found clear regional differences in house crow breeding, including breeding-season timing, nesting…
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Internal Fence Removal Expanded Elephant Space Use and Was Followed by Lower Stress Biomarkers
In one South African reserve, internal fence removal was followed by about 30% greater median annual space use…
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Natal Red Duiker Protected-Area Occupancy Fell From 25% to 14% in KwaZulu-Natal
Protected-area surveys indicated that Natal red duiker occupancy in KwaZulu-Natal fell from 25% of protected-area land in 1990…
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South Africa replaces separate black- and white-rhino plans with one 2025–2035 framework
South Africa has replaced its separate black- and white-rhino management plans with one statutory 2025–2035 framework covering biological…
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