The third and final Tour de Kruger and the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park ride during the first week in August saw 209 cyclists pedal 350km through...more
The first of the Limpopo National Park senior managers has moved into the recently completed staff housing in the Mozambican park. There are five units...more
Ivory is being removed from the Letaba Elephant Museum – but not by thieves. A team of scientists, headed by JacquelineCodron and including Daryl Codron, Professor Julia Lee-Thorp and Professor...more
Learn more about Mud Building Insects and Mud Building Birds. Certain birds such as hammerkops and some species of thrush use mud to seal or strengthen their nests....more
Learning how to report on science was the theme of a recent conference held in Craighall Park, Johannesburg. Chris Smith, who has a radio show and an...more
Three insect experts from Montana State University will be spending from late June to early August engaged in a multi-national search for some extremely...more
Most publications write about the Limpopo National Park, but there are also a string of privately-leased conservation areas in Mozambique south of the...more
Ask any lowveld old-timer and they will tell you that sable antelope were once so common in the central lowveld that landowners used to regularly shoot...more
A pride of free roaming lions, said by some sources to be wandering around the Finale/Oaks/Blyde River Conservancy areas near Hoedspruit for the last...more
At the last stock take in March, the Skukuza Nursery had 1.2 million plants – give or take a few seedlings. Now under the steady hand of Ona Davies, the...more
Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and at Yale University in the US say grasshoppers who are being frightened by spiders affect the...more
An email came across my desk last week posing an interesting question, “Why are we so concerned with swine flu and avian flu, yet nobody talks about...more
Lurking 11km to the south west of Skukuza is an unlikely structure - a 22 metre high steel tower, bristling at the top with three arms, and equipped with...more
Although the syringa tree, Melia azedarach is not indigenous, it is currently flowering and is causing quite a sensation amongst butterflies. The tree is...more
Despite looking almost identical at first glance, a big group of sable antelope found in Western Zambia are not, to the dismay of conservationists...more
A little while ago I had a group of eight trailists that joined me on a wilderness trail in the Kruger National Park. The group consisted of four...more
While Southern Africa faces its biggest loss to rhino poachers in recent history, Africa's elephants are now also under increasing threat, as 2011 has...more
Plants that depend on insect and other animal pollinators to carry their pollen from one plant to another are using more than their scent, colour and...more
Forty of southern Africa's top experts got together to discuss scientific discoveries, current projects, and challenges involved in developing the Great...more
The World Wetlands Day theme for 2012 is Wetlands and Tourism and is linked to the theme for the next meeting of the Conference of the Parties, COP11...more
Chameleon species are not numerous compared to many other groups of reptiles. Southern Africa has 14 species of endemic dwarf chameleons presently...more
SANParks' managing executive tourism and marketing, Glenn Phillips According to Phillips, said the Kruger National Park has dedicated three of its camps...more
Several of Kruger's scientific services staff now have new letters to add behind their names. Social ecologist Kelly Scheepers was awarded her PhD...more
Three rhino poachers were found guilty of illegal rhino hunting at Phalaborwa Regional Court and sentenced to a maximum of 25 years imprisonment...more
A group of people are now tying yellow ribbons around the aerials and rear view mirrors of their cars and adorning their bush equipment with yellow...more
In an unlikely repercussion of a land claim, two Bengal tigers will be relocated to Hoedspruit. The Bengal tigers had previously been kept at the...more
Huge mirrors in space, petrifying carbon dioxide, algae farms, and lots of white paint - these are some of the ideas being proposed to offset global...more
Grass is one of the primary suppliers of nourishment to the second level of the food chain namely the herbivores. Most of the large herbivores commonly...more
In recognising the urgent need to curb rhino poaching in South Africa, the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) has developed a guide to help rhino owners...more
The Giriyondo Tourism Acces Facility is 95km from the Phalaborwa Gate, and only 42km from Letaba Camp. The Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park will link...more
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation in the United States of America awarded a $750,000 grant to the Carnegie Institution's Department of Global Ecology for an...more
Probably the most well known and least understood of all our animals are the Tortoises. Referred to, flippantly, as 'mobile meat pies' or, further south...more
South African National Parks management reacted positively to the result of a case at the Makhado (Louis Trichardt) Magistrates' Court on Friday May 26...more
Last year December Fair Trade in Tourism South Africa (FTTSA) announced Siyabona Africa Safaris as the 22nd product – and the first mobile safari company...more
Modern technology has become important even in the heart of the African bush. That is why the children of Skukuza Primary need to be computer literate...more
The tourism sector continued to enjoy above average results and recorded a third year of sustained growth as is highlighted in the United Nations World...more
Indaba is a very important platform for any organisation in the tourism industry. We
are confident that we have achieved our objectives and time will...more
On the second last day of INDABA 2010, South African Tourism and exhibition organisers were certain that attendance this year would at least equal...more
Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk officially opened the fourth annual national tourism conference at Sun City at the beginning of October by...more
“Australia ranks 6th in terms of South African Tourism's top 20 long haul source markets. Between 2005 and 2010, South Africa has steadily grown annual...more
A Tourism Skills Sector Plan for 2008/09 is to increase South Africa's skills base by outlining the scarce skills required in the tourism industry...more
The environmental impact assessment process for the Lions Walk Wildlife Estate on the farm Rietvley adjoining the Kruger National Park (KNP) has now gone...more
Once a day low cost flights to and from Johannesburg and Cape Town to Mpumalanga are on the cards. Negotiations are underway between the Mpumalanga...more
Polokwane International Airport Limited has embarked on a development strategy which will enable it to take its rightful place among the country's top...more
The 2009/10 Welcome Awards winners, sponsored by First National Bank (FNB) Commercial, were announced at a glittering award ceremony at INDABA in Durban...more
With the opening of the Giriyondo Border Post, South Africans can now readily enter the Limpopo National Park in Mozambique to experience its attractions...more
A woman was injured on the Kruger National Park's popular Olifants River back pack trail when the group of hikers walked into an elephant breeding...more
Tracking dogs have shown their worth in the ongoing fight aginst rhino poachers in South Africa. So much so that the Kruger National Park (KNP) has now...more
Each of the 6.7 billion people on Earth has a signature body odor — the chemical counterpart to fingerprints — and scientists are tracking down those...more
Even on the quietest of game drives in the Kruger National Park, you can still experience the excitement of being close to one of the big five, and gain...more
Peer Mkhonto, the leader of a group of traditional dancers that regularly performs at functions in the Kruger National Park, is now less reliant on the...more
Two groups of traditional healers from the Bushbuckridge area attended a Business Management and Project Leadership course at the Department of Water...more
The Kruger National Park (KNP) took a stand with traditional health practitioners against the escalating rhino poaching war in the country. Over 500...more
A holiday in the Kruger National Park ended in tragedy when an accident claimed the lives of five people on the road between the Phalaborwa entrance gate...more
The Kruger National Park (KNP) together with Scarce Skills Development and Training (SSDT), P.D Naidoo and Associates (PDNA), Automobile Training Academy...more
Honorary rangers are often perceived as the 'rich guys who do things in the parks', and this perception needs to be changed with hard work and dedication...more
The African Wildlife Foundation is reiterating its commitment to the concept of transfrontier conservation by appointing a technical advisor for the...more
Fire is often thought of something that trees should be protected from, but a new study suggests that some trees may themselves contribute to the...more
Countries tackling food insecurity and climate change adaptation can greatly benefit from agroforestry - integrating fleshy plants and trees into their...more
The ongoing battle against malaria has sparked a somewhat unconventional, if not creative partnership that saw the fruits displayed on the runway at...more
In a joint project led by Dr Gregory Fleming of Disney's Animal Kingdom and Dr Markus Hofmeyr of Sanparks, a new drug combination was tested on hyenas...more
African penguins have been sliding towards extinction since industrial fishing started around the Cape. BirdLife South African has found someone to...more
Johann Oelofse, section ranger at Mooiplaas, observed an unusual occurrence. He relates the story: At Bowkerskop windpump I came across a most unusual...more
Climate scientists describe Africa as an information “black hole”. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) notes that there are only 744 weather...more
The recently opened Tsendze rustic camp site received a three star grading from the Grading Council of South Africa. The camp is assessed in the caravan...more
A total of 12 tsessebe, comprising five males and seven females, as well as 11 reedbuck found a new home in the northern part of Kruger having been moved...more
The plight of the planet's tortoises and turtles- creatures that have roamed the Earth for 220 million years - has never been greater, according to a...more
Mabarule, a big elephant bull in the Kruger National Park (KNP), has died. Section Ranger Johnn Oelofse and his team found the carcass on November 11...more
The Sanparks Veterinary Wildlife Services Capture team translocated 20 giraffe from the Satara area in the Kruger National Park to a fenced sanctuary in...more
Twin elephants have been born in the Addo Elephant National Park in the Eastern Cape. This is only the third time in the history of the park that such an...more
When there is scientific evidence that the ice cap of Marion Island has already melted by 60 percent in the past 50 years, and the surrounding oceans...more
Tourism products that focus on sustainability while incorporating the social, environmental and commercial dimensions of the industry stand in line...more
It would appear that the Orpen Gate to the Kruger National Park (KNP) is moving and multiplying. If the plans currently being discussed come to fruition...more
The discovery of two new lemur species has been announced after German and Malagasy scientists performed genetic analysis on wild lemurs from Madagascar...more
Two fresh white rhino carcasses (cow and calf), were discovered on the morning of 11 October 2011 at Albasini Road, in the Pretoriuskop Ranger Section...more
The Kruger National Park (KNP) managing executive, Dr Bandile Mkhize expressed his sincere sympathies to the next of kin of the two students that died...more
It is perhaps fitting that Masorini was chosen as the launch venue for a tourism initiative that makes use of various tourism opportunities found in...more
The focus here will be on the various types of malaria - among some other diseases - transmitted by mosquitoes. There are four types of Malaria - all of the genus Plasmodium....more
Researchers estimate the total groundwater storage in Africa to be 0.66 million km3. "Not all of this groundwater storage is available for abstraction, but the...more
The United Nations marks its Decade on Biodiversity 2011-2020. Giving credence to its strategic plan on biodiversity and its overall vision of living in...more
In the light of the recent Christmas Day celebrations held in Shingwedzi rest camp it is apparent that SANParks is facing a prob lem with regards to the...more
It is important to start with a little background to this important family of plants. Grasses belong to the plant Family Poaceae (Gramineae), which falls...more
Agricultural practice and policies need to adapt to the impact of climate change - and in ways that are environmentally sustainable. And scientists must...more
Leopards are such secretive creatures that estimates of the size of leopard populations can vary wildly, with scientific estimates in South Africa...more
The director of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation's World Heritage Centre in Paris, Francesco Bandarin, undertook a...more
For 12 continuous hours over five consecutive days, twice this year, a female called Giggles was the centre of attention keeping at least three teams a...more
Over-harvesting of Prunus africana or Red Stinkwood in the wild for its medicinal properties has experts at the World Agroforestry Centre looking at...more
There is a San story that says the Milky Way owes its origins to a young girl who threw ashes from a fire into the sky to make a visible path. She flung...more
A new day visitor's site at Shingwedzi, a conference venue at Mopani and upgrades to the
tented accommodation at Lower Sabie are some of the improvements...more
At Satara Main Camp visitors will notice development and construction worth R10,4-million over the next few months. A day visitor's site and swimming...more
Upgrading of the fence on the western border of Letaba Ranch is well underway. The section north of the Letaba River has been completed except for two...more
Young city dwellers can now learn more about climate change outside the class room and get to know their national parks at the same time. In early...more
The critical situation in Africa demonstrates the urgent need to implement the African Elephant Action Plan, which was created by all African elephant...more
“Ignoring species conservation means ignoring a world in which species are currently disappearing at a rate 100 to 1,000 times higher than normal...more
More than 7500 tonnes of silver and 320 tonnes of gold are used to make cell phones, PCs, tablet computers and other electronic and electric equipment....more
A new paper published in the Journal of Mammology may have serious implications for how scientists designate which mammals belong to which species...more
If you are into combining the outdoors and technology you may want to explore the possibilities offered by an organisation that has developed an...more
New research involving chilli extract is underway to try and find a natural way of keeping elephants away from certain things that both people and...more
The international institute for species exploration at Arizona State University and an international committee of taxonomists, scientists responsible...more
The South African Tourism office in Amsterdam, in partnership with the South African/Dutch Chamber of Commerce (SANEC), recently held an auction...more
The motorist who was subjected to verbal abuse by traffic officials on the road between Nelspruit and Hoedspruit was delighted on January 24, 2006 when...more
R100 million has been allocated to Mpumalanga for dams and irrigation schemes. According to Bua News, agriculture MEC Madala Masuku has said that some...more
WWF and TRAFFIC are calling on Vietnam to increase efforts to address the illegal trade of rhino horn, which is threatening rhino populations in both...more
More than 50 vintage and classic, and a few new, cars stopped over at Forever Aventura Swadini on their way to Mozambique. The Polana Classic Rally to...more
Since December 2004, every thirty seconds a photo has been taken of a waterhole near Orpen Gate in the Kruger National Park and broadcast on the...more
Kruger National Park (KNP) law enforcement officials had a busy time over the festive season, issuing 600 fines in just 32 days over the December/January...more
More than 300 calls and text messages in six months highlighted Kruger visitors' concern and commitment to helping Janet Edwards plot the location of...more
The first ever Chrissiesmeer Crane Festival was hosted by the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) on the 6th and 7th of July and attracted over 150 visitors...more
Visitors travelling to Mozambique through the Kruger National Park (KNP) will need to overnight either in Kruger or the Limpopo National Park (LNP)...more
Excerpts from the diary of the Nxanatseni region, Vlakteplaas section ranger, Reckson Seani. It was clear and hot and I deployed two field rangers at...more
The 2006 Global Vision International (GVI) interns got together for the last time at Letaba Rest camp before they were scattered to the various Sanparks...more
The 2008 Global Vision International volunteers spent their last days at Letaba at the end of January in preparation for their duties in the year ahead...more
Biodiversity conservation is the clear mandate for Sanparks and the savanna unit of scientific services in Skukuza is seriously getting to grips with...more
Mopane trees dominate the vegetation in the northern half of the Kruger National Park, and much of the Limpopo Province. As many frustrated tourists...more
Teenagers who use cannabis and have a family history of mental illness are 25 percent more likely to suffer from schizophrenia, delusions and paranoia...more
The first Saturday of September every year is observed as International Vulture Awareness Day by the Endangered Wildlife Trust's Birds of Prey Programme...more
The transition to summer this year has not been spectacular at all. Spring was short lived and low key. Normally the weeping boerbeans, the knob thorns...more
February to April and even May are the best times for butterflies. Currently it is endeavoured to see if these butterflies and some extras have been...more
Human conflict have a particular devastating impact on African elephant populations, far greater than habitat. This, according to a new University...more
Although every aspect of nature is fascinating, I have, like many others, been attracted to birds. However, if I had my time again and knowing what I do...more
Long-term environmental planning got a boost when 130 high-level delegates met to develop a strategy that will help guide how scientists observe...more
A juice factory just outside of Hoedspruit is under investigation by the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (DWAF) for the discharge of effluent...more
After months of searching, hydrologists have finally struck water in sufficient quantities to allow plans to go ahead to build a new rustic campsite...more
A special warning was issued over the weekend of 28 January that the Olifants river would be in flood following the opening of the sluices at the Flag...more
Water is a limited resource that people all around the world have to share; and discussions around this complex issue were the subject of a workshop...more
A five-year programme is currently being devised to address the backlogs in water and sanitation services and to ensure the targets of the Millennium...more
Like her grandparents did, Rose and other Cottondale villagers rely on wells, rain or the river for their daily water. Rose knows of three women who have...more
some mopane trees seem forever rooted in their autumn shine.A closer inspection of these leaves this time of the year reveals strings of whitish waxy...more
Specialised help was needed to move an automatic weather station from its current position near
the Skukuza airport to its new home at Pretoriuskop...more
White River - A new weather service station unveiled in Mpumalanga will ensure the province receives timely information about possible flooding and...more
To identify, monitor and taken actions on environmental problems, the Marula region's People and Conservation department of the Kruger National Park...more
The Kruger National Park has secured R3.6m over a three-year cycle that started in April last year for wetland rehabilitation in the Park. The money will...more
Water and environmental affairs deputy minister Rejoice Mabudafhasi celebrated the importance of wetlands conservation and linking wetlands to tourism...more
The name has been coined by the press and it is likely to stick as long as the legislation lasts, but are the more than 600 Environmental Management...more
The donor community and conservation movement are leaning increasingly towards a what can nature do for us approach, where species and wild habitats...more
There is a team of scientists who would never dream of entering the Kruger National Park (KNP) without a goodly supply of fresh carrots to assist them...more
According to minerals and energy, the department 'polices' all mining activities. The department can designated an official as an 'authorised person'...more
“Public opinion regarding climate change is likely to remain divided as long as the political elites send out conflicting messages on this issue.” In a...more
Insect life has been more prolific this year in reaction to the relatively good rainfall. In our area, the large 'emperor moths' (Family Saturniidae)...more
Raymond Travers, Kruger's media liaison, explains ongoing developments at Lower Sabie. The infrastructure is however old and desperately needs upgrading...more
In what is probably the largest fertilisation experiment of its kind, 30 hectares of mopane bushveld in the Timbavati Private Nature Reserve adjoining...more
Although it is unlikely that too many people will be contemplating building a nuclear reactor or a massive power generation plant, there are several...more
The Rio +20 Conference on Sustainable Development took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 20 to 22 June 2012. A key outcome for South Africa was the...more
Hundreds of fish gasped their last, hippos battled it out in tiny pools and vegetation wilted and died last year in the Kruger National Park when the...more
Trees and plants need soil to grow. Very few fruits, vegetables and grains would live without it. Many animals need soil, too. They eat the plants that...more
Fossil teeth of African animals show that during the past 10 million years, different plant-eating critters began grazing on grass at different times...more
Diarrhoea-inducing waterborne microbes often go undetected in parts of the world with the highest rate of under-five deaths from gastrointestinal...more
With lion numbers halving in the last two decades, and the popular predator disappearing from more than 80 percent of its former home range, the United...more
Of the the R27.9 billion budget for Limpopo, 81 percent will be focussed on the delivery of social services for the poor, while R1.5 billion will be...more
Finding water to create new energy requires an investment of old energy, researchers say. “No matter what kind of energy you want to create, from...more
In the Kruger National Park there are five major rivers that historically flowed all year round – the Crocodile, the Sabie, the Olifants River. The Luvuvhu River is definitely the cleanest river in Kruger Park....more
A visitor to Kruger, Modjadjikloof resident, Jacques Schalkwyk, spotted a light-coloured buffalo calf near the Middelvlei windmill between Mopani and...more
White lions, white elephants and now a white giraffe. Man has long been fascinated with nature's quirks, and Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)...more
The new facility is called the Barnato White Lion Breeding Project and is located just 6km outside of Kroonstad, Free State, South Africa. Meet white...more
The Global White Lion Protection Trust (GWLPT) still has no holding permit for the white lions it imported to an area adjacent the Greater Kruger...more
Two weeks ago the Global White Lion Protection Trust (GWLPT) translocated four white lions from Sanbona in the Western Cape to their new home bordering...more
Day three, Wednesday 23 April 2008, of the 2008 Annual Science Network Meeting offered interesting perspectives on why white rhinos and termites are both...more
The fate of the hundreds of kilometres of the Kruger National Park's western boundary fence is under review. High-level executives, including South...more
To save energy. The answer is based on the fundamental principle of free energy, that everything in nature seeks the lowest possible energy state...more
An article, published by Koedoe, which highlights the extent to which socio-demographic and behavioural and motivational indicators influence the...more
Why The Leopard Got Its Spots. Why do leopards have rosette shaped markings but tigers have stripes? Rudyard Kipling suggested that it was because the leopard...more
About half of South Africa's wetlands have already been destroyed or converted through draining, the building of dams, incorrect burning and overgrazing...more
65-day gestation period. Female gives birth to two or three kittens. The young suckle for approximately one month and accompany their mother on hunting...more
Twelve lucky winners were awarded a variety of fantastic prizes at the Endangered Wildlife Trust's headquarters in Johannesburg on June 30, 2005...more
Seven wild dogs that were released into greater Kruger at the beginning of May have now chosen a den site about three kilometres from where they were...more
Seven wild dogs are due to be released into the Balule Private Nature Reserve, ad- joining the Greater Kruger National Park, in the next few weeks...more
Elephants will respond to signals transmitted through the earth without a sound whispering through the air. This has been shown by a team of scientists...more
The Klaserie Private Nature Reserve, part of the Associated Private Nature Reserves adjoining Kruger National Park, has just released 50 wildebeest to...more
'Wilderness' has different meanings for different people. To some it is a physical area, while for others it is a psychological 'place' or state of mind...more
The Wilderness Foundation and the Wilderness Leadership School, founded in the 1950s by conservation legend Dr Ian Player and Magqubu Ntombela, is...more
Many African tribes had a tradition regarding wild creatures. Certain birds and animals were given the status of protected creatures because of their...more
If you are a wildlife and nature lover who enjoys reading about first hand experiences, two books published by CC Africa may be worth adding to your...more
This year, the ladies showed the way at the Southern African Wildlife College graduation with Esther Sibanda from Zimbabwe the proud recipient of the...more
This year's Southern African Wildlife College Graduation ceremony celebrated 20 students receiving natural resource certificates and 22 students...more
The Ivory and Rhinoceros Enforcement Task Force of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) met in...more
“TRAFFIC extends its sincere thanks to the Mazda Wildlife Fund for your 20 years of support: you have, quite literally, been the driving force behind our...more
The Kruger National Park has one last remaining unspoilt gorge left on a perennial river, and this pristine gorge is increasingly coming under threat...more
The world has been warned time and again about the potential harm man is doing to ecosystems around the world. Now 1,360 scientists from 95 countries....more
Twelve high school learners from the Phalaborwa region have developed an extra dose of enthusiasm for entering a career in the sciences after attending...more
We tend to think of the warm, rainy season as a time of food production and the cooler, dry 'winter' as the period when natural food sources are in...more
Ancient humans may not have had the luxury of updating their Facebook status, but social networks were nevertheless an essential component of their lives...more
National Water Week kicked off with the presentation of the Women in Water Awards at the Presidential Guesthouse on March 18, 2005. At the ceremony...more
Bird- Life South Africa now lures cranes to its winter feeding site using life-size wooden decoys. Maize grain is put out regularly for the cranes in...more
Thirteen teachers from schools in and around Phalaborwa met at Letaba Camp in the Kruger National Park (KNP) on February 18, 2006 to take part in...more
A driving force behind the creation of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), and many other international conservation initiatives...more
Employees at SANParks joined their conservation colleagues across the globe to celebrate World Environment Day on June 5, which was celebrated with the...more
“World Rhino Day is an opportunity to highlight the efforts being made to fight the scourge of rhino poaching around the world and to debunk the...more
In 1998 South Africa passed a new National Water Act. This act was hailed internationally as an innovative approach to water management, as it took...more
It has been almost 30 years since the day Louis Olivier and Hans Kolver fought an enormous crocodile for the life of their friend and colleague Tom Yssel. Louis and Tom, deciding they deserved...more
The wildlife poisoning incident that occurred outside Hoedspruit last October is now providing valuable information on Vulture movements and the...more
The external features of animal 'mouths' are the most easily observed and the best field indicators of eating habits. Focus will be on size and shape...more
In the past couple of letters we have dealt with external mouth features and digestion. In this final letter on this subject we look at some of the internal jaw and mouth structure that might...more
What animals eat will indicate their main function among the diversity of species. Mouth structures have evolved to cope with the main diet of each...more
The Kruger National Park's (KNP) outreach project “Take Kruger to 'Kasies” was officially launched on January 20, 2006 at Mkhuhlu Shopping Complex near...more
A group of Junior Honorary Rangers from the Bushveld Region spent four days last week at Letaba rest camp, Kruger National Park, making a hands-on...more
Armed with a sponsored 'goodie' bag filled with T-Shirt, cap, waterbottle and pencil case, about 500 learners from 10 schools, some having never been...more
To be like a child again or one day, to experience the Kruger National Park (KNP) the way a child would, learning about animals and their habits...more
Kids in Kruger celebrated Youth Day by inviting young people from neighbouring communities to a day of song and dance. Several entertaining items...more
African ranchers often prefer to keep wild grazers like zebras off the grass that fattens their cattle. But a new study by Kenyan and University of...more
Zimbabwe has held an auction for big game hunters, offering a variety of trophy 'bags', and raising US$1.5 million in the process, ostensibly for...more