REFERENCE has already been made in NATURE to the recent international conference on this subject held in London (Nov. 18, p. 776). At a general meeting of the Society for the Preservation of the Fauna ...

THE problem of the disappearing fauna of Africa formed the subject of a lecture before the University of London Animal Welfare Society on March 7. It has been common knowledge for years that the ...

South Africa's west coast, and the hinterland it borders, looks harsh and desolate, but a mere 30 years ago, if you were a naturalist seeking fauna and flora species endemic to specific regions, you ...

The African Union has unveiled the Animal Health Strategy for Africa (AHSA) 2018-2035 to bolster animal health, animal production, productivity, the safety of animal origin, public health, and a ...

Exports included 975 different taxa listed under either CITES2 Appendix I (most endangered) or Appendix II (not necessarily threatened with extinction, but may become so unless trade is closely ...

A new conservation model that will secure 270 000 hectares of globally significant conservation land in the Western Cape, and put some R85 million into an area of extreme poverty and unemployment, has ...

Johannesburg, South Africa, 8th December 2015—Meetings of Chinese and African leaders last week ended with the two sides agreeing to collaborate more closely on protecting wildlife resources and in ...

Mpox is a zoonosis: Originating in the animal world, it is transmitted to humans through sporadic contact in the bush in African countries, where it is endemic. But could the virus make the reverse ...

Smoke rises from a veldt fire at Grootbos, but nobody appears worried at this luxury South African eco-reserve, set in rolling hill country behind the continent’s southernmost tip. In fact, staff are ...