Poaching is a serious business in South Africa. In 2018, there were a total of 1,873 poaching incidents in different parks across the country, according to a report from South Africa’s ...

South African giraffes on their way to China, 2018. In 2019, South Africa classified giraffes as “farm animals.” (Photo courtesy Ban Animal Trading) ...

A trip to South Africa will be an experience you won't soon forget. Many travel to South Africa for the wildlife. On an African safari, leopards and lions are just a few of the animals you could see.

More than 140,000 wild and captive bred animals were killed by foreign hunters in South Africa between 2018 and 2022. Asia, the US and Europe are the major export markets.

Animals more used to the searing heat have been swanning around in the snow after freak blizzards hit the savannah. Giraffes, antelopes and elephants were all among the beasts braving the freeze af… ...

Officials in South Africa's biggest wildlife park are anticipating the deaths of some animals because of a drought afflicting the region, but they describe the extremely dry period as a natural ...

Africa Hunt Lodge, a U.S.-based tour operator, advertises “hunt packages” to international clients traveling to South Africa that include killing a golden gnu for $49,500, a black impala for ...

South Africa has come up with a novel strategy to protect and expand its already abundant wildlife herds: It wants people to eat more of the animals. The idea may seem distasteful to many.

PRETORIA, South Africa, October 25, 2019 (ENS) – By the stroke of a legislative pen, a list of iconic and, in some cases, endangered wild animals can now be manipulated as farming stock.