The blue crane once rebounded through conservation—but now it's in sharp decline again. Experts warn the next 15 years are ...

Reports about South Africa’s captive lion industry have shown that the animals often are kept in inhumane conditions, such as in overcrowded spaces with poor nutrition and veterinary care.

Poachers in South Africa killed more than 100 rhinos in the first three months of this year, most of them inside national parks — highlighting an ongoing battle to protect one of the best-known ...

Carol Phillips/iStock/Getty Images Reflecting its mega-biodiversity status, South Africa boasts five national animal and plant symbols.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — At least 123 vultures died in South Africa's flagship national park after eating the carcass of an elephant that was poisoned by poachers with agricultural ...

A grandfather was 'charged and trampled' by an elephant near Crocodile River at Malelane Gate in Kruger National Park in South Africa on Saturday, Jan. 25.

US national arrested in South Africa on wildlife trafficking, weapons charges South African police say they discovered 26 rhino carcasses on accused's ranch.

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.

With a staggering 45% vacancy rate, South Africa's veterinary workforce shortage poses a serious threat to animal health and food security, prompting urgent calls for action amid ongoing Foot and ...

Authorities in South Africa are searching for a tiger that escaped from its enclosure at a private farm near Johannesburg over the weekend, injured a man and left three animals dead. The 39-year ...

A tourist at South Africa's Kruger National Park was trampled to death by an elephant as he was trying to protect children, officials say.

South Africa has created a network of facilities to store hundreds of thousands of samples of biological material from plants, animals, bacteria and fungi.