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Critically endangered creatures complete historic journey 50 years in the making: 'One of many critical interventions to secure the future'
Mozambique's Zinave National Park has become home to ten critically endangered black rhinos to help rebuild the population.
Africa’s plants: a database project has recorded 65,000 species – and is still growing
Africa’s flowers have been meticulously documented across 1.9 million sites on the continent and in Madagascar.
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Africa's Forgotten Fishes: One in four freshwater fish species in Africa threatened with extinction
An estimated 26 per cent of Africa’s freshwater fish species are threatened (including those assessed as Critically ...
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Dogs on the trail of South Africa's endangered tortoises
Dogs are five times more effective than humans at this type of search and "also help us find the smaller tortoises which are ...
Sacred sites in South Africa can protect natural heritage and culture: Here's how
Nature isn't confined to officially protected areas. A lot can be done to conserve biodiversity in other places too. The ...
Can CSI tactics stop a $23 billion poaching industry?
From DNA sequencing to fingerprint analysis, forensic scientists are using groundbreaking new tools to stop animal ...
Reader’s Vote: The Cutest Wild Animal On Earth
Welcome to the wild side of cute. If you thought pets were the peak of adorable, get ready to change your mind.From African ...
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Experts turn to unexpected helpers for critical mission in 'tortoise capital of the world' — here's what's happening
Conservation of tortoise populations in South Africa is essential to plant diversity and creating shelter for other species.
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10 endangered black rhinos sent from South Africa to Mozambique
Ten black rhinos have been moved from South Africa to Mozambique to secure breeding of the critically endangered animals that became locally extinct 50 years ago, conservationists said Thursday.