Environment

Elephant tramples suspected poacher to death

15 May 2013 | Kati Auld

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An elephant turned the tables on a poacher in Zimbabwe recently. The elephant escaped with its life; the poacher did not.

Rhino poaching news: KZN game reserve to introduce anti-poaching dogs

10 May 2013 | Athenkosi Matyalana - Intern

&Beyond Phinda Private Game Reserve in KwaZulu Natal has announced that five specially selected dogs and their handlers will undergo an intensive 10-week training course to help fight rhino poaching in the area.

Butterflies are a symbol of new beginnings and have become a symbol of hope.

A flutter of hope for butterflies

9 May 2013 | Hannelie Van As

Butterflies are a symbol of new beginnings, and when the South African lepidopterists recently found a species they thought to be extinct, these beautiful insects also became a symbol of hope.

8 arrested for suspected rhino poaching

3 May 2013 | Athenkosi Matyalana - Intern

Eight people have been arrested in connection to rhino poaching. According to South African National Parks, five suspected rhino poachers en route to commit poaching in the Timbavati Private Game Reserve.

Drakensberg, Kwazulu Natal Midlands Meander

9 of the best things to see and do in the KZN Midlands

2 May 2013 | Claire Allison

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The KwaZulu-Natal Midlands are breathtakingly beautiful. With plenty to see and do, here is my top pick of things to check out while you're in the area.

Black rhino and calf by Pip Mortlock poaching limpopo

Last 15 rhinos poached from Limpopo National Park

29 April 2013 | Kati Auld

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The latest news on rhino poaching: apparently all 300 rhino in the Limpopo National Park have now been poached, and 30 rangers are to go on trial regarding their involvement in the matter.

Re-introducing serval – one of Africa’s 10 indigenous wild cats

29 April 2013 | Claire Allison

Over the last century, the serval became extinct in the Cape provinces of South Africa, but private game reserves in the Eastern Cape have begun re-introducing the species in the hopes of contributing to the eventual re-establishment of these wild cats in the region.

Hotel Verde - artist's impression, Cape Town International Airport

Hotel Verde: Africa’s greenest hotel?

16 April 2013 | Kati Auld

The Hotel Verde, claiming to be Africa's greenest hotel, opens in August and by all accounts seems to be the real deal when it comes to environmentalism.

DeeAnn-Reeder-panda-bat new discovery South Sudan

New species of “panda bat” discovered in South Sudan

11 April 2013 | Kati Auld

A bat has recently been discovered in South Sudan which is not only a new species, but a new genus.

Plastic can take up to 1 000 years to degrade.