When it comes to African wildlife, few things capture the imagination like the Big Five animals. I still remember the first ...

The Atlantic Ocean off the southern-most tip of Africa is so cold it feels like your skin is burning. But still Craig Foster slips into the frigid water every day, without a wetsuit or scuba gear ...

There are fewer than 2,000 Cape parrots left in South Africa's southern mistbelt forests. A captive Cape parrot poses for a portrait at the Loro Parque Fundación in the Canary Islands.

The elephants, rhinos, buffalos, lions and leopards that make up the classic safari “Big Five” checklist may be wild animals, but in South Africa’s private game reserves, the illusion of ...

They’ve mostly bought the animals from game marketers and at auctions in parts of South Africa where game is still plentiful. The beasts were put onto large trucks, transported hundreds of miles ...

Many of Africa’s forests are unknown to the public at large, ... Starting in the north-west and ending in the south-east, ... It’s also home to animals like forest elephants, buffaloes, ...

Last month, South Africa’s Department of Environmental Affairs approved the declaration of 20 marine protected areas, collectively covering 50,000 square kilometers.