Namibian cheetahs head for India, 70 years after local extinction
Windhoek – Eight Namibian cheetahs were on Friday airlifted to India, part of an ambitious project to reintroduce the... Read more
17 Sep
WATCH | 28 ‘stolen’ sheep found crammed inside abandoned minibus taxi
Cape Town – Police have reportedly launched a manhunt after a minibus taxi was found abandoned on the side... Read more
6 Sep
‘Crammed in rusty cages’ – Police rescue 150 cats headed for dinner tables
Beijing – Nearly 150 cats bound for slaughterhouses have been rescued by police in eastern China, an international animal... Read more
31 Aug
Cape Town teens arrested after ‘dog fighting’ bust
Cape Town – Cape of Good Hope SPCA and the City of Cape Town Law enforcement arrested teenagers between... Read more
30 Aug
SANParks suspends employee after video of man slapping a leopard goes viral
Cape Town – South African National Parks (SANParks) has suspended one employee after a video of a dead leopard... Read more
24 Jul
Six lions put down after escaping from South African game reserve and terrorising community
Johannesburg – Six lions were put down after escaping from a South African game reserve and terrorising people living... Read more
18 Jul
Africa sees 63% rise in diseases spread from animals to humans in decade, says WHO
Brazzaville – Africa faces a growing threat from zoonotic diseases such as monkeypox, the WHO said on Thursday, with... Read more
15 Jul
DRC cop held for poaching, baby monkey freed
Bukavu – A police officer in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has been detained for alleged poaching after locals... Read more
12 Jul
South Africa’s latest hot export to China? Donkeys
Magaliesburg – Chinese demand for traditional medicines has sent poachers hunting for African animals from rhinos to pangolins. Now... Read more
21 Jun
Thousands of sheep drown as Sudan ship sinks
Khartoum – An overladen ship crammed with thousands of sheep sank on Sunday in Sudan’s Red Sea port of... Read more
13 Jun
