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Nepal police bust rhino-poaching gang
8+ hour, 10+ min ago (78+ words) Nepal police arrested 14 people on charges of rhino poaching, authorities confirmed on Tuesday. Chitwan National Park authorities said the men had been arrested in various places around the country. .. Updated | By Neo Leeuw Nepal police arrested 14 people on charges of…...
Aucamp hails Kruger at 100 as 'beacon of global conservation"
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1045+ words) Updated May 18, 2026, 12: 04 p. m. | By Mmangaliso Khumalo As the Kruger National Park prepares to celebrate its centenary, Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Willie Aucamp has described the milestone as a defining moment not only for South Africa, but for global…...
Conservation focal point as SANParks marks 100 years of KNP
2+ week, 1+ day ago (521+ words) Updated May 13, 2026, 6: 19 p. m. | By Mmangaliso Khumalo SANParks Interim Board Chairperson Beryl Ferguson said conservation in South Africa must become more inclusive and adaptable in the face of climate change, biodiversity loss and growing social pressures. Ferguson was speaking at the "Conversations…...
Wolf bites woman in Germany in first attack for decades
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (335+ words) Updated April 1, 2026, 7: 44 a. m. | By AFP A woman was bitten by a wolf in a shopping centre in the German city of Hamburg, the city's deputy mayor said Tuesday, in the first such attack in modern times. The wolf entered the complex…...
Final Live Animal Export Regulations to follow after public review
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (290+ words) Updated March 10, 2026, 2: 04 p. m. | By Nomfundo Twala The draft regulations on the exportation of live animals by sea were published in July 2025 for public comment, with stakeholders given until August 2025 to provide feedback on the proposed framework. Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen…...
Two orphaned baby rhinos saved in Kruger National Park
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (398+ words) Updated March 3, 2026, 8: 32 a. m. | By Jacaranda FM Breakfast with Martin Bester brought you some good news to get you through the day. Two young rhino calves found alone in the Kruger bush have been rescued and are safe at the Care for…...
Vietnamese man in court for massive rhino horn theft
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (241+ words) Updated Feb. 26, 2026, 5: 37 p. m. | By Faith Modise A Vietnamese national has appeared in the Bellville Magistrate's Court in the Western Cape in connection with a major wildlife trafficking investigation. According to the Hawks, 52-year-old Bao Trung was arrested on Tuesday while attempting…...
Pharrell Williams startled and triggered by bird in Johannesburg
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (177+ words) Updated Dec. 4, 2018, 6: 15 a. m. | By Breakfast with Martin Bester Pharrell Williams getting woken up by a'hadeda'is the funniest thing you will see today! Hadedas are beautiful birds that we often see in beautiful green gardens across South Africa. We often do not…...
John Hume in court as part of rhino horn trafficking syndicate
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (237+ words) Updated Aug. 19, 2025, 7: 16 p. m. | By Cliff Shiko The former owner of the world's largest rhino conservation farm, John Hume, has been granted R100, 000 bail following his arrest for alleged rhino horn trafficking. The founder of the Platinum Rhino Conservation and five others are…...
Helping passionate volunteers on World Nature Conservation Day
9+ mon, 4+ week ago (589+ words) Updated July 30, 2025, 8: 18 a. m. | By Jacaranda FM To celebrate World Nature Conservation Day, Jacaranda FM's'Good Morning Angels donated R50, 000 to''The Friends of Rietvlei', a volunteer group that helps protect and maintain the Rietvlei Nature Reserve in Gauteng. BACKGROUND: This week was World…...