Africa CDC says in 2024, mpox cases have surged by 160% and deaths have increased by 19%.

LONDON — The number of outbreaks of diseases that jumped from animals to humans in Africa has jumped by more than 60 percent in the last decade, the World Health Organization said, a worrying ...

Prices for the animals have quadrupled compared to a decade ago, with chimps now selling for up to $100,000, bonobos for up to $300,000, and gorillas for up to $550,000.

Monkeypox in Africa: the science the world ignored African researchers have been warning about monkeypox outbreaks for years. As vaccines are deployed globally, they worry they will be left behind.

A hiker and outdoorsman, Mr. Thomas as a child yearned for a world where nature ruled supreme. His map represents the “idealistic planet that I wanted,” Mr. Thomas, 34, said. “I would look ...

Roughly 80 percent of the surviving population is in South Africa, and of those animals, roughly 53 percent are privately owned, Mr. Knight said.

South Africa has come up with a novel strategy to protect and expand its already abundant wildlife herds: It wants people to eat more of the animals. The idea may seem distasteful to many. But for ...

While crocodiles spread across a wider range, including Africa, alligators remained confined to the Americas and China. Crocodiles and alligators evolved separately, and their physical and ...