The first national animal to be used as a symbol in South Africa was the springbuck (or springbok), proposed in 1906 as a name for the country’s rugby team ahead of a tour of Europe.

The victim was “charged and trampled” by an elephant near Crocodile River at Malelane Gate in Kruger National Park in South Africa, on Saturday, Jan. 25, the South African National Parks ...

The reserve actively manages its animal populations, exchanging individuals with other parks to keep the gene pool healthy — 10% of the cheetah population in South Africa can be traced back to ...

The radioactive isotopes even at low levels can be recognized by radiation detectors at airports and borders, leading to the arrest of poachers and traffickers.

South Africa has taken its first major step towards regaining its foothold in the global livestock genetics market with the ...

A city-approved proposal to remove baboon troops from around the Cape Peninsula has been strongly opposed by animal ...

“The frilled or silver nudibranch Leminda millecra is found only on the South and East coast of South Africa and has produced compounds that fight oesophagal cancer. Sponges from Sodwana, the ...

A 59-year-old male tourist was trampled to death by an elephant while reportedly trying to save his grandchild at Kruger National Park in South Africa last weekend, according to a statement from ...