South African conservation nonprofit buys rhino breeding farm, plans to rewild 2,000 animals In this Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015, file photo, rhinos walk in the Hluhluwe Game Reserve in South Africa.

By Ryan Truscott JOHANNESBURG — South Africa is a hub for the international pet trade, with thousands of animals exported each year. Many of these are exotic birds and mammals like parrots and ...

MAGALIESBURG, South Africa (AP) — Five vultures that were rescued and rehabilitated by a conservation group have been released back into the wild on a mountain range in South Africa.

LONDON -- South African Conservation Group African Parks has announced it is set to release 2,000 southern white rhinos into the wild in what is set to be one of Africa’s largest rewilding ...

A massive elephant seal — affectionately named Gordy — is taking over social media after videos of his unexpected detour through a South African coastal town went viral. Weighing nearly 2,000kg, Gordy ...

The owner of Gondwana Private Game Reserve in South Africa tragically lost his life after being attacked by a bull elephant ...

Photographs on FC Conradie’s social media accounts show him on foot, taking pictures near elephants. He held a degree in zoology and an MBA.

In 2005, South African Marius Els rescued a 5-month-old hippopotamus from a flood and attempted to domesticate the wild mammal before it mauled him.

Conservationists have released five vultures back into the wild on a mountain range in South Africa after they were rescued and rehabilitated.