In an extraordinary turn of events, the elusive De Winton’s golden mole, believed extinct for nearly 90 years, has been detected in South Africa.
Join Extinction Rebellion for Remembrance Day for Lost Species this coming Thursday, which is about holding space for all species – from the charismatic to the unspectacular; for remembering what we have lost so that we might cherish and protect those that remain.
The zebra-like animal once roamed our country in large herds, particularly in the Karoo and southern Free State, until they were hunted out in the second half of the 19th century.
Maybe we need to pause a bit and think things over before giving the AI version of Charlie Sheen a U-Boat filled with coke and nukes.
A research team visiting the Mosquitia rainforest found a species new to science, and several species previously thought extinct.
An indigenous media group has shared rare footage of a member of the Awá people, in order to raise awareness about the effects of deforestation.
A terrifying scenario analysis predicts that human civilisation will be coming to an end in the not-too-distant future.
Mass extinction looms. Major Cape Flats gang trial begins. EFF’s bankrupt promise. BLF hit with hate speech. Russian jet struck by lightning. Cape Town’s filthy sea water. R5 flights today. Tiger and Trump. Thomas Markle speaks out.
Human intervention has led these poor animals to the brink of extinction. Ever heard of a vaquita? Me neither, but there are only 12 of them left on the planet.
This adorable Chinese giant salamander faces the threat of extinction. Of course humans are to blame, because we really are the worst.
As humans play an increasingly significant role in adversely affecting the world’s biodiversity levels, one man is on a mission to educate us all.
The northern white rhino is pretty much on the further brink of existence, but there is hope, and sometimes, hope is all we’ve got.
The world’s fastest land animal, the cheetah, survived the extinsion of the last ice age 10,000 years ago. But in just a few decades man has managed to put the animal on the endangered species list, and experts are warning that the cheetah could be extinct by 2030.
Geneticists in Australia believe they are closer to resurrecting the extinct gastric-brooding frog. This after the team had successfully revived its genome in embryo form using the dead cell samples, in what has been named the “Lazarus Project.” Yes! Science! We might be lucky enough to experience the joys of witnessing the amphibian give birth […]