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South Africa aquarium race to save over 500 turtles washed ashore

South Africa aquarium race to save over 500 turtles washed ashore

The little turtles are mostly endangered loggerheads that should be cruising the ocean.

Half-moons on the ground: A conservation strategy in Kenya

Half-moons on the ground: A conservation strategy in Kenya

Some call them half-moons, while others affectionately call them Earth Smiles due to their distinctive smiley-face shape. Still, some simply refer to them as water bunds in reference to their function in controlling run-off water flow.

Why saving Benin's wetlands goes beyond an ecological narrative

Why saving Benin's wetlands goes beyond an ecological narrative

The challenge of conserving Benin's biodiversity-rich wetlands represents a template for Africa and the rest of the world as development and livelihood eat into these precious reserves of ecological riches.

South Africa: A mission to give 2,000 white rhinos a new home

South Africa: A mission to give 2,000 white rhinos a new home

The white rhino as a species is under extreme pressure, especially in South Africa, because of poaching.

Mother's love: The Zimbabwean children that fought a crocodile

Mother's love: The Zimbabwean children that fought a crocodile

President Mnangagwa said he was gifting the children $5000 each for the death-defying encounter that saw them save their mother’s life.

Kenyan conservationists celebrate black rhinos' return

Kenyan conservationists celebrate black rhinos' return

The rhinos were taken from three parks that are becoming overcrowded to the private Loisaba Conservancy, where herds were wiped out by poaching decades ago.

Mogbo: A Nigerian man on a mission to save wild animals

Mogbo: A Nigerian man on a mission to save wild animals

Chinedu Mogbo dedicates his life to giving wild animals and mistreated pets a second chance of survival - a rare work in his country.

South Africa's difficult battle to save rhinos

South Africa's difficult battle to save rhinos

Poachers from hideouts fire tranquilliser guns and then hack away at their horns, leaving the rhino to bleed to death very painfully and slowly.

Batwa: The DRC community trying to reclaim 'forest home'

Batwa: The DRC community trying to reclaim 'forest home'

An estimated 10,000 indigenous Batwa people live in makeshift villages around the Kahuzi-Biega Park after they were asked to leave a forest to enable the establishment of a conservation area with a compensation promise.

Giraffe Day: What you need to know about this animal

Giraffe Day: What you need to know about this animal

Giraffe is the tallest mammal in the world and a baby giraffe is taller than most adult human beings.

DRC's tourism boost with rhinos from South Africa

DRC's tourism boost with rhinos from South Africa

Sixteen southern white rhinos have been transported from South Africa to Congo's Garamba National Park as part of measures to conserve the animals whose population is declining as well as to improve the tourism sector.