Heading off on safari in Kenya means going in search of the majestic Big Five – legendary lions, leopards, elephants, rhinos, and the formidable Cape buffalo. But, as I learned on my safari, you don’t ...

Sitting in the front seat of an open Land Rover being driven furiously backward for about a half-mile while being chased by a bugling, ear-flapping, and very pissed off elephant matriarch is, well, ...

The populations of some of Africa’s most iconic wildlife have been bouncing back thanks to decades of conservation efforts. But activists are warning that climate change and human activity are ...

FOR African countries that are preserving their biodiversity, domesticating wild animals and plants can be a promising avenue ...

The first time Mwezi Mugerwa saw the African golden cat, he didn’t know what it was. While reviewing camera trap footage at ...

Homo sapiens dispersal out of Africa came 50,000 years ago Early humans tackled habitats like deserts and forests June 18 (Reuters) - Small bands of Homo sapiens made a few failed forays leaving our ...

Whether they are a Siamese, Persian, Maine Coon, or Domestic Shorthair, there are hundreds of millions of cats living with ...

One of the great mysteries of the monkeypox virus has been pinpointing its ‘reservoir’ hosts—the animals that carry and spread the virus without becoming sick from it. Now, an international team of ...