African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) or painted wolves are among the most endangered species in Africa. One of my favorite ...

An elephant made a surprise appearance on a South African roadway. The massive animal chased away wild dogs and cars.

The populations of some of Africa’s most iconic wildlife have ... aside more land to connect with other preserves to allow wild animals to roam freely. John Yang reports. And finally tonight ...

One of the great mysteries of the monkeypox virus has been pinpointing its ‘reservoir’ hosts — the animals that carry and ...

In the US, a bridge across a major 10-lane high speed freeway is being built at a cost of more than US$100 million so that ...

African wild dogs, which hunt during the cooler periods of the day, could face increased extinction if temperatures continue to rise as projected. And then there’s African elephants – the largest land ...

In drought-stricken Namibia, where conservation groups are fighting to preserve endangered species, paying tourists can join ...

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