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While working in the tourism industry, we were often asked: "Should I go on safari to East Africa or Southern Africa?" The answer is never easy because there are many factors to consider.First, let me define the regions: East Africa encompasses…

Southern Africa is richly endowed with wildlife. AWF increasingly is collaborating with parks and conservationists in South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe and other countries in the region to help protect their priceless resources.To oversee its…

Zimbabwe’s Southeast Lowveld region, located within the Savé and Limpopo Valleys, is a critical landscape for black and white rhinos, wild dogs, lions, and elephants. For these populations to thrive, they must overcome threats including poaching,…

Surprisingly, even after two decades of civil war, South Sudan still has a considerable wildlife population. There is a large-scale land migration that rivals that of the Serengeti, numbering about 800,000 white-eared kob, tiang, and other…

488 Rhino Poached So Far in 2012, Surpassing 2011 Numbers NAIROBI, Kenya, October 31, 2012 -- As of October 30, 2012, a record number of rhinos have been poached in South Africa this year. According to South Africa government officials…

The ruling by the High Court in Pretoria authorizing an online auction of 264 rhino horns is potentially disastrous for Africa’s imperiled rhino population.The African rhino has suffered high levels of poaching and the auction could provide legal…

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Death of elephant could be a sign that poachers and wildlife traffickers are turning their attention to Africa’s southern herds In a national park better known for its battle against rhino poaching, rangers in South Africa’s…

Just outside Upington, South Africa, the slender grey tower shimmered in the distance like a heat mirage. You can be driving down empty highway roads for hours, passing nothing but dust devils and quiver trees, when suddenly, signs of…

Although culling is again on the table as one of several options for keeping the large and growing elephant population of South Africa's Kruger National Park in check, park officials say no culling will occur before next year at the earliest.Culling…

A Committee of Inquiry established by South Africa’s Department of Environmental Affairs will begin hearing expert testimony tomorrow on the subject of legalizing the rhino horn trade as the Southern African country, home to more than 80…

South Africa announced it will end its 1995 suspension of elephant culling to manage its burgeoning elephant populations. Since the 1995 suspension, the elephant population in Kruger National Park has grown from 8,000 to an estimated 12,500, and…

A message from African Wildlife Foundation President Kaddu Kiwe Sebunya on South Africa’s decision not to submit a proposal to legalize rhino horn trade at this year’s CITES meeting. On behalf of the African Wildlife…

An employee from South African National Parks (SANParks) and a police officer were among the 13 poaching suspects arrested in the Kruger National Park this week. The group reportedly had firearms and ammunition in their possession. South Africa is…