Animals
In photos: wagging tails and smiles greet Animal Welfare Society volunteers
Volunteers visit a different town in the Kalahari and rural Northern Cape each Saturday to offer much-needed services to pets
Photo Essay | 28 November 2024
African Penguins now officially “critically endangered”
The bird is facing rapid population decline from competition with commercial fisheries and climate-mediated shifts in prey populations
By John Yeld
News | 29 October 2024
Thousands of birds rescued by West Coast owl orphanage
The birds of prey rehabilitation centre in Velddrif has gone from strength to strength but challenges remain
News | 30 September 2024
Using carbon dating to stop elephant and rhino poaching
But even a controlled ivory trade may send the wrong message
Science | 23 September 2024
New frog species found in Cederberg
Meet Cacosternum cederbergense, the Cederberg Dainty Frog
By Tyrone Ping
Science | 20 September 2024
Dogs and cats get their own taxi in Cape Town
The taxi is being piloted by AfriPaw and is aimed at providing access to its free monthly animal clinics for pets living in poor communities like Vrygrond
News | 25 July 2024
No shelter for homeless dog owners
Except perhaps for a farm in the Karoo
Photo Essay | 15 April 2024
Schools are helping sunbirds find their old routes across Cape Town
Urban sprawl has disrupted their migratory patterns
News | 19 March 2024
Dogs and their owners out in force to raise money for Khayelitsha clinic
Sea Point walk raises R45,000 for Mdzananda Animal Clinic
Brief | 18 March 2024