The world’s leading lion scientists argue that captive predator breeding has no conservation value. Successful reintroduction from captivity into the wild among large felids is extremely rare.

Pairs of elephant tusks that are separated during smuggling are illuminating the tracks of wildlife crime.

Identifying matching elephant DNA in different shipments of tusks can help scientific sleuths connect the shipments to the same ivory trafficking cartel, a new study finds. That technique has already revealed the presence of three major interconnected cartels that are active in Africa, researchers report September 19 in Science Advances.

Namibian environment officials last week shot and killed three spotted hyenas blamed for the near extinction of its famed wild horses.

Botswana, long considered a safe haven for elephants in Africa, has "a significant elephant-poaching problem," a conservationist group that carried out an aerial wildlife survey in the country said.

Die geblikte leeujag- en teelbedryf in Suid-Afrika, waarby nagenoeg 8 000 leeus betrokke is, moet oor minder as vier jaar finaal deur die staat beëindig word, eis omgewingbewaringsorganisasies. Volgens die Wildlands Bewaringstrust is die Internasionale Bewaringsunie (IUCN) ook by die veldtog betrek. Die uitvoerende hoof van Wildlands, Andrew Venter, eis dat die departement van omgewingsake onmiddellik verantwoordelikheid vir die geblikte leeubedryf moet neem, en dit teen 2020 finaal moet sluit.

A charismatic carnivore has made itself right at home in the shadow of a large petrochemical plant in South Africa, according to researchers. The heavily industrialised Secunda Synfuels Operations plant, 140 km east of Johannesburg, has been found to contain a strong population of servals (Leptailurus serval) – a medium-sized carnivore that feeds primarily on rodents and is dependent on wetland habitats.