Animal welfare groups in South Africa are taking a zoo to court over the mental well-being of three elephants.

Animal welfare groups claim the elephants, named Lammie, Ramadiba and Mopane, live in an enclosure not much bigger than a ...

Wildlife experts are calling for stricter laws around exotic pets after the discovery of two Nile crocodiles. Experts said ...

The origin of turtles has always been a bit of a puzzle for scientists who study the evolution of animals. To this day, where they fit in the tree of life remains a highly debated topic.The ...

In August, 15-year-old Ruben took a 5,200-mile trip from a shuttered private zoo in Armenia to his new sanctuary home in South Africa Animal Defenders International A lion left by himself at an ...

A South African university launched an anti-poaching campaign Thursday to inject the horns of rhinos with radioactive isotopes that it says are harmless for the animals but can be detected by customs ...

This photo released by National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. (NSPCA), shows dead reptiles and amphibians on top of a metal table at the Johannesburg Zoo, South Africa, Wednesday, ...

Update, 11 December 2025: India’s Supreme Court appointed a special investigation team which investigated the allegations, and whose findings were then considered by the court. The zoo was exonerated ...

Safari vacations in Africa are just as diverse as the continent itself, though these types of trips typically require a large ...

MBABANE (Reuters) - ESwatini has suspended animal imports from neighboring South Africa for a second time this year following another outbreak of foot and mouth disease, the mountain kingdom's ...