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Rhino poacher gets 17-year prison sentence

March 19, 2024

Authorities in South Africa handed a steep prison sentence to a man convicted of poaching at a famous game reserve and national park. South African National Parks officials celebrated the 17-year sentence imposed on Mbongeni […]

Addo Elephant National Park now commonly experiences droughts and a lack of sufficient water for the park’s namesakes—the elephants—to survive on.

Climate and crowding threaten South Africa’s national parks

January 29, 2024

Concrete scientific evidence is emerging showing the damaging effects of climate change on South Africa’s coastal national parks. Parks authorities in that country are also fretting about a rush in tourism and crowding that’s making […]