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New thumb-sized species of Tanzanian chameleon named after US rapper Two new thumb-sized species of chameleon, found in threatened evergreen forests in…
Ryan Truscott

February 2023

‘Extinct’ ebony tree rediscovered in Madagascar There’s good news from Madagascar, where an ebony tree thought to have gone extinct has been…
Ryan Truscott
Ancient medicine horn reveals plants used by SA healers 500 years ago A medicine horn unearthed in a cave in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province has…
Ryan Truscott

January 2023

You can't fool a fork-tailed drongo (not if you're a cuckoo) A new study shows that while cuckoos are really good at disguising themselves as hawks to…
Ryan Truscott
Baby elephant rescued after lightning kills herd A tiny 10-day-old elephant, orphaned after his herd was apparently killed by a bolt of lightning, has…
Ryan Truscott

December 2022

Belief-based uses drive marabou storks near to extinction in West Africa Marabou storks — among the largest storks in the world — are in trouble in West…
Ryan Truscott

November 2022

Deadly disease outbreak threatens South Africa’s critically-endangered rabbits There has been an outbreak of deadly Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease (RHD) in…
Ryan Truscott
Why are endangered dolphins in South Africa breaking their noses? Endangered Indian Ocean humpback dolphins in South Africa are showing up with damaged…
Ryan Truscott

October 2022

Frogs account for 82% of carcasses in food markets in northern Ghana Three frog species account for 82% of the carcasses found on markets in northern…
Ryan Truscott
Forest elephants may ‘eavesdrop’ on poachers Researchers in the Congo Republic have discovered that critically endangered forest elephants, the smaller…
Ryan Truscott
Nearly 3,000 animals, including hundreds of elephants, to be moved across Zimbabwe A total of 400 elephants are to be moved from Zimbabwe’s…
Ryan Truscott

September 2022

A rare bit of good news for black rhinos As the world marked World Rhino Day on Thursday, there was some good news for black rhinos. The population of…
Ryan Truscott
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