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Proposed shark net near Club Med resort in South Africa sparks conservation clash 04 Mar 2026 15:18:53 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/proposed-shark-net-near-club-med-resort-in-south-africa-sparks-conservation-clash/ | ||
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Displaced for conservation, South Africa’s Thonga try to keep a fishing tradition alive 02 Mar 2026 07:00:29 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/displaced-for-conservation-south-africas-thonga-try-to-keep-unique-fishing-traditions-alive/ | ||
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Africa’s vulture safe zones face tough test across vast landscapes 19 Feb 2026 10:39:07 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/africas-vulture-safe-zones-face-tough-test-across-vast-landscapes/ | ||
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Southern elephant seals recover in Southern Africa, but global picture is mixed 18 Feb 2026 07:07:59 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/southern-elephant-seals-recover-in-southern-africa-but-global-picture-is-mixed/ | ||
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UN recognition is latest boost to restoring spekboom across South Africa’s semidesert Karoo 17 Feb 2026 12:40:57 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/un-recognition-is-latest-boost-to-restoring-spekboom-across-south-africas-semidesert-karoo/ | ||
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Citizen science rediscovers rare South African moth 11 Feb 2026 13:00:22 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/citizen-science-rediscovers-rare-south-african-moth/ | ||
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Unidentified oil washes up on South African beaches 10 Feb 2026 14:59:33 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/02/unidentified-oil-washes-up-on-south-african-beaches/ | ||
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After intense flooding, Kruger National Park rushes to repair damage 06 Feb 2026 23:07:44 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/02/after-intense-flooding-kruger-national-park-rushes-to-repair-damage/ | ||
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South Africa’s great white shark population worries researchers 13 Jan 2026 20:43:40 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/01/south-africas-great-white-shark-population-worries-researchers/ | ||
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Photos: Kew Gardens’ top 10 newly named plants and fungi for 2025 12 Jan 2026 23:24:04 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/photos-kew-gardens-top-10-newly-named-plants-and-fungi-for-2025/ | ||
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Helping Cape Town’s toads cross the road: Interview with Andrew Turner 08 Jan 2026 19:48:03 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/helping-cape-towns-toads-cross-the-road-interview-with-andrew-turner/ | ||
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William Bond, grasslands researcher who reminded conservation that context matters, has died 24 Dec 2025 08:03:39 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/william-bond-grasslands-researcher-who-reminded-conservation-that-context-matters-has-died/ | ||
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Cape Town’s new plan for baboons: Fence, capture and possibly euthanize 24 Dec 2025 04:58:18 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/12/cape-towns-new-plan-for-baboons-fence-capture-and-possibly-euthanize/ | ||
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New study splits giraffe experts on future wild captures for zoos 18 Dec 2025 15:05:29 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/new-study-splits-giraffe-experts-on-future-wild-captures-for-zoos/ | ||
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South Africa considers site near African penguin colony for third nuclear power plant 16 Dec 2025 06:29:33 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/12/south-africa-considers-site-near-african-penguin-colony-for-third-nuclear-power-plant/ | ||
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South Africa withdraws abalone listing even as illegal trade threatens species 08 Dec 2025 10:32:55 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/south-africa-withdraws-abalone-listing-even-as-illegal-trade-threatens-species/ | ||
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Botanists decode secret life of rare plants to ensure reintroduction success 25 Nov 2025 16:42:38 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/botanists-decode-secret-life-of-rare-plants-to-ensure-reintroduction-success/ | ||
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Lesotho communities allege greenwashing by project transferring water to South Africa 21 Nov 2025 17:31:19 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/lesotho-communities-allege-greenwashing-by-project-transferring-water-to-south-africa/ | ||
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South Africa to lift fracking moratorium in Karoo Basin, despite concerns 17 Nov 2025 11:11:08 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/11/south-africa-to-lift-fracking-moratorium-in-karoo-basin-despite-concerns/ | ||
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Radioactive rhinos (cartoon) 11 Nov 2025 17:34:07 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/custom-story/2025/11/radioactive-rhinos-cartoon/ | ||
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Coal-dependent South Africa struggles to make just energy transition real 11 Nov 2025 12:36:08 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/coal-dependent-south-africa-struggles-to-make-just-energy-transition-real/ | ||
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‘We are just waiting to die’: Mining activists targeted as South Africa delays energy transition 23 Oct 2025 09:59:41 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/10/we-are-just-waiting-to-die-mining-activists-targeted-as-south-africa-delays-energy-transition/ | ||
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South African sharks threatened by fisheries, weak enforcement 20 Oct 2025 14:41:57 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/south-african-sharks-threatened-by-fisheries-weak-enforcement/ | ||
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South Africa court halts natural gas power plant project, cites climate commitments 20 Oct 2025 09:12:38 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/10/south-africa-court-halts-natural-gas-power-plant-project-cites-climate-commitments/ | ||
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Voices from the Land 15 Oct 2025 04:57:09 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/specials/2025/10/voices-from-the-land/ | ||
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Indigenous consent isn’t a ‘box-ticking’ exercise: Voices from the land (commentary) 06 Oct 2025 07:00:42 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/voices-from-the-land-indigenous-consent-isnt-a-box-ticking-exercise-commentary/ | ||
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South African Wild Coast communities challenge Shell in Constitutional Court 18 Sep 2025 23:09:45 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/09/south-african-wild-coast-communities-challenge-shell-in-constitutional-court/ | ||
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Mass vulture poisonings expose need for cross-border action in Southern Africa 18 Sep 2025 16:15:05 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/mass-vulture-poisonings-expose-need-for-cross-border-action-in-southern-africa/ | ||
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Poisoning crisis could drive vulture extinction in South Africa’s Kruger region 16 Sep 2025 08:53:49 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/poisoning-crisis-could-drive-vulture-extinction-in-south-africas-kruger-region/ | ||
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A nest with a chick brings rare hope for hooded vultures in South Africa 16 Sep 2025 08:12:49 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/09/a-nest-with-a-chick-brings-rare-hope-for-hooded-vultures-in-south-africa/ | ||
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Elephant culling plan in South Africa faces backlash over welfare concerns 04 Sep 2025 10:16:11 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/09/elephant-culling-plan-in-south-africa-faces-backlash-over-welfare-concerns/ | ||
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Cape Town faces backlash over proposal to kill baboons 29 Aug 2025 21:08:31 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/08/cape-town-faces-backlash-over-proposal-to-kill-baboons/ | ||
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Scientists decode the unusual silver-blue color of an ancient South African plant 29 Aug 2025 16:04:22 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/08/scientists-decode-the-unusual-silver-blue-color-of-an-ancient-south-african-plant/ | ||
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Donovan Kirkwood, protector of South Africa’s rarest plants, dies aged 54 in search for one of the world’s most endangered species 29 Aug 2025 15:22:55 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/08/donovan-kirkwood-protector-of-south-africas-rarest-plants-dies-at-51-in-search-for-one-of-the-worlds-most-endangered-species/ | ||
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To save a rare South African ecosystem, conservationists bought the land 22 Aug 2025 08:51:17 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/08/to-save-a-rare-south-african-ecosystem-conservationists-bought-the-land/ | ||
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Rhino breeder John Hume accused of horn trafficking, arrested in South Africa 21 Aug 2025 16:39:31 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/08/rhino-breeder-john-hume-accused-of-horn-trafficking-arrested-in-south-africa/ | ||
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As climate change burdens grow, community mental health alarm bells ring 14 Aug 2025 18:32:38 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/as-climate-change-burdens-grow-community-mental-health-alarm-bells-ring/ | ||
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First record of Cape clawless otter preying on African penguins: Study 31 Jul 2025 07:18:26 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/07/first-record-of-cape-clawless-otter-preying-on-african-penguins-study/ | ||
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Sharon Haussmann, guardian of rhinos, died on May 31, aged 51 24 Jul 2025 11:00:41 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/07/sharon-haussmann-guardian-of-rhinos-died-on-may-31-aged-51/ | ||
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South Africa to ban highly toxic pesticide Terbufos 02 Jul 2025 12:03:11 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/07/south-africa-to-ban-highly-toxic-pesticide-terbufos/ | ||
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Blue cranes now listed as vulnerable in South Africa 01 Jul 2025 20:47:07 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/07/blue-cranes-now-listed-as-vulnerable-in-south-africa/ | ||
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South Africa declares national disaster as flooding death toll rises to 92 19 Jun 2025 22:32:49 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/06/south-africa-declares-national-disaster-as-flooding-death-toll-rises-to-92/ | ||
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To reduce rhino poaching — by a lot — cut off their horns, study says 17 Jun 2025 12:48:38 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/06/to-reduce-rhino-poaching-by-a-lot-cut-off-their-horns-study-says/ | ||
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Rescuers in South Africa search for the missing after floods leave at least 49 dead 13 Jun 2025 04:20:52 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/06/rescuers-in-south-africa-search-for-the-missing-after-floods-leave-at-least-49-dead/ | ||
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Death of tagged white shark on bather protection gear in South Africa sparks debate 11 Jun 2025 11:33:03 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/06/death-of-tagged-white-shark-on-bather-protection-gear-in-south-africa-sparks-debate/ | ||
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Seventy southern white rhinos arrive at their new home in Rwanda from South Africa 10 Jun 2025 16:27:48 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/seventy-southern-white-rhinos-arrive-at-their-new-home-in-rwanda-from-south-africa/ | ||
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Riding toward a greener future: E-bikes transform food delivery in South Africa 09 Jun 2025 12:33:28 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/riding-toward-a-greener-future-e-bikes-transform-food-delivery-in-south-africa/ | ||
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‘Absolutely ecstatic’: Scientists confirm survival of rare South African gecko 20 May 2025 08:19:15 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/05/absolutely-ecstatic-scientists-confirm-survival-of-rare-south-african-gecko/ | ||
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Malagasy wildlife champion wins top global conservation award 15 May 2025 09:04:12 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/05/malagasy-wildlife-champion-wins-top-global-conservation-award/ | ||
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Community-led system boosts fisheries in a corner of fast-depleting Lake Malawi 14 May 2025 14:36:52 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/05/community-led-system-boosts-fisheries-in-a-corner-of-fast-depleting-lake-malawi/ | ||
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Cape vulture conservation offers hope, but challenges remain 14 May 2025 07:26:55 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/cape-vulture-conservation-offers-hope-but-challenges-remain/ | ||
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Traffickers slither through loopholes with wild-caught African snakes and lizards 13 May 2025 12:09:18 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/traffickers-slither-through-loopholes-with-wild-caught-african-snakes-and-lizards/ | ||
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Mass South Africa vulture poisoning kills 123; 83 others rescued 09 May 2025 09:42:07 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/05/mass-south-africa-vulture-poisoning-kills-123-83-others-rescued/ | ||
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Trophies, body parts & live animals dominate global lion trade, data show 08 May 2025 12:17:25 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/trophies-body-parts-live-animals-dominate-global-lion-trade-data-show/ | ||
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Mozambique’s farmers pay the price of Europe’s paper packaging demands 07 May 2025 22:14:43 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/05/mozambiques-farmers-pay-the-price-of-europes-paper-packaging-demands/ | ||
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PHOTO ESSAY Wind-blown sand scouring life off a Southern African landscape 30 Apr 2025 07:06:39 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/photo-essay-wind-blown-sand-scouring-life-off-a-southern-african-landscape/ | ||
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Loss of great white sharks triggers domino effect down food chain, study shows 23 Apr 2025 07:23:02 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/loss-of-great-white-sharks-triggers-domino-effect-down-food-chain-study-shows/ | ||
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Succulents die off with expanding desert in South Africa and Namibia 18 Apr 2025 06:49:49 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/04/succulents-die-off-with-expanding-desert-in-south-africa-and-namibia/ | ||
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Fishing rights, and wrongs, cast small-scale South African fishers adrift 15 Apr 2025 08:00:14 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/fishing-rights-and-wrongs-cast-small-scale-south-african-fishers-adrift/ | ||
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Outlook improves for wattled crane in South Africa 11 Apr 2025 20:22:31 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/04/outlook-improves-for-wattled-crane-in-south-africa/ | ||
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