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A new augmented reality cellphone app is offering the public a rare chance to come face-to-face with South Africa’s only pangolin species, without disturbing wildlife in the wild.

Face-to-face with a pangolin: Free AR app launches for World Pangolin Day

Users can project a life-sized Temminck’s ground pangolin, ask questions about its ecology and threats and learn about conservation challenges such as illegal poaching, habitat loss and dangers from electric fencing. The app is free to download and supports pangolin rescue and rehabilitation

  • Sheree Bega
4 min read
Botha’s Lark pictured in recently burnt grassland

Rediscovery of South Africa’s most endangered bird sparks hope

Fewer than 340 Botha’s Larks remain in the wild

  • Sheree Bega
4 min read
As rhino poaching syndicates continue to devastate South Africa’s wildlife, reserves such as Klaserie in Limpopo are using highly trained K9 units to track poachers

How dogs join the fight against rhino poaching

As rhino poaching syndicates continue to devastate South Africa’s wildlife, reserves such as Klaserie in Mpumalanga are using highly trained K9 units to track poachers

  • Aarti Bhana
5 min read
Initiatives such as dehorning help to reduce the number of rhinos poached. Graphic: John McCann

Rhino poaching decreases by 15% – but 420 still killed

The environment minister said increased poaching in Kruger National Park was of great concern

  • Sheree Bega
4 min read