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CD Anderson The all-women Black Mamba anti-poaching unit is renowned around the world for their committed efforts to protect South African wildlife, in particular the...

With their long trunks, elephants have a remarkable sense of smell. Now, a South African is training a group of the pachyderms to smell out explosives and narcotics. The US army hopes to understand the biology and turn it into science.

As one of the few African countries with a stable and strong elephant population, South Africa has stringent norms around managing the animals. It regularly updates or amends these.

One of Knysna's elusive elephants has been captured on camera after triggering a camera trap set for leopard research, SA National Parks said on Thursday. While the photo makes identification difficult, it's an important contribution to the parks' database on South Africa's only unfenced elephant group.

One of Knysna's elusive elephants has been captured on camera after triggering a camera trap set for leopard research, SA National Parks said on Thursday. While the photo makes identification difficult, it's an important contribution to the parks' database on South Africa's only unfenced elephant group.

The Eden to Addo Mega-Hike is a 400-kilometre walk through farmland and bush from the Knysna Forest to Addo Elephant Park. It’s also a pilgrimage to conservation, following what may be old elephant migration paths.
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A tiny creature is proving effective in chasing away earth’s biggest mammal – fences strung with beehives in Kenya form a barrier that African elephants are scared to cross, keeping them out of croplands.

South Africa's Eden to Addo Mega-Hike is a 400-kilometre walk through farmland and bush from the Knysna Forest to Addo Elephant Park. It's also a pilgrimage to conservation and biodiversity, following what may be old elephant migration paths.

Open grassland, blue skies, running antelope and the "Big Five" attract tourists from around the world to the African bushveld - and there's no better way to experience it than to spend some time in one of South Africa's international award-winning private game lodges.

While Indian elephants have long carried people on their backs, riding their wilder African cousins has traditionally been seen as dangerous. But with animals raised by humans, elephant-back safaris are quite safe - and the perfect way to move silently through the bush viewing game.