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Sleep is a source of endless fascination for some scientists

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Fences intended to protect cattle from catching diseases from wildlife and other livestock in southern Africa are in disrepair, restrict wild animal migrations and likely intensify human-elephant conflict – but a plan to remove key sections could make both livestock and wildlife safer, a new Cornell study suggests. 

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If you’ve watched a giraffe browsing in the tree canopy, a white rhino meandering across open grassland or a warthog shuffling around on its knees in South Africa’s Kalahari desert, you know what they eat: leaves, grass, shoots and roots. With every mouthful, they swallow something less obvious – soil.

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African lions have declined sharply over the last century, losing most of their historical range.

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By bringing cheetahs back to the degraded savannas of Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal and the North West province, South Africa halted desertification, increased vegetation cover, restored water and soil, and reduced overgrazing without artificial intervention.

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South Africa’s remaining Mistbelt forests make up less than 0.15% of the country’s total land area, and less than 5% of these forests are under formal protection.