Botswana, long considered a safe haven for elephants in Africa, has "a significant elephant-poaching problem," a conservationist group that carried out an aerial wildlife survey in the country said.

Die geblikte leeujag- en teelbedryf in Suid-Afrika, waarby nagenoeg 8 000 leeus betrokke is, moet oor minder as vier jaar finaal deur die staat beëindig word, eis omgewingbewaringsorganisasies. Volgens die Wildlands Bewaringstrust is die Internasionale Bewaringsunie (IUCN) ook by die veldtog betrek. Die uitvoerende hoof van Wildlands, Andrew Venter, eis dat die departement van omgewingsake onmiddellik verantwoordelikheid vir die geblikte leeubedryf moet neem, en dit teen 2020 finaal moet sluit.

A charismatic carnivore has made itself right at home in the shadow of a large petrochemical plant in South Africa, according to researchers. The heavily industrialised Secunda Synfuels Operations plant, 140 km east of Johannesburg, has been found to contain a strong population of servals (Leptailurus serval) – a medium-sized carnivore that feeds primarily on rodents and is dependent on wetland habitats.

As the world prepares for the 18th annual Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and their Conference of Parties (CoP18), four southern African countries — Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa — have submitted a petition and proposal seeking to remove restrictions and allow international trade in registered raw ivory of their elephants.

South Africa's efforts to curb rhino poaching continue to produce results, with 2018 figures revealing that incidents had dropped to 769, down from 1 028 in 2017.

Lions in Namibia have turned to hunting seabirds and seals in the face of scarce food resources in the desert landscape, research has found.