Animals

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In photos: wagging tails and smiles greet Animal Welfare Society volunteers

Volunteers visit a different town in the Kalahari and rural Northern Cape each Saturday to offer much-needed services to pets

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Photo Essay | 28 November 2024

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African Penguins now officially “critically endangered”

The bird is facing rapid population decline from competition with commercial fisheries and climate-mediated shifts in prey populations

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News | 29 October 2024

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Thousands of birds rescued by West Coast owl orphanage

The birds of prey rehabilitation centre in Velddrif has gone from strength to strength but challenges remain

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News | 30 September 2024

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Using carbon dating to stop elephant and rhino poaching

But even a controlled ivory trade may send the wrong message

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Science | 23 September 2024

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New frog species found in Cederberg

Meet Cacosternum cederbergense, the Cederberg Dainty Frog

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Science | 20 September 2024

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Dogs and cats get their own taxi in Cape Town

The taxi is being piloted by AfriPaw and is aimed at providing access to its free monthly animal clinics for pets living in poor communities like Vrygrond

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News | 25 July 2024

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No shelter for homeless dog owners

Except perhaps for a farm in the Karoo

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Photo Essay | 15 April 2024

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Schools are helping sunbirds find their old routes across Cape Town

Urban sprawl has disrupted their migratory patterns

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News | 19 March 2024

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Dogs and their owners out in force to raise money for Khayelitsha clinic

Sea Point walk raises R45,000 for Mdzananda Animal Clinic

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Brief | 18 March 2024