Around the same time, bush-meat sales increased in Malabo. As in much of West Africa, bush meat, from wild animals in the forest, particularly from monkeys, is prized as a delicacy, even though it ...

Photograph by Ami Vitale The giraffes we have chased for a week are the descendants of some 50 animals that made their way to the West African country of Niger in the late 1980s, when drought and ...

GCF/Sean Viljoen There, West African giraffes share their habitat with local communities, and compete with them for space and natural resources. The animals face a number of threats, including ...

A new study has found that wildlife in the African savanna are more afraid of humans than lions. The research, which involved ...

Contrary to its cousin, the common hippo is a social animal living in groups called pods, and spend much of their time ...

There is hypocrisy, too, he added, as Western countries have also culled animals. “Just because it’s Namibia and it’s an African country, then the decision is questioned.” Brown ...

The research team from Western University played recordings of various sounds to animals at waterholes in South Africa's ...

With their bladed paws, wielded by a rippling mass of pure muscle, sharp eyes, agile reflexes, and crushing fanged jaws, ...

as well as safely transporting over 300 animals to a new sanctuary. Independent Online, popularly known as IOL, is one of ...

Health officials are investigating the death of an Iowa resident as a suspected case of Lassa fever, a frightening viral ...

By Rathindra Kuruwita African swine fever has been reported for the first time among Sri Lankan pigs, hogs, and boars, ...

The most prevalent mode of transmission is inhalation and ingestion of infected rats. Direct contact with contaminated blood and body fluids also poses a risk.