Featured Research: Animals

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Shedding light on animal responses to changing environments

Climate change in southern Africa will have far-reaching effects on the activities and well-being of humans.

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The threat to the world's largest wild animals is much greater than we thought

A group of leading conservationists has declared that an extinction crisis is facing the world's largest wildlife. In a new report titled 'Saving the World's Terrestrial Megafauna', they found that 59% of the world's largest carnivores, including big cats, and 60% of the world's largest herbivores, face dramatic population and range losses. The Conversation Africa's Samantha Spooner spoke to...

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Collaborating to save the survivors

The poaching of rhinos for their horns has resulted in the loss of many animals. It is particularly sad when pregnant rhinos or mothers with calves are poached.

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Experts agree to enhanced international DNA testing of rhinos

The RhODIS® Rhino DNA Scientific workshop, hosted by the University of Pretoria's Veterinary Genetics Laboratory (VGL), concluded on Friday, 24 June 2016, at the Kruger National Park.

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Model enables risk predictions for avian flu

Avian influenza (AI) is an infectious viral respiratory disease that normally affects birds. However, due to the ability of the virus to mutate and its zoonotic pandemic potential, cases of human and other mammalian infections are becoming increasingly frequent.

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Livestock protein supplement of the future

Fly maggots can be used to reduce organic waste products that are a source of pollution and costly to manage, while simultaneously producing a cheap and sustainable source of protein.