The brown clockfig, an extremely rare succulent growing in the hot, arid border region of Namibia and South Africa, was recently assessed as critically endangered by the IUCN, the global wildlife ...

In a small area of Namibia’s Erongo Mountains, a tiny, pebble-like plant grows on a very thin layer of gravel. This succulent, Lithops werneri, is found in just one tiny 4 square-kilometer (1.5 square ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In drought-stricken parts of Africa, wildlife conservation groups are fighting to preserve endangered species such as black rhinos ...

Washington, DC—Conservationists and wildlife trade experts from nongovernmental organizations across the globe are calling for a halt to Namibia’s controversial capture and export of wild elephant ...

This week ConGen Global opens. This is a space where the world’s top conservation scientists converge with the next generation of geneticists, who are often regarded as the ‘future’ of conservation.

On March 5, the lives of 22 African elephants—mothers, juveniles, and young calves—changed forever. No longer free to roam the vast open spaces of northwestern Namibia’s Kunene region, they were ...

A critically endangered black rhinoceros rammed a tourist's car and smashed it with its horn on a self-drive safari in Namibia. Shocked staff from the Etosha Salt Pan Adventure tour watched as the ...

The nonprofit Elephants, Rhinos, and People (ERP) acquired the first of two CubCrafters NXCub aircraft at EAA AirVenture to protect endangered elephants and rhinos in Namibia, Africa. These aircraft ...