CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Diving in the Great African Seaforest, with its tightly packed towering kelp stipes that can rise up to 9 meters, or 30 feet, from the seabed, is a surreal experience, even f...

On 10–11 April 2025, Dr Alison Towner (South African International Maritime Institute) and Dr Alison Kock (South African National Parks) led a

Over the past few decades, the global emphasis on fostering innovation has been driven by the constant evolution of technology, as new advancements

In human–wildlife conflicts, stakeholders have varied perspectives, and improving mutual understanding of these perspectives may improve conservation outcomes. Positive outcomes are more likely if sci...

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A new Science paper maps global hotspots for marine megafauna & finds that planned increased protection will be insufficient to cover most areas

Shark “finds out the hard way” why it shouldn’t mess with this bizarre ocean creature.

Pay-to-release program encouraged live release of endangered marine taxa but led some fishers to increase catches of those taxa.

Alien species are organisms not native to an area, often out-compete indigenous species, for food and space, and usually have no natural predators. Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area (MPA), locate...

The rapid decline of the African penguin Spheniscus demersus in the early 2000 s triggered the drafting of the first African Penguin Biodiversity Mana…

The white steenbras (Lithognathus lithognathus), an endemic South African fish, is an important species targeted and caught by recreational and livelihood fishers in coastal and estuarine environments...

Under the 2022 French-South African cooperation agreement on biodiversity, an expertise and capacity exchange programme between the French Office Français de la Biodiversité (OFB) and SANParks was est...

Beneath the waves lies a world of curious creatures whose secrets we are still busy uncovering. Unlike taking a leisurely drive through the Kruger National Park, observing marine communities requires ...

There is no sea creature whose name inspires terror – rightly or wrongly – as much as the great white shark.