The animals are safe and enjoying their breakfast as clean-up efforts continue, park officials said.

When it comes to African wildlife, few things capture the imagination like the Big Five animals. I still remember the first time I saw a rhino. It was about 20 years ago, and I was on my first ever ...

Every year, thousands of tourists pile into game drive vehicles or don their hiking gear and cross South Africa’s nature reserves. Binoculars and cameras at the ready, each hopes for a special ...

Staff and volunteers are clearing debris and mud at Out of Africa Wildlife Park after flooding forced the park to close until ...

The dinosaurs, for one, are past creatures that we all know were once on our planet but are now gone. Thankfully, too, because have you seen the pictorial description of those humongous beasts?

Ancient DNA can be a powerful tool for helping us reconstruct the long-dead past. Most surviving genetic material comes from ...

For the past several years, AWI has supported the Africa Animal Welfare Conference (AAWC), an annual event that draws government officials, animal protection groups, and animal advocates from across ...

Across most of the world, and particularly in the tropics and subtropics, large wild aquatic animals – such as manatees, turtles and dolphins – are being hunted and traded. This is not a new ...

While the Big Five describes Africa's most majestic safari animals, the Ugly Five highlights less attractive creatures. Some consider the marabou stork the king of this ignominious group.