Due to development, their habitat has become fragmented, making them more vulnerable to other animals, fires, and droughts, ...

A tiny reptile lay hidden in the tall grass, its shell covered in yellow star-like patterns, a clear indication it was a ...

Collie dog, Delta, working as part of the Endangered Wildlife Trust’s Dryland Conservation Project, sniffs at a critically ...

The leopard tortoise of East Africa and South Africa has a striking appearance, with juveniles and young adults living up to ...

Durban's humidity and lack of food has been unbearable for Tiny, a 3cm-long endangered geometric tortoise which will end its brief visit to the city when it flies home to Cape Town on a Boeing 737 ...

A critically endangered Geometric tortoise walks through the bush on a private reserve, where they are protected as part of the Endangered Wildlife Trust’s Dryland Conservation Project in the ...

Shrinking numbers The help has become crucial in studying and protecting the geometric tortoise, found only in South Africa's Western Cape province and on the verge of extinction.

The help has become crucial in studying and protecting the geometric tortoise, found only in South Africa's Western Cape province and on the verge of extinction.