NEWS RELATED TO environment

Medical waste surge expected during third Covid-19 wave

SA’s hake fisheries accused of threatening sharks, rays, skates

Thousands toast marshmallows at Iceland’s erupting volcano

Vulnerable communities in the spotlight this World Water Day

Eskom partially to blame for Joburg’s water cuts

Asian medicine market drives increased demand for SA’s donkey skins

Recycling for dummies – the journey to become sustainable

The growing threats facing agriculture

1.4m Nile crocodile spotted ‘hitchhiking’ on the N2

Double blow for residents as Joburg Water implements restrictions

Bitcoin on course to use nearly 1% of the world’s electricity

Pollution high in 2020 despite lockdowns – report

Tshwane polluted rivers ‘costly’ to farmers

World

Russia to send prisoners for Arctic cleanup

Family dog spots black mamba in car port

Zero to hero: recycling eco warriors are taking back the streets

Crime

Distressed pangolin rescued from poachers

Vaal Dam at 105% as department lauds ‘improved water situation’

Nightmare comes true after boy finds black mamba in bedroom

50 crocodiles caught in Western Cape, unknown number still on the loose

Coastal communities urged not to collect dead fish

Limpopo rangers shoot crocodile terrorising communities

At least 90 crocodiles still at large after escaping from Mpumalanga dam

Hunt for crocodiles continues in Western Cape

Crime

Poached, injured pangolin saved in Kyalami

Water and sanitation dept takes Tshwane metro to court over river pollution

Public warned after crocodiles escape from Western Cape farm

Environment Dept not sure about why Joburg’s still stinks

Rand Water announces water cuts in Soweto, Roodepoort and Southdale areas

Giant iceberg breaks off near UK Antarctic base

The big stink: Probe underway into recent foul air in Gauteng

Water crisis wrings Gamtoos Valley farms

WATCH: Ex-naval officer Zirk Botha reaches Rio after rowing from Cape Town

Abalone declines could have devastating consequences, warns SANParks

Tokai Forest shedding its alien invasive coat as clearing operations forge ahead

Bark strippers hurting Table Mountain park

WATCH: Hippo causes traffic jam in Richards Bay

Farmers warned over potential animal fever outbreak

Newland Forest’s trees being stripped for bark a looming ecological crisis

SA woman kills giraffe, poses with its heart in gruesome photo

Speculators blamed for recent African swine fever outbreak in Potchefstroom

WATCH: Stray hippo rescued in Mpumalanga and taken to place of safety

Ex-naval officer expected to reach Rio this weekend after rowing from Cape Town

Lesser-known facts about the ancient, ghostly pangolin

PICS: Celebrating rescue efforts this World Pangolin Day

Too early to know if pangolins spread Covid-19, say experts

Norms and standards regulating leopard trophy hunting under discussion

Save our oceans by pledging to ditch fish in February

Polokwane faces water crisis ‘due to operational challenges’

Environment dept probes ‘sulphur smell’ experienced in Gauteng

City of Tshwane pushing to have Poort waterfall flowing again

Air pollution caused 160,000 deaths in big cities last year – NGO

SAHRC findings warn that Vaal River may be damaged ‘beyond repair’

Vaal River polluted ‘beyond acceptable standards’, says SAHRC

Smell of ‘rotten eggs’ over Gauteng will go away soon – air quality officer

WATCH: Ostriches flock to Cape Town beach to dip their toes in the water

‘Sulphur smell’ has Pretoria residents worried, as some complain of headaches

There’s no risk of radiation, says nuclear regulator on Koeberg damage

Is drone fishing cheating, hurting gamefish?

‘It sounded like they’re being beaten to death’ – Pigs slaughtered in suburb

Business as usual for trophy hunting industry as SA tops exhibitor list

New east Asian delicacy another blow to Africa’s marine life

WATCH: 2 more Vaal Dam sluices opened ahead of expected weekend rains

WATCH: Vaal Dam sluices opened as more rains expected

Ex-naval officer almost in Rio after rowing solo for 5300km

SA on high alert for further brown locust outbreaks

Over 2,000 biocontrol insects released to fight water hyacinth in Witfield Dam

WATCH: There’s a crocodile in my ‘mielies’

Karoo still dry as SA braces for more rain

Sluices stay closed as Vaal Dam reaches 100% capacity

WATCH: Hadeda shot with arrow captured by Good Samaritan

WATCH: Massive python stuffed from ‘R8000 meal’

Anti-poaching ranger killed after lion attack in Pilanesberg

Rhino poachers are winning the war in KZN

PICS: Massive 27.6kg python takes on goat