South Africa has lost a total of about 199 rhinos to illegal killings since the beginning of this year.

The Magaliesberg has enjoyed a protected status since 1977 which has prevented the range being spoiled by visually intrusive or inappropriate development.  And so it was until 2008 when the view towards the west was marred by the erection of Kgaswane Country Lodge,  inside the protected area.

The three-storey high buildings fail to blend in with the natural environment.  The architectural style is intrusive and the visual impact is high. And the development is within the Protected Environment.

On Earth Day the world supposedly pauses for a day to contemplate how green our lifestyles are, and what we can do to "help" the environment. Here we look at some of the ideas out there.

NGO WWF-SA has welcomed the judgement of the Constitutional Court in the case of Maccsand (Pty) Ltd v City of Cape Town and Others on Friday 13 April.
This judgement confirms the Supreme Court of Appeal’s decision earlier that, where mining is not permitted by a provincial zoning scheme, the holder of a mining right or permit cannot start to mine, unless the land is rezoned to allow mining.

It is incredibly difficult to photograph one of the rarest and most endangered mammals in Africa. Not only because it's scarce as chicken's teeth, but also because it is a shy, nocturnal animal that lives amongst the thickest, thorniest scrub you can find. So this is one of the reasons we were so excited to get such brilliant images of the Riverine Rabbit off our remote camera trap trial.  We captured a whopping seventeen images off fifteen camera traps over just four nights!