In World First, Key African Species Will be Relocated to Another Continent After it Became Extinct in India
The cheetah will be reintroduced into India, where it went extinct in the 1950s, after an ambitious, world-first plan got government go-ahead
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Watch What Happens When An Octopus Steals a Tennis Ball From a Border Collie
Watch this octopus wrap his eight arms around a tennis ball as a border collie looks on, hoping to get her toy back. Cats can play ping pong.
Watch How 900 Ducks Protect Their Vineyard From Pests
Perhaps this eager work force could inspire you to love your job as much as they love theirs: eating bugs.
Elderly Black Women Celebrate High Court Victory For Equal Property Rights in Divorces, Averting Homelessness
Four brave women in South Africa have successfully overturned a set of apartheid-era marriage laws that denied them equal property rights.
Couple Gives $100 Million to Conservation of 57,000 Square Miles of African Protected Areas
The Rob and Melani Walton Foundation gave African Parks, which manages 19 protected areas on the continent, a donation of $100,000,000.
500 Elephants Moved in Massive Relocation To A Safer Home
Conservationists have begun the largest ever man-made migration of elephants, moving 500 of the giant animals to a safer home in Malawi.
Falcons Have Natural 'Eye Makeup' to Improve Hunting Ability, Scientists Discover
South African researchers in Cape Town have discovered that falcons have natural black eye makeup to help improve their hunting abilities.
Bartender Immediately Drops Beer to Save Family Swept By Rogue Wave Into Rip Current
The bartender turned hero Tongai Matandirotya, jumped in to save a mother and her child after seeing them knocked into the ocean by a wave.
More Teens Taking Gap Year For 'Voluntourism' in South Africa-Here's How
For a combination of adventure and volunteering, more teens and college students are choosing "voluntourism" as a way to help more people than themselves.
Man Plans to Fly 80 Rhinos to Australia to Protect them From Poachers-and Extinction
A retiree plans to airlift 80 rhinos 6,800 miles from Africa to Australia to put an ocean between them and the poachers.
From South Africa to Canada's National Ballet School: A young boy's great big leap
A year ago, he was living in an impoverished township in rural South Africa. Now, the 12-year-old is living his dream with Canada's National Ballet School. Little did he know, in the spring of 2009, while performing in a local dance show that he was actually getting a life-altering audition.
33 Lions Freed From Circuses, Return to their African "Birthright"
The largest ever airlift of big cats have delivered 33 lions freed from circuses in Columbia and Peru to a wildlife sanctuary in South Africa.
Veterans Find Peace Protecting African Wildlife from Poachers
VETPAW gives veterans meaningful work in Africa, while simultaneously putting their skills to good use and lifting them out of their struggles with civilian life.
Comedian Eddie Izzard Runs 27 Marathons in 27 Days For Charity (WATCH)
Running 707 miles in less than a month is no small feat for a 54-year-old English comedian.
All 955 Gold Miners Who Were Trapped Underground Have Been Rescued
Almost 1,000 miners were trapped underground after a massive storm knocked out power to the mine – but they have finally been rescued.
Forgiving the Unforgivable: Mom Worked With Daughter's Killers to Bring Hope to a Desperate Community
Amy Biehl's parents not only forgave her killers, they worked side by side with them to transform lives in South Africa, and they became like family.
Forgiving the Unforgivable
Amy, a 26 year-old blue-eyed blonde valedictorian from Stanford, was stoned and stabbed to death in Africa in 1993. Now, her parents work where she works, alongside her killers whom they have forgiven.
78-Year-old Bodybuilder Opens His Home Gym to Youngsters for Free So They Won't Get Into Trouble
Calvyn Fortuin isn't just a role model for gym goers – he is also a hero to at-risk young people in his city.
Man Runs Backwards Through Ultra Marathons So He Can Help the Future of Honeybees
This guy runs backwards through ultra marathons – and he does it all for the future of honeybees.
As Thank You for Being Saved From Butcher, 'Pigcasso' Has Produced Paintings Worth $145,000 for Rescuers
As a means of bringing home the bacon for her rescuers, Pigcasso produces artworks that have sold for thousands of dollars.
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