Articles

  • 1 month ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Jo Munnik

    MOREL UNIVERSE The Western Cape, renowned for its breathtaking landscapes and biodiversity, is also home to a fascinating and diverse array of mushrooms. The region’s unique combination of introduced vegetation, such as pine, oak and poplar trees, alongside indigenous fynbos and semi-arid scrubland, creates an ideal environment for a wide variety of species. Right beneath our very feet is a world of fungal secrets waiting to be discovered.

  • Jul 11, 2024 | cnnespanol.cnn.com | Nell Lewis |Jo Munnik

    Los delitos contra la vida silvestre van en aumento y constituyen una grave amenaza para la biodiversidad del planeta. En Sudáfrica, los rinocerontes son uno de los principales objetivos, con casi 500 cazados furtivamente el año pasado. En la foto: un rinoceronte disecado analizado por estudiantes.

  • Jul 11, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Nell Lewis |Jo Munnik

    Welcome to NewsBreak, an open platform where diverse perspectives converge. Most of our content comes from established publications and journalists, as well as from our extensive network of tens of thousands of creators who contribute to our platform. We empower individuals to share insightful viewpoints through short posts and comments.

  • Jul 11, 2024 | cnn.com | Nell Lewis |Jo Munnik

    Editor’s Note: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions. Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Initiative has partnered with CNN to drive awareness and education around key sustainability issues and to inspire positive action.

  • May 21, 2024 | albanyherald.com | Jo Munnik

    (CNN) — It’s early morning in Sera Community Conservancy in Northern Kenya and sunlight beats down across this expansive semi-arid landscape. Birds calling and boots crunching are the only sounds for miles as a team led by Kenyan wildlife veterinarian Dr. Mukami Ruoro-Oundo carefully tracks white rhinos — the first of their kind to be found here in Samburu County. Once common in the area, by the early 1990s Northern Kenya’s rhino population was decimated by poaching.