London, 14 October – South Africa’s Wim van den Heever has won the coveted title of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025, after first taking the Urban Wildlife category prize. His remarkable image of a brown hyena navigating the ghostly town of Kolmanskop in Namibia is a rare glimpse into the life of these reclusive...

In a landmark boost for seabird conservation, South African computer entrepreneur and philanthropist Mark Shuttleworth has donated US $1 million to the Mouse-Free Marion (MFM) Project, reinforcing efforts to rid Marion Island of invasive house mice and restore habitat for vulnerable seabirds. Mouse Menace Threatens Albatrosses, Petrels, and More Marion Island, a remote sub-Antarctic island in the Southern Ocean, is...