The African Fish Eagle is a bird of prey known for its iconic call and impressive hunting abilities. The species is widespread and can be found in almost every country in Africa south of the Sahara.

The opposite is also true. In the 19th century, European cattle brought rinderpest—a virus that’s nearly always fatal to hoofed animals—to Africa, and it caused buffalo numbers to crash ...

The white-backed vulture is the most common and widespread vulture in sub-Saharan Africa. It is recognizable ... on carrion—the carcasses of dead animals—and, by eating flesh before it rots ...

John Yang reports. And finally tonight, the populations of some of Africa's most iconic animals have been bouncing back thanks to decades of conservation efforts. But activists are warning that ...

My husband and I spent a week on our first safari in South Africa at three different reserves. I was surprised we spotted animals while self-driving and that the experience felt so sedentary.

This unit of three sessions imagines life at a typical waterhole in the African bush as animals come and go to drink and wash…and engage in the daily battle for survival. The emphasis is on ...