The National Zoological Garden (NZG) in Pretoria is marking a milestone as it celebrates its 125th anniversary this month. Recognised as South Africa’s only zoo with national status, the NZG has spent ...

Note: This story was updated to correct an earlier statement that Charlie was the last elephant held in a South African Zoo. This was incorrect as the Joburg Zoo still holds elephants. After a ...

Pretoria - To enhance its site and offering to visitors, the National Zoological Gardens, or Pretoria Zoo, is rehousing capybaras, the largest rodents in the animal kingdom, which it last exhibited in ...

‘We’re trying to get away from the freak show concept of a zoo, to a facility that’s helping us with our broader battle for conservation and biodiversity protection,’ said Forestry, Fisheries and ...

A pair of tigers has been temporarily moved to the Johannesburg Zoo because of construction on enclosures at the National Zoological Gardens of SA (NZG) in Pretoria. "White tiger, Winston, and his ...

Pretoria - The state of the rescued flamingo chicks when they first arrived at the Pretoria Zoo was terrible, but now you can see how much they have thrived. About 3 000 chicks were rescued during a ...

The Pretoria Zoo on Sunday said it had insured that security measures have been increased in the wake of two crimes committed in its proximity. “We are aware of two cases of crime-related incidents ...

A tiger cub that was found in a Pietermaritzburg home where it was kept as a pet in a makeshift wire enclosure, has been moved to the Pretoria Zoo. The cub was held at a property in Northern Park, ...

A 17-year-old male gorilla at the Pretoria Zoo has been safely returned to his enclosure after escaping earlier in the day, the South African National Biodiversity Institute said on Friday. According ...