JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Sept. 6 (UPI) --Several million years ago, planet Earth featured a much smaller percentage of grasslands. Africa was covered in thick forest. Today, savanna makes up some ...

Lili, Demi and Mek, three female antelopes born in a Czech zoo, will soon be set free in Swaziland under a programme to reintroduce endangered species to their African homeland. ”We have already sent ...

A common eland at the Audubon Nature Institute and the San Diego Zoo Global Wildlife Conservancy in New Orleans. AP NEW ORLEANS — A few tiny herds of African antelope have a new home on ranges in New ...

Once-abundant antelopes are now at risk of extinction as they are hunted for meat, a shocking report into species at risk warned yesterday. The report warned that five kinds of antelope in Africa face ...

Millions of years ago, Africa's savannas were covered with thick, ancient forests, which disappeared and turned into the grassy ecosystems that they are today. Almost a fifth of the world's land ...

Analysis - Understanding what the environment looked like millions of years ago is essential for piecing together how our earliest ancestors lived and survived. Habitat shapes everything, from what ...

Millions of years ago, Africa's savannas were covered with thick, ancient forests, which disappeared and turned into the grassy ecosystems that they are today. Almost a fifth of the world's land ...