With the global population rising, analysts and policymakers have targeted Africa's vast wet savannas as a place to produce staple foods and bioenergy groups at low environmental costs. But a new ...

Large parts of Africa’s savannas may well be forests by 2100. The study suggests that fertilization by atmospheric carbon dioxide is forcing increases in tree cover throughout Africa. A switch from ...

Populations of the African forest and savanna elephant have declined sharply. The populations of Africa's elephants are now in more danger than they ever have been. The African forest elephant is now ...

A decade-long experiment on the use of high-intensity fire to control bush encroachment in South Africa's Kruger National Park (KNP) has revealed that despite an initial short-term effect, these fires ...

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 ...

The Fort Worth Zoo introduced its newest attraction last month. The new 10-acre African Savanna, the first installment in the $100 million capital campaign and building project called A Wilder Vision, ...

Stamping out fires in the African savanna generates smaller carbon sequestration gains than previously thought, an analysis published in the journal Nature found. The data from a decades-long ...

ATLANTA (FOX 5 Atlanta) - With Disney’s "The Lion King" still roaring from atop the box office, it’s a perfect time to start learning about the fascinating animals that populate the African Savanna.

Some new animals have made Zoo Atlanta home this fall and will be exploring their habitats during the holiday season. Go take ...

FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) - The Fort Worth Zoo is celebrating the grand opening of the first new exhibit in its $100 million renovation project. The African Savanna is 10 acres of mixed-species space.