A blind mole with an iridescent coat sheen that ‘swims’ through sand and has been lost to science since 1936 is lost no longer, thanks to a team of conservationists and geneticists from the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) and the University of Pretoria.
Did you know that it takes 2,700 litres of water to produce a single cotton tee shirt? And that the fast fashion is one of the highest polluting industries globally, contributing 2 – 8% (about 1,2 billion tons) of greenhouse gases annually – higher than international flight and maritime shipping emissions combined.
The Endangered Wildlife Trust teamed up with Clothes to Good to contribute to the well-being and development of the Kutama community.
The Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and we are reflecting on our remarkable contributions to scientific discovery over this period.
The Critically Endangered Riverine Rabbit is found in two known populations in the Karoo. In 2018, a third population was also found.