By KATIE HILER

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Anyone who has watched a cheetah run down an antelope knows that these cats are impressively fast. But it turns out that speed is not the secret to their prodigious hunting skills: a novel study of how cheetahs chase prey in the wild shows that it is their agility — their skill at leaping sideways, changing directions abruptly and slowing down quickly — that gives those antelope such bad odds.

Cabinet sends strong message to Kenyans that things are changing fast, the wildlife sector will thrive and who seek to destroy the wildlife asset will not be tolerated

Paula Kahumbu

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Kenya's Cabinet has approved a complete overhaul of the country's national wildlife legislation by approving the Wildlife Bill and Policy, in one of the swiftest responses to the recent reports of escalating poaching of elephants and rhinos. Parliament is expected to quickly ratify this decision which will open a new era of wildlife conservation in Kenya where tourism which is largely wildlife-based generates 12% of the Gross Domestic Product and creates over 300,000 jobs.

By Matthew Knight, CNN

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London (CNN) -- Africa's western black rhino is now officially extinct according the latest review of animals and plants by the world's largest conservation network.

By EDITH M. LEDERER 11/26/12 10:44 PM ET EST

UNITED NATIONS -- Campaigners against female circumcision scored a major victory Monday with the approval by a key U.N. committee of a resolution calling for a global ban on female genital mutilation.

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A genetic mutation changes a spotted cheetah pattern to a striped king cheetah pattern.

By SINDYA N. BHANO

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The gene that produces the striking dark stripes on tabby cats is also responsible for the spots on cheetahs, a new study reports.

Posted on July 13, 2012 - 06:17 by Kate Taylor

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South African scientists say they've discovered the most complete skeleton ever of an early human ancestor - in a rock that had lain unnoticed in a lab for years.

By Natasha Breed
Nairobi

As Kenya's population has grown over the years, urban areas have been consuming more and more countryside, with humans and wildlife increasingly vying for the same territory.

The sign at the entrance to my neighbourhood read: "To all our dear residents—Lion seen Mukoma Road".

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By GUY COMBES

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Back in December I was told about this incredible ‘morph’ phenomenon that has not been seen for over 90 years, and that there was a pressing need to monitor and protect it while raising awareness of the species as a whole. The last one recorded was shot in Tanzania in 1921.

By Matt McGrath
Science reporter, BBC World Service

Scientists have found new evidence that resistance to the front-line treatments for malaria is increasing.

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They have confirmed resistant strains of the malaria parasite on the border between Thailand and Burma, 500 miles (800km) away from previous sites.

Part 1: Broken, Helpless Africa

By John Edwin Mason

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Everything you know about Africa is wrong.