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Koedoe, with the subtitle ‘African Protected Area Conservation and Science’, promotes and contributes to the scientific (biological) and environmental (ecological and biodiversity) conservation practices of Africa by defining the key disciplines that will ensure the existence of a wide variety of plant and animal species in their natural environments (biological diversity) in Africa. View our Editorial Team.

 

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Original Research

 
Safari field guides’ work and careers in South Africa: Insights from Pilanesberg Game Reserve  
Peet van der Merwe, Johannes Kraak, Neva Bojovic
14 August 2026

Original Research

 
Mapping vegetation fractions in South Africa’s protected semi-arid savanna ecosystems: Assessing the impact of fractional cover proportions on the prediction accuracy  
Hilma S. Nghiyalwa, Eliakim Hamunyela, Tshililo Ramaswiela, Jussi Baade, Christiane Schmullius
30 July 2026

Original Research

 
Limited public engagement with plant invasions in national parks on Twitter/X  
Ana Novoa, Pavel Pipek, Susan Canavan, Llewellyn C. Foxcroft, Petr Pyšek
29 July 2026

Original Research

 
The recolonisation, host and habitat-use by yellow-billed oxpeckers (Buphagus africanus) in the Kruger National Park  
Guy A. Hausler, Kerry Slater, Tanya Fouché
27 July 2026

Original Research

 
Soil microbial community functioning as indicators of alpine soil health in the northern Maloti–Drakensberg, South Africa  
Cowan C. Mc Lean, Christiaan C. du Preez, Wijnand Swart, Elmarie Kotze, Jaco Kotze, Alec Edwards, Johan J. van Tol
29 June 2026

Checklist

 
A checklist of ground-dwelling spiders in a banana orchard in Hazyview in Mpumalanga province  
Inam Yekwayo, Tarombera Mwabvu, Vhuawelo Simba, Anna S. Dippenaar-Schoeman
23 June 2026

Original Research

 
A decade of poaching trends and law enforcement in Kakum Conservation Area, Ghana  
Erasmus H. Owusu, Jones K. Quartey, Abigail Frimpong
22 April 2026

Table of Contents

 
Table of Contents Vol 67, No 1 (2025)  
Editorial Office
27 March 2026

Original Research

 
Exposure of lions (Panthera leo) to classical rabies virus and Mokola virus in provincial and private game reserves in Mpumalanga province, South Africa  
Samantha L. Letsholo, Moritz van Vuuren, Bjorn Reininghaus, Claude T. Sabeta
25 March 2026

Short Communication

 
Optimising species checklists for protected areas in the digital age  
Dian Spear, Kylen Brown, Nazley Liddle, Claire J. Parenzee, Nicola J. van Wilgen
09 January 2026
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