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Project Cheetah is an ill-advised wildlife relocation that seems doomed to failure
Wildlife relocation projects that fail to acknowledge environmental and social issues highlight an...
Dead wild animals by numbers — Professional Hunters Association stats tell a grim tale
Tens of thousands of wild animals, from spring hares to rhinos, died in the name of sport and...
Lion bones back in the crossfire after breeders challenge sales ban
The sale of lion bones is heading back to court with a 235-page application by lion breeders...
Let Elephants Roam — a conservationist’s last will and testament to icons of the African savanna
Imagine a world where elephants roam freely across vast, interconnected landscapes, their ancient...
What Can Psychology Offer Biodiversity Protection?
The new field of conservation psychology offers valuable lessons for protecting the world’s...
Sharing South Africa with elephants: new strategy calls for a major rethink
A sustainable future for elephants has to work alongside human social development if they’re to...
Vexed debates — the battle for animal welfare in South Africa
The struggle to ensure kindness and fair treatment of animals – or deny it – will take centre...
Debunking the captive lion industry’s myths and deception
Stephanie Klarmann says lack of scientific rigor in statements used to justify exploitation of...
Greenwashing and Social Justice: Pro-Trophy Hunting Narratives Need Careful Examination
Arguments abound on the benefits and dangers of trophy hunting. We need a careful, measured...
South Africa is The World’s Largest Exporter of Live Tigers
South Africa is the world's largest exporter of live tigers and their parts despite not having any...
Behind bars — South Africa’s tiger farming crisis and its hidden global implications
South Africa is the biggest exporter of tigers in the world and, as pressure increases on captive...
Hand over your lion bone stockpiles for destruction, minister tells breeders
It’s been a long and winding road to ending captive lion breeding — and it begins with bones....
Wild Assertions: Why a legal trade in rhino horn won’t work
Momentum seems to be growing for re-opening an international trade in rhino horn, congruent with...
Eating elephants and the assault on our waning wildlife
Our relationship with the wild animals on our planet, whose numbers are rapidly declining, is...
South Africa exports millions of creatures great and small in shadowy global wildlife trade
Among the top three suppliers to the global wildlife market, South African breeders and exporters...
Namibia: Are Politics and Profit Behind Plans to Cull Elephant
The decisions made by the Namibian and Zimbabwean governments to slaughter hundreds of elephants...
Why we should burn the ivory
Demand reduction campaigns can reduce prices, resulting in a decrease in elephant poaching Between...
How frightful failures and feuding set up KZN elephant herd for destruction
Questions have been raised over why nine elephants including a pregnant cow and calves, were shot...