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DEA bactracks on parliamentary resolution on captive lion breeding
Picture: Martin Meja/AP A Parliamentary Resolution to end the Captive Breeding of Lions in South...
Government kicks the can forward yet again as the fate of thousands of lions remains in limbo
Two lionesses rub against a cage fence at a captive breeding centre for large predators at an...
Botswana elephants caught in the middle of a scramble for votes
Photo credit: Francis Garrard President Mokgweetsi Masisi of Botswana said last week that...
Troubled times for Namibian wildlife
The seasonal flood plains of the Kwando River. (Photo by Gallo Images/GO!/Toast Coetzer) ...
Botswana hunting proposal could put its tourism industry at risk
Botswana’s proposals to lift its hunting ban and to introduce elephant culling has fuelled...
Extinction looms for Namibia’s Wild Horses
Nambia's wild horses. Photo: Christine-Wulff-Swiegers The desert sun is setting on the Wild Horse...
Botswana proposes hunting and trade as elephant population declines
The results of the recent and most extensive elephant population survey of Botswana estimates the...
Syndicates move south; Botswana president calls it fake news
Image supplied A report by Elephants Without Borders claiming ‘a significant poaching outbreak is...
Escalating poaching worrying
Killing of elephants for their tusks crisis is not a new issue Photo credit: Mike Chase After...
Where wild things are under threat, wildlife trade needs to be dealt with
Tigers rub against a cage fence at a captive breeding centre for large predators at an undisclosed...
Zambia forges ahead with hippo cull despite global backlash
South African hunting outfitters are eagerly awaiting the end of the Zambian rainy season in April...
Parliament slams Kruger Park for defying directive not to sign agreement with neighbours
Kruger National Park has been condemned by Parliament for signing an agreement which it had been...
Elephant experts at Joburg Zoo? Keep looking
Johannesburg Zoo claims that Lammie the lonely elephant is getting the best care and that there’s...
The hidden iniquity of the African Ranger Awards
Rangers risk their lives while Chinese tech giants facilitate illegal wildlife trade. Instead of...
Does trophy hunting really benefit conservation and local communities?
Every year, thousands of tourists visit South African private nature reserves to see wild animals...
Seismic oil surveys on West Coast pose threat to marine food chain
A Norwegian company has applied to conduct seismic surveys for oil along the Cape’s West Coast...
Elephant experts call on Joburg Mayor Mashaba to #FreeLammie
Photo: South African Breaking News Thirteen of the world’s most respected elephant behavioural...
Zoos need a radical rethink — a plea for Joburg’s Lammie the elephant
Image supplied. We need to talk about the future of zoos. There are about 1,500 formal and many...