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Captive lion breeding in South Africa: the case for a total ban
A new report by global NGO, World Animal Protection, provides a damning indictment on...
The Great Elephant Debate: Myth-busting jumbo fallacies
Botswana has a growing population of humans and cattle, not elephants. Outside protected areas,...
Yes, I’m a hunter. My targets are duplicity, lies and cruelty
The trophy hunting industry is on the wrong side of history, serves the macabre leisure pursuits...
The Great Elephant Debate: Legalising ivory trade will be a giant mistake
For most experts concerned about the survival of elephants, the idea that a global ivory market...
Iconic Namibian Elephant Killed By Hunter
Namibia's most famous elephant bull known as Voortrekker ("Pioneer") to thousands of...
Botswana has an elephant poaching problem, not an overpopulation problem
The Botswana government recently reintroduced trophy hunting after a five-year...
Joburg Zoo squanders R1,25 million on new elephants
The Zoo paid almost R1milion more than the market rate for its two new elephants from Inkwenkwezi...
Trophy hunting ‘imperial’ and ‘unsustainable’
Trophy hunting elephants has negative consequences for conservation and local communities. A...
South Africa selling tiger and lion hunts to Chinese nouveau riche
Tigers, leopards, lions, elephants and rhinos were among the many species of wild animals on offer...
Poachers poison hundreds of Botswana vultures
Poachers have poisoned hundreds of raptors in northern Botswana using three elephant carcasses as...
Killing elephants in Botswana is a vote-catcher that could go badly wrong
Elephants have become a hot political issue in Botswana, with President Mokgweetsi Masisi beating...
Botswana trophy hunting poached 385 elephants
At least 385 elephants were poached in the last year, however the Botswana government has just set...
SA plans for 2019 lion bone export quota a ‘big middle finger to conservation’
The Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries’ determination to set yet another ...
Call for Disney to donate Lion King profits to conservation
A second Lion King movie is due for release this month and wildlife conservationists are urging...
Octopus fishing in False Bay is putting whales at risk and costing taxpayers
Another dead 12-metre Bryde’s whale was found in False Bay near Cape Town last week after...
Despite calls to #FreeLammie, Joburg Zoo takes two more elephants
Two free-roaming elephants from the Eastern Cape have been relocated to a small barren ...
Zambian pseudo hippo cull cancelled
A controversial contract to hunt at least 1250 hippos under the pretext of culling in Zambia's...
Botswana shoots itself in the foot
After Barack Obama came Donald Trump, a bigoted populist prone to crass outpourings and some...