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Suspicious tender at heart of Zambian hippo culling scandal
The proposed hippo culling spree in Zambia’s world-renowned Luangwa Valley has a dodgy tender...
Digging for the truth about Skye
The hunting of a lion in Umbabat Reserve alongside the Kruger National Park has been cloaked in...
Outrage after Kruger lion baited and shot by trophy hunter in neighbouring reserve
An American is believed to have paid R1-million to bring down a Kruger Park lion from a...
SA hunters to shoot 2000 Zambian hippos
South African hunters will take part in the slaughter of 2 000 hippos in the pristine Luangwa...
Lions in limbo at Free State abattoir while DEA and DAFF point fingers
Captive-bred lions at a recently exposed 'lion-abattoir' in the Free State are waiting for their...
Urgent call to save parks in the North West
EMBATTLED North West Premier Supra Mahumapelo has set his sights on the wildlife reserves within...
East London Zoo plans to cage endangered Wild Dogs for ‘conservation’
The troubled East London Zoo’s plans to buy Wild Dogs as soon as a moratorium on purchasing...
Endangered Species Day – What you need to know to help save SA’s natural heritage
HAVE WE FORGOTTEN THAT WILDERNESS IS NOT A PLACE BUT A SEASON AND THAT WE ARE IN...
Like the fossil fuel industry, trophy hunting is unsustainable
Trophy hunting is like the fossil fuel industry. They’re both messy, unsustainable, in need of an...
Two SA hunting organisations expelled over canned lion hunts
Lion cubs bred in captivity. Picture: Audrey Delsink Two South African hunting associations that...
OPINION | How our lions are cruelly slaughtered – with government consent
It's been a bloody time for the South African canned lion industry. Last week‚ a lion...
#SaveRiffRaff: Here’s how you can help save the bull elephant in trouble
The life of an elephant bull in his prime is hanging in the balance as a tug of war ensues between...
Tigers being bred in Gauteng backyards for petting and bone export
South Africa is one the world’s biggest exporters of endangered tigers, almost all of which end up...
The problem of an elephant that just wants to stay home
In Africa an elephant dies from a poacher’s bullet every 15 minutes. But in South Africa’s private...
Captive cheetahs being exploited
The practice of breeding the animals in captivity as ‘ambassadors’ is doing the species more harm...
Farewell to Sudan as another key species fades into extinction
In this photo taken on May 3 last year, a ranger takes care of Sudan, the world’s last male...
Cash Before Conservation – A damning report on the commoditization of our lions
Criminal syndicates may use the legal trade in lion bones from our captive lion population, as a...
Angola’s elephant population is declining despite 14 years of peace
More than 25 years of civil war in Angola between 1975-2002 not only took its toll on people, with...