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Op-Ed: Hunters and predator breeders take aim at Star journalist
The South African Predator Association (SAPA) – whose members breed for hunting, among other...
Trophy Hunting: US pro-hunting lobby moves to legitimise the ‘sport’ of a wealthy elite
US policy on trophy hunting has descended into a confusion of mixed messages following a tweet by...
Uproar among professional hunters as some continue to embrace canned lion hunting
A split in the ranks as some professional hunters still side for canned lion hunting and the...
African Elephant Coalition renews call for global ivory trade ban
European and American conservation leaders today called on governments worldwide to support...
US conservation groups sue over Lion and Elephant trophy import confusion
Two major US conservation NGOs are suing the Trump administration for allowing American hunters to...
Trump halts lifting of import ban on elephant trophies following global outcry
US President Donald Trump and his Department of Interior Affairs Secretary, Ryan...
Rhinos and elephants: Australia does what South Africa won’t
Australian MP Jason Wood, who introduced the motion last month, says an Australian domestic trade...
Young elephants fleeing Mozambique poachers shot on SA farm
Two young elephants were shot in the Komatipoort region close to the Kruger National Park after...
Elephant cake wins ‘Cake Oscar’
SA master baker has won an international 2017 Cake Master Awards for her life-size elephant and...
Alarm at seabed destruction from SA phosphate mining
If you imagine fish as birds of the ocean, they fly through forests and over fields which grow in...
Criminal charges sought for R183 million game donation
Parliament’s Environment Committee has called for criminal charges against top North West...
Op-Ed: Did Oxford University researchers sanction hunting of Cecil the lion and his son, Xanda?
When thousands of people donated nearly R20-million to the Oxford University Wildlife Conservation...
Op-Ed: The hunting forum you didn’t know existed
The South African government has formed an alliance with organisations which kill wildlife for...
Too soon to celebrate: Elephant poaching declining, but populations in Africa still plummeting
A report from the Convention in the Trade of Endangered Species (CITES) shows that in 2016, the...
The plight of baby elephants in Zimbabwe
The cruelty of the capture of baby elephants from their families in the wild has been revealed in...
Namibian Tourism Ministry brushes off questionable killing of desert elephants
Two of the only five remaining mature desert elephant bulls that occupied the Ugab region of...
West Coast phosphate mine interdicted to stop drawing fossil water
A dodgy phosphate operation mining bordering the West Coast National Park and near the...
Emissions from Eskom and Sasol killing Highveld residents – report
People on the Highveld are dying prematurely and suffering from respiratory and cardiac illnesses...