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Namibians challenge Chinese over wildlife crime
Outrage at the looting of Africa’s wildlife and environmental destruction by Chinese nationals...
North West Province ducks R100m game donation questions
Parliament is struggling to get answers out of the North West province’s Department of Rural,...
Trophy Hunting: unethical Namibian hunters to blame for poor image
Hunters who engage in unethical and illegal practices are largely to blame for the decline in the...
Botswana bans elephant-back rides
According to the NGO World Animal Protection, most tourists go on elephant rides because they love...
Elephant Dawn: The high cost of hanging out with elephants
How could you tell males from females? Were the elephants left-tusked or right-tusked? Who were...
South African arrested in Mozambique’s Limpopo National Park on poaching charge
A South African, Pieter Jansen van Rensberg, has been arrested on a charge of poaching inside the...
Brian Boswell Circus fights laws that protect elephants
Circus owner, Brian Boswell, is challenging the legality of elephant protection laws after his...
Elephant ambassador ‘Charlie’ felled by poachers’ gun
Tracking collars and sophisticated telemetry are a good way to see where wild elephants roam. They...
Brutal methods for dealing with troublesome wildlife
Draft legislation proposes cruel and unethical methods for dealing with problem wild animals,...
World Cheetah Day – Spare a thought for the world’s fastest cat
People around the world celebrate cheetahs annually on 4 December. These beautiful animals have...
Botswana resolute under fire from EU and SADC Hunters
Tshekedi Khama,Botswana Minister of Natural Resources and Environment says his country is under...
Problems with trophy hunting in Zimbabwe exposed
Trophy hunting in Zimbabwe’s Matetsi Safari Area is not sustainable at current levels as trophy...
NW Province snubs Parliament – Ignores call to account for R100million wildlife ‘donation’
A row is brewing in Parliament over a donation of 150 buffaloes, 50 rhinos and 50 sable antelopes...
Elephants and local people both benefit from ecotourism
Credit: pexels.com New research shows that elephant numbers increase when...
The struggle over Japan’s ivory market
Japan has ensured the continued existence of its deeply flawed internal ivory market through sly...
Ten spotted Hyenas saved from illegal export to China
Ten hyenas that were seized by customs authorities at the Harare Airport from a Chinese...
Wild apes traded in CITES false permit scam
CITES corruption killing Africa's apes Africa's wild apes are being illegally exported to China...
Ivory: When is a ban not a ban?
The failure to effectively shut down domestic ivory markets at the recent COP17 in Johannesburg...