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Dear Simon Espley: Let’s talk elephants and fake reporting
Photo: Elephants in Timbavati Game Reserve, 2 Jan 2013. Photo by Maureen Barlin via Flickr In...
New trade ruling spells end for rhinos say conservationists
With the Sumatran rhino officially extinct in the wild, are South Africa’s rhino doomed to the...
SA animal welfare groups devastated after 15-year Lotto lifeline cut off
Cape Town - Animal welfare organisations are reeling from an unexpected announcement that they...
Leopards in the crossfire: Trophy hunting and the 7 year rule
Cape Town - If cats do have nine lives, leopards are on their last. Especially the big, strong...
More questions than answers as Kruger park continues shooting buffalo
Confused explanations at a public meeting in Skukuza on Saturday are concerning stakeholders as...
Timbavati risks tourist backlash to hunt a super tusker
Main photo: There are only about 25 to 30 super tuskers in the world and all in Africa. (Don...
Rhino sale bombshell hidden in new draft regulations
Photo by Steve Evans via Flickr. The public has until March 10 to respond to draft...
We can sell rhino horn, says Minister Molewa
File picture Parliament - According to the Department of Environmental Affairs, the time has come...
Government delays announcement of rhino poaching stats
The fate of South Africa’s rhinos continue to hang in the balance as the South African government...
South Africa opens the door to the sale of wildlife parts
Photo by Don Pinnock. There’s a thin line between the marketing of, and the genuine conservation...
Permission to drink a lion
There is something extremely bizarre about drinking a lion. But maybe in this world of post-truth...
Marine experts say decision could wipe out SA’s fish stocks
SA’s top marine scientists are shocked by the Environmental Department’s (DEA) recent decision to...
Lion bones: SA public has no time to contest sale
South Africa is about to permit the export of lion bones to produce fake tiger wine but has given...
SA’s plan to export 800 lion skeletons ‘misguided and shameful’
Cape Town - In a move clearly supporting the canned lion hunting industry, the South African...
Beyond the China ivory ban
The recent announcement by the central government of China to ban all domestic ivory trade...
Constitutional Court Breakthrough for Animal Welfare
A new Concourt ruling recognises the intrinsic value of animals and allows NSPCA to...
573 dead jackals in search of a reason
Main photo: Jackal cull in Karoo 2012. It may be a story of extreme cruelty in the name of...
Governments are not doing enough to stop wildlife crime
A scathing new report shows that key countries affected by wildlife crime have failed to halt...