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Cites reluctant to turn the screws on ivory world’s deadbeat nations – analysis
THE EU has recommended that the conservation treaty organisation Cites enforce an immediate...
Tsitsikama Marine Protected Area opened to fishing
Attempt by marine scientists to reverse SANParks permission to fish in the sensitive MPA has been...
New president takes tough action on corruption – is this the turning point for Tanzania’s remaining elephants?
Tanzania's new president, John Magufuli, won the presidential election on the ticket he would take...
Carnage! The Business of Killing Elephants
In a powerful and poignant edition of HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel called Blood Ivory to...
SA Chinese leaders against illegal wildlife trade
Chinese business leaders from the region and experts on China-Africa relations pledged their full...
SA Scientists slam Swazi Elephant Export
In a statement published this week South Africa’s Elephant Specialist Advisory Group (ESAG) says...
Trophy hunting stronghold on Africa’s wildlife seeping across to SA
The world's wealthiest hunting organization, Safari Club International (SCI) and professional...
Export of Swaziland Elephants to US ZOOS : Saving Lives or Making Money
Despite strong opposition and a variety of alternatives, Swaziland’s Big Game Parks appears...
DEA and US hunting bigwigs ‘plotting’ the future of SA’s wildlife
Cape Town - American hunters and SA’s Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) are meeting behind...
Other options for Swaziland elephants
While pressure mounts against Swaziland’s Big Game Parks’ (BGP) intended export of 18 elephants...
Ignorance is greatest threat to survival of great white shark
Humans are almost never the victims of great white sharks, but great whites are always the victims...
Hunters: Killers or saviours?
The oft asked question is: are trophy hunters protectors of biodiversity or are they heartless...
Swaziland Elephant Export Ignores Alternatives
Controversial plans are progressing to export 18 elephants from Swaziland to US zoos,...
Leopard hunting: Restricted but not banned
Leopards are in trouble. But how much is hard to tell. For hundreds of years they were classed as...
Proof Trophy Hunters Don’t Save A Single Animal
Are trophy hunters protectors of biodiversity, as hunting associations and some conservationists...
Elephant export plan damages Swaziland’s wildlife reputation
With severe drought in Swaziland, US zoos are yet again taking the opportunity to import elephants...
Driven hunt organizer implicated in land deal irregularities
The playgrounds of trigger-happy trophy hunters are far removed from the fertile fruit farms of...
Travel conference shirks SA lion film
Travel conference organisers have decided not to screen a documentary that raises critical...