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Elephant Poached in Kruger National Park – Is This the Thin Edge of the Wedge?
SANparks confirmed on Thursday that an elephant bull was poached in Kruger National Park and its...
SA elephants at risk as Minister ignores international opinion
Every 15 minutes an elephant is butchered for its tusks. That is 100 elephants every day....
Lack of resources and skills hamper wildlife law enforcement in SA
Is the government really doing all they can to combat rhino poaching? In a report investigating...
Edna Molewa has got it wrong on Ivory Trade
Addressing a crowd at a ceremony to sign an anti-poaching agreement between South Africa and...
SA government absent from important rhino conference
There is no denying the debate around trade in rhino horn and elephant ivory has polarised the...
$5,2 million rhino horn theft – where to now?
On 20 April, approximately 80kg of rhino horn was stolen from the Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks...
Tourism – the missing link in the rhino poaching debate
Tourism’s role in combatting the scourge of rhino and elephant poaching was touched on briefly at...
The sweet sound of saving rhinos – with song
In the scramble to save our rhinos, what generally comes to mind is a mix of camouflage-clad...
Lessons The Rhino Trade Lobby Cannot Ignore
Ignoring the hard lessons learned by the global conservation community in its battle against ivory...
Why Little Belgium’s Ivory Crush Will help Save The Mighty Elephant
In the wake of France, the USA, China, Philippines, Chad and Ghana, Belgium became the latest...
Zimbabwe’s Presidential Elephants Embroiled in New Saga
Hwange, Zimbabwe – Fresh concerns have been raised over the safety of Zimbabwe’s famous herd of...
Was Axing of Zambian Minister Linked to Mine in National Park?
Has a highly suspicious plan to develop an open-cast copper mine in the heart of Zambia’s Lower...
Rhino poaching: Will government action match Howard Buffett’s R255-million?
The enormous donation by US entrepreneur, philanthropist, conservationist and all-round global...
Rhino economics discredited
The recently held London Conference on the illegal wildlife trade has made headlines for a number...
SA’s rhinos: Not worth the price of a ticket to London?
The State of the Nation address provided a perfect smokescreen to hide South Africa’s real reasons...
Rhinos: Why did South Africa skip a vital conference on illegal wildlife trade?
In London last week, international media scrambled to cover the high-level and much anticipated...
Truth can be stranger than fiction: the horn and ivory trade paradigm
It was Mark Twain who observed that “truth is stranger than fiction”, although some will suggest...
African nations agree to a 10-year moratorium on ivory sales
London, United Kingdom – Today, heads of state, ministers and officials of around 50 countries...