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Farmer shoots ‘eyes in the night’, kills collared leopard
A farmer has shot a leopard, which was collared for research, in the Boesmanland area in the...
Elephants under siege – Zimbabwe pushes for US ban on hunting to be lifted
Conservationists are concerned at reports in Zimbabwe’s media that the Safari Operators...
Australia plans to ban import of Lion trophies from South Africa
A permanent ban on the importation of lion parts, including trophies is planned by Australia. This...
“So who actually looks after our elephants then?”
The African elephant population is already facing unprecedented pressure on its survival from...
Minister marches for rhino law reform
Edna Molewa, Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs joined the Global March for Elephants and...
Trophy hunting threatens Mapungubwe elephants
While Africa is losing an elephant every 15 minutes to ivory poachers, trophy hunters are...
Elephant conservation: The need for political will
The greatest threat to the safety of Africa’s elephants is not the poachers who prey on them for...
Poaching a political problem
In a world where poor governance and corruption is rife, particularly in those countries that are...
Europeans opposed to canned hunting explore ways of banning trophies from SA
Conservationist Ian Michler met European lawyers, politicians, NGOs and the media this month to...
Molewa takes aim at wild elephants
International arrivals at South African airports are greeted with an image of happy tourists on...
Secret panel will decide on future of South Africa’s rhinos
The contentious issue of whether South Africa will apply to trade legally in rhino horn remains in...
Are South Africa’s wild elephants heading for captivity?
Yes, say conservationists if proposals to change The Elephant Norms and Standards (ENS) law are...
SA conservationists welcome stricter sentencing of wildlife criminals
Conservationists across South Africa have commended the severe penalty meted out in Cape Town last...
Mpumalanga community calls for harsher sentences against public servants involved in rhino poaching
White River, Mpumalanga - Approximately 400 people, mainly from rural areas in the Mbombela...
More rhetoric from government won’t save rhino
In a Parliamentary debate on Tuesday on the rhino poaching crisis, government provided little hope...
Minister’s panel of experts all favour the selling of rhino horn
The Department of Environmental Affairs is clearly scratching around for the ‘good story’ in...
World Elephant Day 2014 VIDEO
This August - on World Elephant Day - the Conservation Action Trust hosted a Mock Ivory Burn in...
Minister Molewa refuses to disclose members of public panel
On Tuesday Minister Edna Molewa announced SA’s intention to implement an integrated management...