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Crisis in Madikwe: Too many elephants or just an excuse to hunt them?
At a recent Parliamentary Committee hearing the tourism board claimed that there are too many...
SA government continues to defend odious trade in tigers, perpetuating their suffering in captivity
By sticking to a narrow interpretation of export permit requirements, Minister of Forestry,...
Bones exposed, limbs mutilated, tiger found in agony at North West breeding facility and euthanised
The owners left the injured tiger to begin tearing her legs apart, trying to relieve the stress or...
Pie in the sky — why South Africa’s Draft Elephant Heritage Strategy won’t work
The draft strategy is skewed in favour of anthropocentric benefits – economic, spiritual and...
Fate of KZN’s century-old Ndumo wetland park in doubt – despite global treaty ‘protection’
‘The Ndumo Game Reserve experience serves as a warning to other similar reserves, that even...
‘Belligerent’ magistrate again ordered to back off on Kruger Park wildlife crimes court shutdown
What lies behind the persistent attempts to shut down or curtail the operations of the Skukuza...
Poachers tell all: Shocking truth behind snaring of wild animals in Kruger National Park
Big cats are poached for their hides, organs and bones, while the other animals are hunted for...
COUNTING LIONS: EWT SURVEYS DECLINE IN KRUGER’S NORTHERN PRIDE
The Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area (GLTFCA), which includes Kruger National Park,...
Zululand’s green jewels in jeopardy — indigenous forests under threat from poaching, grazing, budget cuts
VANISHING TREASURES The remnant natural forests of Zululand have enjoyed legal protection for...
US Fish and Wildlife Service Has Halted Critical Conservation Funding
The move imperils countless threatened creatures, from elephants and primates to sea turtles. An...
Karoo Dust Bowl (Part I) — here come the dunes, a death knell for plant species and farmers’ livelihoods
The recent years-long drought may have tipped parts of the Northern Cape towards an irreversible...
Vietnam chided over poached rhino horn ‘secrecy’ by global wildlife trade regulator
Vietnam’s apparent reluctance to share DNA samples of smuggled horns with South Africa – the...
Big Trunks, Bigger Questions: Rethinking Elephant Numbers in Kruger
What the Research Says About Elephant Numbers All we know is that change is certain, and...
Installing separate water points for elephants could mitigate conflicts with humans: Study
A new study has highlighted the potential of separate water points for elephants, located away...
Study confirms massive elephant die-off in Botswana was caused by toxic algal bloom due to climate change
Some four years after the mysterious death of nearly 400 African elephants in Botswana’s Okavango...
Live Interview: Elephant Culling: Solution or sacrifice for Kruger Park?
In a discussion with Mike Wills, Sam Ferreira, a Large Mammal Ecologist at SANParks, highlights...
The elephant in the room: Tourism futures in Southern Africa
Substantive wildlife tourism potential should be producing rapid broad-based development in all...
EMS FOUNDATION PUBLIC STATEMENT – APPLICATION BY SA HUNTERS AND GAME CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT
WHY MINISTER GEORGE MUST OPPOSE THE APPLICATION BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN HUNTERS AND GAME CONSERVATION...