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South Africa struggles to manage wildlife ranching: why it’s a problem
South Africa struggles to manage wildlife ranching: why it's a problem Game farms in South Africa...
Trophy hunting: Bans create opening for change
In their Letter “Trophy hunting bans imperil biodiversity” (30 August, p. 874), A. Dickman et al....
Mega climate shocks for SA biodiversity — government report
Ninety scientific institutions led by the South African National Biodiversity Institute have...
Anti-hunting groups seek to oust big-game hunters from global conservation body
Anti-hunting campaigners have said they will seek the expulsion of pro-safari groups from the...
Trump Admin Grants First Lion Trophy Import Permit Since Listed as Threatened
A Florida man has been allowed to import a Tanzanian lion's skin, skull, claws and teeth, a first...
What is our true heritage?
Swati Thiyagarajan is a conservation journalist and author of book Born Wild: Journeys in the...
Ships’ risky fuel transfers are threatening African Penguins
The African Penguin is in serious trouble. Its population has fallen by more than...
Plunder in the wild: We need to scale up on pangolin protection
Pangolin numbers are dwindling at alarming rates – in South Africa and across the globe – and the...
How to stop trophy hunting? Buy up all the licences
A B.C. conservation group is on a mission to purchase all the commercial hunting licences in the...
THE UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTH ABOUT NAMIBIA’S CONSERVATION MODEL
The hunting of Voortrekker, an iconic Namibian desert elephant, for just R120 000 has sparked the...
Trophy-hunting firms banned from gun show after protests (UK)
Trophy-hunting businesses targeting big-game hunters in Britain have been banned from a shooting...
FEATURE Zoos Called It a ‘Rescue.’ But Are the Elephants Really Safe?
Despite mounting evidence that elephants find captivity torturous, some American zoos still...
Should zoos exist?
Should the future of educating the public about exotic animals be in sanctuaries and virtual zoos,...
Over 500 Critically Endangered Vultures Die in Botswana After Eating Poisoned Elephant Carcasses
Poachers are known to poison carcasses to target vultures as the birds circle in the sky and help...
African Elephant Coalition (AEC): Japan your ivory market !
The Council of Elders of the African Elephant Coalition (AEC) comprising 32 African countries and...
Big-game hunting group ‘using influence on conservation watchdogs to undermine protections for endangered animals’
Exclusive: Organisation has been heavily involved in Cites and IUCN for up to 20 years,...
Sam Wasser pours his intense passion for protecting wildlife into research and catching poachers
The carcass of a poisoned elephant decomposes in the Masai Mara. The National Academy of Sciences...
Trophy hunting in Africa: the case for viable, sustainable alternatives
Photographic camps are more beneficial to communities than hunting. Shutterstock Muchazondida...