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If the captive big cat industry is left to thrive, species harm will be irreparable
Only when South Africa commits to implementing a phase-out of the entire captive big cat industry,...
‘It looked like a slaughterhouse’: Hawks arrest US man after finding rhino carcasses, horns on his farm
In a striking development, American national Derek Lewitton was arrested by the Hawks,...
Conservation of South Africa’s protected areas is tenuous as long as the law is weak
South Africa’s limited protected-area estate is increasingly coming under threat from...
Canada blocks import of ivory, rhino horn and trophies
Importing iconic African animal parts is no longer acceptable in Canada – but in the UK, peers...
Untreated sewage is putting Cape Town’s endangered penguins at risk. The city is pleading poverty
Chemicals in Cape Town's coastal waters could be affecting the breeding of...
Snaring in Kruger National Park spikes more than 200% amid socioeconomic crisis
Since 2020, snaring has tripled in the crown jewels of South Africa’s Big Five reserves. This...
Government opens public comments on policy to end captive lion breeding
A draft government policy proposes to end the keeping of lions for commercial purposes, as well as...
UK conservationists must stop spreading deceptive trophy hunting narratives
The debate over trophy hunting has been raging in the UK again. As Sian Sullivan...
Trophy Hunting is Neo-Apartheid
Far from benefitting the lives of indigenous people and rural communities, trophy hunting...
Trophy Hunting in Botswana’s NG13: we follow the money
NG13 is a remote, largely unpopulated 2,907km2 (290,000ha) region in the northern Botswana, zoned...
Kruger lions being poisoned by poachers for body parts, says SANParks
South African National Parks has confirmed that lions have been targeted in a poisoning campaign...
How a $100 Cheetah Cub Becomes an Illegal $50,000 Status Symbol
Inside the cheetah black market, from poachers to messaging apps. For different reasons and in...
House of Lords must beware the misleading campaign to thwart the trophy hunting import ban
Ahead of the House of Lords’ 16 June debate on the Hunting Trophies (Import...
‘Distressing and Tragic’ Elephant Killing Sparks Outrage
An elephant has been found dead after it was shot eight times during a trophy hunt in South...
Bloody wildlife cull at KZN reserve stopped after 900 animals slaughtered, but elephants still at risk
A trustee, whose husband was killed by an elephant from Mawana Game Reserve, tried to have...
New Study: Conservation Experts Warn of Current Dangers Posed by the Legal Wildlife Trade
A multinational and interdisciplinary team of scientists has published new research...
South Africa resorts to triage as casualties pile up in devastating rare succulent poaching spree
Overwhelmed by the sheer number of bleeding soldiers at the Battle of Metz in 1793, a French...
More money, better leadership, trained staff: How to prevent SA’s provincial wildlife gems from sliding into ruin
One of three elephants shot and killed early in 2021 after escaping from Hluhluwe-iMfolozi...