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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...
Ranger shortage poses danger for rhino conservation
While official rhino poaching numbers are down, a lack of conservation personnel – specifically...
As CITES turns 50, a report on the ‘extinction business’ shows urgent need for change
It’s World Wildlife Day on 3 March. This year, the event coincides with the 50th anniversary of...
Tigers in South Africa: a farming industry exists – often for their body parts
A tiger escaped from a residence and roamed the countryside outside Johannesburg, South...
Bones of contention – fate of thousands of captive lions in SA depends on implementation of government report findings
From 2008 to 2018, South Africa permitted the export of captive-bred lion skeletons. The...
Jozini Dam: Twenty-five slaughtered elephants later, tourists in a viewing boat come under poachers’ gunfire
Tourists viewing elephants from a boat on the Jozini/Pongolapoort Dam in northern KwaZulu-Natal...
Study reveals the true value of elephants
An assessment of the categories used in existing ecosystem valuation frameworks, incorporating our...
Canadian company exploring for oil in Namibia in battle for credibility
ReconAfrica, a start-up oil exploration company with interests in Namibia and Botswana, is...