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Oil company accused of drilling in African wildlife reserve, offering jobs for silence
RUNDU, NAMIBI Canadian oil and gas exploration company Reconnaissance Energy Africa has bulldozed...
Namibia’s community wildlife conservation system has come off the rails, investigation shows
Namibia’s Community-Based Natural Resource Management is seen as a global gold standard for...
Elephant movers and the shakers: the three musketeers
Since 2016, Elephants Alive started collaring elephants in Mozambique, building on our...
Animal welfare bill being developed in isolation
A giraffe that was decapitated in 2014 when a transporting vehicle moving the animal to a game...
Watch: This is where our critically endangered species end up… in a dusty auction house of horrors in Iowa
There should be a “zero hunting quota” put in place for elephant, black rhino and leopards. That...
Shocking new footage reveals horrific conditions lions and tigers are subjected to at big cat farms in SA
Johannesburg - Global animal welfare organisation Four Paws have urged government to consider...
Concerns over trophy hunting mount as pro-killing lobbyists go on charm offensive
A number of concerns related to trophy hunting have come to the fore recently. South Africa has...
By the people, for the people: Mining’s big ocean grab off South Africa — and the communities that say ‘no’
Grassroots opposition to the relentless deluge of applications for offshore oil and gas...
Ezemvelo land is under threat from communities who say they will invade parks
DURBAN - EZEMVELO Wildlife is facing escalating threats from communities around some of its parks...
South Africa is a global hotspot for these types of crimes
While South Africa’s national crime statistics make it evident why the country is seen...
30 Lions Euthanised After Burning in Free State Fires in Shocking Animal Cruelty Case
Thirty captive lions on a private breeding farm in the Free State, South Africa, have had to be...
How tourism fuels Southeast Asia’s wildlife trade
Tour operators and guides encourage visitors to buy illegal ivory, tiger ‘glue’ and other products...
EXCLUSIVE Wildlife traffickers creeping back as pandemic restrictions ease – U.N. report
SINGAPORE, Sept 21 (Reuters) - After a drastic reduction in wildlife trafficking during the...
White rhino population down by two-thirds, new global report says
The estimated rhino population in Africa is about 18,000, which represents a 12% decline in the...
Cop and court official nabbed for attempting to smuggle 32 rhino horns to Malaysia
A 53-year-old warrant officer within the South African Police Service (SAPS) was on Friday...
How trafficked cheetah cubs move from the wild and into your Instagram feed
Criminal networks in Somaliland smuggle cubs out of Africa to wealthy buyers abroad. Now the...
Elephant exports reported to Cites
Cites regulations prohibit Namibia from exporting elephants, except to conservation programmes...
Japan must finally end the sale and trade of elephant ivory
James A. Baker III was secretary of state under President George H.W. Bush. Hillary Rodham Clinton...