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Comment on the Draft Policy Position on the Conservation and Ecologically Sustainable Use of Elephant, Lion, Leopard and Rhino.
Parliament invites the public to comment on the Draft Policy Position on the Conservation and...
CITES has failed the natural world. Here’s how it can be fixed.
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna, based in...
Has trophy hunting changed since the death of Cecil the lion?
It has been six years since the death of Cecil, a male lion who was a popular individual for...
Opposition mounts against vast new oil project in endangered elephants’ ‘last stronghold’
Canadian company ReconAfrica is currently digging for oil in Namibia, with further...
Under immediate threat: Zambia’s Kasanka NP and world’s largest mammal migration
The Kasanka National Park in Zambia – home to the world’s largest mammal migration – is under...
Problem planning, not problem elephants
Durban - Dr Audrey Delsink was afraid of elephants when she started out in the field of natural...
Wildlife farming vs Creecy’s panel
Allowing the manipulation of the genes of indigenous wildlife species through their listing as...
Penguins can’t get enough to eat
When one of South Africa’s worst environmental disasters unfolded 21 years ago, Lauren Waller made...
Oil exploration company in Okavango wilderness misled investors, complaint to SEC says
A whistleblower complaint to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission cites “egregious”...
Kruger rangers face lie tests to catch rhino poachers
Lie detector tests are to be introduced for staff at Kruger National Park amid fears that...
LION FARMING – A HIDEOUS COMPLEXITY
Environment Minister Barbara Creecy has announced: “The Panel identified that the captive...
The planet’s favorite wild creature speed bred and factory farmed for body parts
Tiger Mafia Synopsis The initial 200 hours of footage shot for this documentary came together over...
Namibia: Concern for elephants in Okavango Basin grows
Interested and affected parties in the oil exploration activities in the Okavango Basin are deeply...
We love animals — so why do we treat them so badly?
Before the pandemic, it was one of the best time ever to be a human. We lived longer, fought much...
Captive lions kept in ‘stressful conditions’ create perfect recipe for disease, experts say
Researchers have identified that captive and wild lions carry 63 pathogens that could result in...
Botswana Government to shoot 287 elephants by the end of September
The elephant hunting season opened on April 6th, 2021 in Botswana. The Botswana authorities have...
Growing Demand for Vulture Heads Threatens the Birds’ Survival in Africa
Across the continent, traditional healers are increasingly using the body parts of vultures,...
Huge sums of unaccounted for cash in Zimbabwe’s cruel elephant sales
The controversial sale of elephants from Zimbabwe to other countries, mostly China, is...