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important conservation issues,
highlighting the urgent need for
action to safeguard the survival of
vulnerable species.
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Minister Molewa highlights progress on Integrated Strategic Management of Rhinoceros
This statement covers the period January through December 2016, which is inclusive of the period...
Draft Regulations on Rhino Trade
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS NOTICE 74 OF 2017 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT:...
Is the SA government preparing for a legal trade proposal in 2019?
At the CITES CoP17 held in South Africa during September/October 2016, it was clear that the vast...
THE LION’S SHARE? ON THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF TROPHY HUNTING
SUMMARY Pro-hunting group Safari Club International (SCI) recently published material entitled...
New report reveals big game hunting makes minimal contribution to African economies and jobs
Trophy hunters’ inflated claims debunked; trophy hunting ‘insignificant’ to economy WASHINGTON (1...
Killing of 280 South African animals to raise more than US$1 million for American hunting group’s anti-wildlife agenda
Killing of 280 South African animals to raise more than US$1 million for American hunting group’s...
Public invited to make written submissions on proposed lion export quota to the department in line with CITES requirements
The Department of Environmental Affairs has emphasised that no exports of lion bones will be...
Open letter to ambassador Xin Shunkang of the People’s Republic of China to Namibia
Dear Ambassador Xin Shunkang, During the past few weeks, several Chinese nationals have been...
Time for Action – end the criminality and corruption fuelling wildlife crime
The landmark London Conference in February 2014 brought together heads of state and government...
The Elephant Trade Information System (ETIS) and the Illicit Trade in Ivory: A report to the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES
Introduction Resolution Conf. 10.10 (Rev. CoP16) mandates “a comprehensive report to each meeting...
Trophy Hunting and Sustainability: Temporal Dynamics in Trophy Quality and Harvesting Patterns of Wild Herbivores in a Tropical Semi-Arid Savanna Ecosystem
Abstract The selective nature of trophy hunting may cause changes in desirable phenotypic traits...
The influence of socioeconomic factors on the densities of high-value cross-border species, the African elephant
ABSTRACT Unprecedented poaching levels triggered by demand for ivory in Far East Asia are...
Estimating economic losses to tourism in Africa from the illegal killing of elephants
Abstract: Recent surveys suggest tens of thousands of elephants are being poached annually across...
US bans canned lion trophy imports from South Africa
A Major Step Forward For Lion Conservation In Africa Ensuring that healthy, wild lion populations...
Bushmeat hunting and extinction risk to the world’s mammals
Abstract Terrestrial mammals are experiencing a massive collapse in their population sizes and...
African Elephant Status Report 2016
This report is the most authoritative source of knowledge about the numbers and distribution of...
Southern Africa’s Wildlife Trade: An analysis of CITES trade in SADC countries
Southern Africa is losing protected wild plants and animals at an alarming rate. Between 2005 and...
The Dirty Secrets of Japan’s illegal Ivory Trade
JOHANNESBURG – New evidence of Japan’s failure to control illegal ivory trading at a time when...