REPORTS
These detailed reports cover
important conservation issues,
highlighting the urgent need for
action to safeguard the survival of
vulnerable species.
DRAFT REVISED NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY FRAMEWORK PUBLISHED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT IN TERMS OF THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: BIODIVERSITY ACT, 2004 (ACT NO. 10 OF 2004)
Original report: New-Biodiversity-Framework-for-comment-1-1Download
Depleting natural capital
How Namibia has been losing wildlife, forests and sand through mis-governance and...
NSPCA CHALLENGES THE CAPTIVE LION INDUSTRY
A POSITIVE CHANGE FOR ALL WILDLIFE IN SOUTH AFRICA ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The NSPCA wishes to take this...
Will legal international rhino horn trade save wild rhino populations?
ABSTRACT Wild vertebrate populations all over the globe are in decline, with poaching being the...
Deadline looms for the sale of Namibian Elephants.
International concern mounts as the Namibian government put 170 wild elephants up for sale,...
An insight into the criminal networks that streamline the illegal wildlife trade. “Insights from the incarcerated”
The illegal trade in wildlife and wildlife products globally is estimated to be worth more than...
OPPOSITION TO THE COMMERCIAL SALE OF NAMIBIAN ELEPHANTS
AN OPEN LETTER PREPARED BY THE BORN FREE FOUNDATION ADDRESSED TO: His Excellency Hagers...
An open letter to Minister Barbara Creecy requesting the release of the elephant Charlie at the National Zoological gardens, into the care of Animal protection organisations
INTRODUCTION The Pro Elephant Network (PREN) consists of a global community of diverse individuals...
Effects of legalization and wildlife farming on conservation
Abstract Many wildlife species are impacted by unsustainable consumption. Wildlife is consumed for...
How many lions in Africa? A LionAid 2020 assessment
A 2020 Assessment of lion numbers in Lion Conservation Unitsand range states' capabilities to...
African Lions and Zoonotic Diseases: Implications for Commercial Lion Farms in South Africa
Simple Summary In South Africa, thousands of African lions are bred on farms for commercial...
RE: ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO REVIEW POLICIES, LEGISLATION AND PRACTICES ON MATTERS RELATED TO THE MANAGEMENT, BREEDING, HUNTING, TRADE AND HANDLING OF ELEPHANT, LION, LEOPARD AND RHINOCEROS
For the Attention of: The...
Submission to the high-level panel on the management, breeding, hunting, trade, handling and related matters on Elephant, Lion, Leopard and Rhinoceros.
Disclaimers Please note that this Submission is non-exhaustive and does not represent all the...
Open letter: UNETHICAL TROPHY HUNTING OF ELEPHANT IN THE GREATER KRUGER
OPEN LETTER: Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries- Barbara Creecy, about the unethical...
Norms and Standards for Management of Elephants in South Africa: Department briefing; Committee report on List of Threatened or Protected Terrestrial and Freshwater Species; with Minister
The Committee met to be briefed by the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries on the...
OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED ELEPHANT “SANCTUARY” DEVELOPMENT ON LAMLOCH FARM, KLEINMOND, SOUTH AFRICA
An open letter to Cape Nature opposing the proposed elephant 'Sanctuary' development on Lamloch...
The National Norms and Standard for the Management of Elephants in South Africa 2019
Government notice of norms and standards for the management of Elephants in South Africa.
International trade in live African Elephants. The regulation of international trade in live African Elephants. A definition of “appropriate and acceptable destination”
The regulation of international trade in live African Elephants. A definition of “appropriate and...