CITES continues to apply pressure to countries with open domestic ivory markets and strengthens compliance measures for countries with ivory stockpiles. 1. On closure of domestic...
Elephants and Ivory CITES CoP18 Report – Committee II
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South Africa Pushes For Trade In Endangered Wildlife
South Africa, DRC, Namibia and Zimbabwe believe they should be able to sell threatened wildlife species on global markets, just like mass-produced trinkets. The South...
“Answer to South African Parlimentary Question: Noting There Are Approximately 7979 Lions in Captivity in 366 Facilities”
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY (For written reply) QUESTION NO.410 (NW1382E) INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 7 of 2019 DATE OF PUBLICATION: 26 July 2019 Ms H S Winkler (DA) to ask the Minister of...
Elephants and Ivory Report CITES CoP18 – Analysis of Proposals and Documents
PREVIEW AND OVERVIEW The CITES CoP 18 begins tomorrow in Geneva, Switzerland and runs through 28 August. The CITES Secretariat reports that the 183 Parties to the...
Their Future Is Dark. The Rhino Horn Trade in 2019
The Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries Environment House 473 Steve Biko Road Arcadia Pretoria 0083 email: fshaik@environment.gov.za...
Court victory for NSPCA over welfare of captive lions, bone exports
The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has ruled in favour of the NSPCA regarding the welfare of lions in captivity and how that should affect the setting of an export quota for lion...
Eyes wide shut: Southern Africa’s elephants now in the firing line
A REPORT BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY Contrary to what the governments of Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe have suggested ahead of the...
RULING THAT LION SKELETON EXPORT QUOTAS ARE ILLEGAL IS A VICTORY FOR ETHICAL CONSERVATION
Welfare problems have always characterised the captive lion industry, but have proliferated over the past few years due to a shift in the markets as lion breeders actively...
Selling rhino horn: It’s time to ask hard questions about the Department of Environmental Affairs
South Africa is playing a dangerous double game with rhinos and it’s time to ask why. The department doesn’t appear to have a clue how to save them from extinction. Last week the...