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Why burn Ivory?
The South African government refuses to destroy its ivory stockpile unlike the 25 other countries that have publically destroyed tonnes…
Author Andreas Wilson-Späth
Andreas Wilson-Späth
Andreas Wilson-Späth holds a PhD in geology from the University of Cape Town and is a stay-at-home-dad who has been working as a freelance journalist for more than seven years. He’s passionate about his family, reading and saving the planet.
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Trophy hunting: the scale of the killing
I’ve never understood the appeal of trophy hunting. You love wild animals so much that you want to kill them,…
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Will SA legalise rhino horn trade?
This week, investigative journalist and author Julian Rademeyer revealed that the decision to submit a rhino horn trade proposal to the Convention…
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Will Kruger’s drought policy affect its elephant population?
The ongoing drought is taking its toll on South Africa’s wildlife. In the Kruger National Park, questions have been raised…
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Ultimate Hunters Market: Will this giant hunting auction benefit African wildlife?
Does trophy hunting support wildlife conservation in Africa? The world’s most influential hunters’ association would like you to think so.…
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Are we winning the fight against rhino poaching?
At a press conference in Pretoria last Thursday, Edna Molewa, the Minister of Environmental Affairs and her colleagues from government’s…
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Photo safaris trump trophy hunting
In July, the illegal killing of Zimbabwe’s iconic lion Cecil re-ignited the debate over the desirability of trophy hunting in…
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Travel conference shirks SA lion film
Travel conference organisers have decided not to screen a documentary that raises critical questions about key tourist attractions that their event…
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Natural born hunters?
There’s a huge difference between killing an animal for sustenance or subsistence, and hunting it for a trophy or for…
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World Elephant Day: Study calls for domestic trade bans and projects to cut demand for ivory
If you want to save elephants, don’t legalise the international trade in ivory. That’s the message of a major research…
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Double controversy hits Southern Africa’s trophy hunting industry
In the past week Southern Africa’s lucrative trophy hunting industry received two devastating blows: the release of an explosive new…
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Professional hunters to reconsider lion hunting policy
In an unprecedented move, the Professional Hunters’ Association of South Africa (PHASA) has been told that its “position on lion…
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What’s the world’s most trafficked mammal?
We’re all obsessing over the devastating poaching crisis that’s driving elephants and rhinos towards extinction and rightly so. But in…
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SA doccie reveals the shocking truth behind lion breeding
Durban – Blood Lions, a new documentary film delivers a damning verdict on the rapidly growing South African industry that…
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Unsavoury practices in canned hunting industry prompt government concern
Government appears intent on reforming and sanitising the business of breeding and hunting lions. Critics want to see it dismantled…
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Rhino horn trade central to draft government policy
A legal trade in rhino horns lies at the heart of a proposed new government policy for the conservation of…
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Experts: Trading rhino horn will only increase poaching risks
A group of international experts comprised of over 30 conservationists, academics, journalists, authors and lawyers from Africa, Europe, Asia and…
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Playing with words while captive lions die
In an article published in the Sunday Times a week ago [May 31], Edna Molewa, the minister of environmental affairs,…
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Wildlife crime should be treated like drug trafficking
“Please, let’s stop talking about illegal trade in wildlife. It’s not illegal trade – it’s crime,” says John Sellar, an…
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The efficacy of trading rhino horn debunked
A group of local and international experts converged in Cape Town on Tuesday to discuss the legal and illegal trade…