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CITES lets world’s worst elephant poaching countries off the hook
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, China, Thailand and the Philippines, some of the world’s worst countries for poaching and illegal trade in…
Author Janine Avery
Janine Avery
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Has rhino poaching decreased, or are we running out of rhinos?
A strategic report on poaching just released by the Department of Environmental Affairs shows that fewer rhinos but more elephants are being…
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SA licenses leopard hunting
South Africa has opened hunting season on leopards after two years of grace. The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) has…
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Bribery in Namibia: Government forced community into silence
Dogged by allegations of bribery and unethical operators, a dodgy permitting system, and the contentious hunting of so-called ‘problem animals’…
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SA hunters to shoot 2000 Zambian hippos
South African hunters will take part in the slaughter of 2 000 hippos in the pristine Luangwa Valley in Zambia…
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DA calls for urgent action in rhino poaching crisis
DA MP Ross Purdon tabled a parliamentary motion this week calling on government departments to revisit this national rhino poaching crisis with…
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Uproar among professional hunters as some continue to embrace canned lion hunting
A split in the ranks as some professional hunters still side for canned lion hunting and the debate continues in…
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Criminal charges sought for R183 million game donation
Parliament’s Environment Committee has called for criminal charges against top North West officials following a R183m (€11,1m) donation of rare…
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Op-Ed: The hunting forum you didn’t know existed
The South African government has formed an alliance with organisations which kill wildlife for gain to the exclusion of those…
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Captive elephant industry fails to ride wave of change
126 captive elephants in 26 facilities. All used for human entertainment of which 14 facilities offer elephant back riding and…
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First Legal Rhino Horn auction scheduled in South Africa
With the Department of Environmental Affairs stalling the first legal rhino horn auction actually happening remains to be seen. Update…
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Op-Ed: Time to rethink leopard hunting norms?
“Our primary mandate is to protect these animals (leopards) so that we don’t open them up to a situation where…
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Op-Ed: Where are the rhino poaching stats?
Rhino poaching might be on the decrease, elephant poaching is on the rise, but without up to date poaching figures…
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Bushmeat hunting threatens tourism in Botswana’s Okavango Delta
The threat posed by illegal bushmeat hunting to the Okavango Delta‘s tourism industry in Botswana has been exposed in a…
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How SA can lose the second rhino war
As South Africa continues to lose rhinos in the poaching war, it seems that the government is failing those fighting…
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New trade ruling spells end for rhinos say conservationists
With the Sumatran rhino officially extinct in the wild, are South Africa’s rhino doomed to the same fate? With the…
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Leopards in the crossfire: Trophy hunting and the 7 year rule
Cape Town – If cats do have nine lives, leopards are on their last. Especially the big, strong males of…