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Young Balule Elephant shot 13 times before horrified visitors
Just as the furore about the trophy hunting of the pride male named Skye began abating, another incident has highlighted…
Author Louzel Lombard Steyn
Louzel Lombard Steyn
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Johannesburg Zoo ignores calls to free Lammie the Lonely Elephant
This is despite animal welfare specialists’ renewed calls on The Johannesburg City Council to relocate the grieving elephant from the…
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Reserve shoots roaming elephant, despite admitting its fences are not secure
Dinokeng Game Reserve’s dominant elephant bull was recently shot as a ‘problem animal’ for breaking fences and escaping from the…
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DAFF ignores science, wastes public funds in appealing High Court Rock Lobster ruling
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries (DAFF) plans to appeal the recent Western Cape High Court ruling against fishing…
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Controversy over Skye the lion
THE controversy deepens around the death of a magnificent male lion in Umbabat Private Nature Reserve (PNR) as Parliament was…
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Welfare of SA’s ‘bone lions’ side lined by DEA, DAFF
Captive Bred Lions destined for canned hunting or slaughter for their bones are not protected by South Africa’s animal welfare…
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Largest lion bone carrier, Singapore Airlines, stops cargo from South Africa
The largest airline exporter of lion bones from South Africa to Southeast Asia will no longer support SA’s bone trade…
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Captive lion breeding in Parliament’s sights amid global ‘outcry’
“MPs must be concerned when reputable conservation agencies turn their backs on SA and deplore its policies [regarding captive lion…
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Captive-breeding lion industry is killing Brand South Africa
Canned lion hunting and trading in lion skeletons is having ever-widening negative ramifications for Brand South Africa. More than 40…
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Kruger threatens to re-erect game fences over private reserves’ poor governance
A number of the private reserves in the Greater Kruger National Park appear to be violating the protocols and regulations…
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SA’s macabre captive lion breeding industry to be investigated by Parliament
South Africa’s unregulated captive lion breeding industry will shortly be reviewed by the Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs in a…
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Suspicious tender at heart of Zambian hippo culling scandal
The proposed hippo culling spree in Zambia’s world-renowned Luangwa Valley has a dodgy tender process at its core and appears to…
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Lions in limbo at Free State abattoir while DEA and DAFF point fingers
Captive-bred lions at a recently exposed ‘lion-abattoir’ in the Free State are waiting for their fate to be decided as…
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Urgent call to save parks in the North West
EMBATTLED North West Premier Supra Mahumapelo has set his sights on the wildlife reserves within the province, proposing a bill…
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East London Zoo plans to cage endangered Wild Dogs for ‘conservation’
The troubled East London Zoo’s plans to buy Wild Dogs as soon as a moratorium on purchasing animals at the…
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Endangered Species Day – What you need to know to help save SA’s natural heritage
HAVE WE FORGOTTEN THAT WILDERNESS IS NOT A PLACE BUT A SEASON AND THAT WE ARE IN ITS FINAL HOUR? – IAN MCCALLUM, WILDERNESS …
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OPINION | How our lions are cruelly slaughtered – with government consent
It’s been a bloody time for the South African canned lion industry. Last week‚ a lion ‘abattoir’ was exposed on a farm…
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#SaveRiffRaff: Here’s how you can help save the bull elephant in trouble
The life of an elephant bull in his prime is hanging in the balance as a tug of war ensues…
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After the death of a woman and a female elephant, Dinokeng Reserve has a lot to answer for
All is not well at the Dinokeng Game Reserve in Gauteng. As the reserve weathers the furious storm of criticism…
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East London Zoo plans to get more animals despite global petition to shut down
Cape Town – The East London Zoo has again come under fire for the poor care of its captive animals…