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Call for Disney to donate Lion King profits to conservation
A second Lion King movie is due for release this month and wildlife conservationists are urging Disney to share its…
Author Melissa Reitz
Melissa Reitz
After 10 years as a camera technician in the South African film industry, Melissa Reitz returned to her home territory in the Garden Route, from where she has been freelance writing since 2005 – focusing largely on environmental and travel topics. She lives on a farm with her husband, twin daughters and son.
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Free captive-born Lammie the Elephant now: Experts’ plea to Joburg Zoo
While Lammie the elephant languishes alone since the recent death of her partner, Kinkel, elephant experts are calling for her…
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Namibia flouts elephant export laws
Namibia’s environmental authorities confirm that they have issued the necessary CITES (Convention for International Trade in Endangered Species) export permit…
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Rescued elephant calf thriving in new herd
AN orphaned baby elephant has been fully accepted into a semi-wild elephant herd at Camp Jabulani outside Hoedspruit in a…
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Mpumalanga tightens up on trophy elephant hunts
Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency (MTPA) has confirmed that it will not issue permits to hunt trophy elephants with unlimited…
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Minister’s wildlife plans a jumbo worry
Conservationists are alarmed by Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa’s increasingly dangerous ‘conservation’ proposals Edna Molewa. Picture: RUSSELL ROBERTS Many conservationists…
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SA animal welfare groups devastated after 15-year Lotto lifeline cut off
Cape Town – Animal welfare organisations are reeling from an unexpected announcement that they will no longer receive funding from…
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Marine experts say decision could wipe out SA’s fish stocks
SA’s top marine scientists are shocked by the Environmental Department’s (DEA) recent decision to allow fishing in the Tsitsikamma Marine…
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Constitutional Court Breakthrough for Animal Welfare
A new Concourt ruling recognises the intrinsic value of animals and allows NSPCA to prosecute. Melissa Reitz In a land…
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Brian Boswell Circus fights laws that protect elephants
Circus owner, Brian Boswell, is challenging the legality of elephant protection laws after his attempt to sell African elephants to…
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What can we expect from SA at CoP 17?
As the countdown begins to the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP17) for CITES, which commences in…
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SA told to end canned lion hunting
© iafrica.com A motion to terminate the hunting and breeding of captive lions and other predators in South Africa has…
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SA White Shark Numbers Plummet
SA white sharks numbers dropping A proper review of deterrents is needed to keep the species alive, writes Melissa Reitz…
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Knysna Elephant Park will be prosecuted
Knysna Elephant Park owners will face charges for animal cruelty despite an initial decision to decline prosecution The NSPCA has…
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Is SA’s predator breeding industry out of control?
A social media storm expressing public outrage at recent photos of starving lions and video footage of a disastrous wild dog introduction, taken at…
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SA’s elephant industry under pressure to end elephant rides
A growing number of international tour companies refusing to promote elephant riding is putting South Africa’s elephant back safari industry…
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Swaziland accuses SA of backtracking on rhino horn trade
Swaziland conservation authorities have accused South Africa of reneging on an agreement to propose the legalization of rhino horn trade, which draws into question South Africa’s stance on the…
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Swaziland elelephants exported in contempt of US court injunction
The elephants were flown out in defiance of a US court order temporarily freezing the import pending the submission of…
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Confrontation over Tsitsikamma fishing rights
Community anglers are threatening tourist safety if fishing rights are not granted, spurring the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) on…
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US ignores scientific opinion and approves import of Swazi elephants to US zoos
Despite worldwide opposition, the US Fish and Wildlife Service has approved permits to import 18 wild elephants from Swaziland to…