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Trading in rhino horn is not going to solve our extinction crisis
The continual poaching of rhinos in southern Africa for their horns, in particular in Botswana, has raised the argument yet…
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Zimbabwe To Send Baby Elephants to China in Defiance of International Resolution
A Chinese ground crew has just arrived to prepare 33 baby elephants for imminent shipment to China, according to sources…
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Trophy hunting is not sustainable
The arguments for trophy hunting contained within a recent letter published in the journal Science simply don’t stack up. A…
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Taking the Elephant out of the Room
Cape Town — The overwhelming message from a global conference on elephants in captivity, hosted in Hermanus on September 6, was…
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Elephants taken out of the room
No new elephants should be placed in captivity and elephants currently in captivity should be rewilded, was the overwhelming conclusion…
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Zambian communities halt trophy hunting in dispute over fees
The Community Resources Boards (CRB) in Zambia on Thursday released a press statement expressing their deep concern over the fact…
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Debunking myths about the impact of elephants on large trees
Debunking myths about the impact of elephants on large trees African elephant in Kruger national park, South Africa. PACO COMO/Shutterstock…
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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…
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Joburg Zoo Threatens To Sue Animal Rights Group Over ”Distressed” Elephants Video
The Johannesburg Zoo finds itself embroiled in another legal controversy after three elephants were caught on video in seeming distress…
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#WorldElephantDay horror: Video shows traumatised elephants at Joburg Zoo
Lammie’s 40th birthday celebrations and World Elephant Day at Johannesburg Zoo were marred by scenes of highly stressed elephants. In…
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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…
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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…
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Emaciated cubs, freezer full of carcasses uncovered at North West lion farm
Further scenes of animal abuse were unearthed at Jan Steinman’s lion farm in Lichtenburg, while the local SAPS fails to…
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US to support Zimbabwe’s trade in baby elephants
US zoos now plan to import baby elephants from Zimbabwe, undeterred by the international furore over their 2016 import of…
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Captive lion breeding in South Africa: the case for a total ban
A new report by global NGO, World Animal Protection, provides a damning indictment on the captive predator breeding industry. Big cats are…
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The Great Elephant Debate: Myth-busting jumbo fallacies
Botswana has a growing population of humans and cattle, not elephants. Outside protected areas, desertification caused by cattle over-grazing too…
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Yes, I’m a hunter. My targets are duplicity, lies and cruelty
The trophy hunting industry is on the wrong side of history, serves the macabre leisure pursuits of a handful of…
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The Great Elephant Debate: Legalising ivory trade will be a giant mistake
For most experts concerned about the survival of elephants, the idea that a global ivory market could be part of…
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Iconic Namibian Elephant Killed By Hunter
Namibia’s most famous elephant bull known as Voortrekker (“Pioneer”) to thousands of tourists was shot last week by a trophy…
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Botswana has an elephant poaching problem, not an overpopulation problem
The Botswana government recently reintroduced trophy hunting after a five-year moratorium. It did so on the pretext that Botswana has “too many elephants”. But…