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Botswana looks into report of nearly 90 slaughtered elephants
Botswana is investigating the alleged massacre of about 90 elephants near the Okavango Delta wildlife sanctuary and will give a…
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China–Africa–Serengeti
China’s involvement in Africa is a complex web of loans, investments, resource extraction, infrastructure building, and environmental impact. At China’s…
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The danger of SA’s watered-down marine protections
Work on a network of protected areas has stalled, and regulations have been relaxed — developments that aid oil and…
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Dozens of elephant carcasses found in Botswana, revealing ‘unprecedented’ levels of poaching
Dozens of elephant carcasses found in Botswana Almost 90 elephant carcasses have been found during a survey in northern Botswana,…
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Shark Mystery: Where Have South Africa’s Great Whites Gone?
The world’s most famous sharks are the great whites off Cape Town, featured in the popular “Air Jaws” series. But…
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Can Namibia’s desert lions survive humanity?
The lions of the Namib Desert survive against incredible odds, but can they survive trophy hunting, human-wildlife conflict and climate…
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New poll: vast majority of South Africans believes the lion breeding industry harms the country’s international reputation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New poll: vast majority of South Africans believes the lion breeding industry harms the country’s international reputation…
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‘Ivory Tower’ Botswana Elephant Poaching Report
More out of denial than hope, one of the observers said, ‘we won’tsee any poached elephant carcasses today’, as the survey…
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Dozens Of Lion Trophy Permits Issued To Hunters As Trump Rolls Back Import Hurdles
The federal government has issued more than three dozen permits allowing hunters to import lion trophies from two African nations…
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How many elephants are there in Botswana?
Last month when Maun East MP Kostantinos Markus tabled a motion requesting government to consider lifting the ban on the…
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South Africa to nearly double exports of lion skeletons, fuelling illegal tiger trade
Photo by Ian Michler of Blood Lions documentary and campaignWe are horrified to learn that South Africa is to nearly…
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Roaring trade in lion bones fills gap in the market for tiger parts
The Far East’s growing demand for animal body parts will fuel the export of 1,500 lion skeletons from South Africa…
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How Trump’s wildlife board is rebranding trophy hunting as good for animals
As hunters hold immense clout in the Trump administration and most of the council’s members are advocates of the sport,…
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Head should roll over “lie” decision made on lion bone quota
NGO Ban Animal Trading (Bat) wants the head of Mpho Tjiane, the South African representative to the Convention on International…
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‘Shame on South Africa’ – environmental NGO slams the country’s decision to export 1‚500 lion skeletons
Exporting lion bones is killing South Africa’s brand. So says director of the environmental non-profit organisation EMS Foundation Michele Pickover…
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DEA to probe if lion hunted in private park was from Kruger
The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) says it is considering allegations that a lion may have been illegally baited in…
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Aas uitgesit sodat jagter ‘regte leeu’ kry
Umbabat het op advies van die Mpumalanga toerisme-en parkagentskap (Mtpa) aas uitgesit sodat die jagter die “regte leeu” kon jag.…
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Of High and Low roads: A brief reply to Don Scott
The real issue is that the private reserves in the Associated Private Nature Reserves, as opposed to those in Sabi…
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Sorry state of Zimbabwe’s wildlife hunting
Zimbabwe’s wildlife estate is open for business among unethical foreign hunters, corrupt officials and fraudsters, an investigation by Oxpeckers reporters…
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A lion too far
The killing of a lion in the Greater Kruger National Park last week sparked outrage. The lion was shot by…