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Scales tip in favour of pangolins as hosts of Coronavirus ‘transition’
As the Covid-19 pandemic spreads its tentacles across all continents except Antarctica, scientists in China and the US are racing…
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Botswana’s conservation policies driven by profit, not science
When Botswana banned hunting in 2014, proponents of ‘sustainable utilisation’ of wildlife claimed the government was pandering to emotions and…
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Covid-19: Planet Earth fights back
The flip side to Covid-19 is first the understanding that we are not invincible and are just another species on…
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Should elephants be considered refugees?
A refugee is by definition a human—but should elephants and other animals qualify, too? Consider what life is like for…
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Coronavirus closures reveal vast scale of China’s secretive wildlife farm industry
Peacocks, porcupines and pangolins among species bred on 20,000 farms closed in wake of virus Nearly 20,000 wildlife farms raising…
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Canned lions: Remove van Coller from TBCSA board
A coalition of 35 conservation organizations, in a letter to the Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA), requests the…
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As coronavirus spreads, China bans trade in wild animals for food
China today announced a ban on buying and selling wild animals for food, taking its most decisive action yet to…
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Inside The Global Conservation Organization Infiltrated By Trophy Hunters
GENEVA — Giraffes may well tower over all other animals in the natural world — but in the wild, their…
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Coronavirus source found in pangolin meat
As the death toll climbs in the China pandemic, researchers reveal new origins for the coronavirus in Earth’s most threatened…
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Lifting Botswana’s hunting ban endangers its status as a global conservation leader
In a world where global understanding of true conservation and the interconnectedness of all life on the planet is growing…
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The implications of the reclassification of South African wildlife species as farm animals
TheGovernmentGazette No.42464 dated 17 May 2019 amended Table 7 of the Animal Improvement Act (Act no.62of 1998), which lists breeds…
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China temporarily bans wildlife trade in wake of outbreak
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities temporarily banned the trade of wild animals Sunday following a viral outbreak in Wuhan, saying…
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Trophy hunting fuels ‘colonial race and slave injustice’, MPs warned as they consider imports ban
Trophy hunting is reinforcing deep apartheid-era social and racial inequalities in Africa, an economist will tell the UK government this week as it considers a…
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Elephant Carrying Capacity Is An Antiquated Concept
The concept of carrying capacity gets thrown around a lot when countries and parks complain about having too many elephants.…
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Eleven Blaauwbosch elephants relocated safely to new home
Eleven elephants were successfully transferred from Blaauwbosch Private Game Reserve to their new home near Makhanda on Thursday. After being…
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South Africa struggles to manage wildlife ranching: why it’s a problem
South Africa struggles to manage wildlife ranching: why it’s a problem Game farms in South Africa often supply the canned…
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Trophy hunting: Bans create opening for change
In their Letter “Trophy hunting bans imperil biodiversity” (30 August, p. 874), A. Dickman et al. warn that banning trophy…
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Mega climate shocks for SA biodiversity — government report
Ninety scientific institutions led by the South African National Biodiversity Institute have released a shock report that unveils waves of…
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Anti-hunting groups seek to oust big-game hunters from global conservation body
Anti-hunting campaigners have said they will seek the expulsion of pro-safari groups from the world’s most authoritative conservation organisation after…
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Trump Admin Grants First Lion Trophy Import Permit Since Listed as Threatened
A Florida man has been allowed to import a Tanzanian lion’s skin, skull, claws and teeth, a first since the…