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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…
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The last hope for the elephants: Can a Chinese law help stop the slaughter in Africa?
PEMBA, MOZAMBIQUE: It’s no secret where the ivory deals take place in Pemba. Despite a new blanket ban on the…
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Raad sal kyk of beroemde Skye gejag is
Die raad van die Ingwelala natuurreservaat en sy lede “staan saam” en sal “alles in hul vermoë doen” om die identiteit vas…
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Killing is not about conservation but about pleasure, money and a neocolonial need to dominate the world and its inhabitants.
This is in response to Kruger lions: Who really cares about conservation by Peter Flack. Let’s get this straight. The gratuitous…
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Chinese donations provide boost to pangolin protection in South Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa (June 2018) – Humane Society International/Africa and the African Pangolin Working Group have received donations from four…
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Shooting lions for pleasure is an abomination
After Cecil the lion was shot and killed by an American dentist three years ago, YouTube was flooded with searches…
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Do Conservation Strategies Need to Be More Compassionate?
Some scientists and ethicists are criticizing traditional conservation strategies, which they say focus on saving valued species while discounting the…
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South African law is failing to protect its wildlife
Given the importance of wildlife in South Africa’s tourism industry and its international reputation, it may come as a surprise…
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The Silence of the Bugs
Fifty-six years after Rachel Carson’s “Silent Spring” warned of bird die-offs from pesticides, a new biocrisis may be emerging. A study…
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Illegal online sales of endangered wildlife rife in Europe
The online sale of endangered and threatened wildlife is rife across Europe, a new investigation has revealed, ranging from live…
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African vultures under the gun as lead ammunition takes a toll
Fragments of lead ammunition in abandoned animal carcasses may be poisoning Africa’s vultures, a new study has found. Researchers found…
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How to break the impasse between opposing camps in ivory trade debate
Elephants are in an extremely precarious state in both Africa and Asia. Demand for ivory from Africa has caused significant…
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Open Letter to Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa on behalf of 287,509 concerned would-be tourists around the globe
On Mother’s Day 2018, Sharon Pincott (known during her years in Hwange as Mandlovu, ‘Mother Elephant’) urges President Mnangagwa and…
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Pangolins on the brink as Africa-China trafficking persists unabated
Pangolins are the most trafficked mammal in the world, with more than a million snatched from the wild in the…
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OPEN LETTER TO GOVERNMENT REGARDING CAPTIVE CARNIVORE INTERACTIONS
11 May 2018 Attention: Dr Edna Molewa Minister of Environmental Affairs Department of Environmental Affairs Environment House Cnr. Steve Biko…
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On the trail of Asia’s shifting rhino-horn market
As long as consumers want rhino horn, South Africa will lose its rhinos to the slow, agonising blows of the…
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China Shuts Down Ivory Trade, Wildlife Trafficking Continues
China deserves credit for shutting down the illegal trading in elephant ivory that has contributed in recent years to the…
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‘Eventually the lion breeding industry will shoot itself in the foot’
“Cuddle Me, Kill Me” started off as the fourth book in a Struik Nature (Penguin Random House) published series telling…