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Parliament, Wednesday, 12 September 2018 – The Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs today had an engagement with the Department of Environmental…
Chairperson: Mr MP Mapulane (ANC) Meeting Summary The Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs hosted a Colloquium on captive lion breeding…
Chairperson: Mr M Mapulane (ANC) Meeting Summary The Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs hosted a two-day colloquium on captive lion…
Mr Mapulane, members of the Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs, members of the Colloquium, thank you for inviting me to…
New poll: vast majority of South Africans believes the lion breeding industry harms the country’s international reputation Economic contribution of…
Executive Summary In July 2018, without public consultation or scientific substantiation, South Africa’s Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) raised its…
Should we be farming lions to slaughter? The Problems No conservation value Inadequate welfare standards Lack of regulation Inability of…
A review of the worldwide reaction to South Africa’s captive lion breeding and canned hunting industry and involvement in the…
CAPTIVE LION BREEDING FOR HUNTING IN SOUTH AFRICA: HARMING OR PROMOTING THE CONSERVATION IMAGE OF THE COUNTRY DATE: 21ST & 22ND…
This week, we have been taking part in the 70th meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) Animals Committee…
In 2017, the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) announced an annual export quota of 800 skeletons (with or without the…
1. The Petition 1.1 On the 7th June 2018, a citizen of the United States of America, named in a recent…
This Report examines and investigates substantial problems and endemic loopholes in the CITES permitting, enforcement and oversight system. It further…
A Collaborative Lion Bone Research Project 1 Introduction and Project Aims The African lion is the only big cat listed…
On June 21, 2018, some of Botswana’s Members of Parliament adopted a motion to lift the elephant hunting ban. They…
Leopards are Asia’s most trafficked big cat, with more than 4,900 seized from illegal trade in Asia since 2000 –…
In a joint report published today, the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) and the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) set out findings of a review…
Read MTPA’s approval letter for Umbabat PNR hunting proposal, including hunting one male lion: MTPA letter
Animal numbers in APNR reserves, proposed hunting quotas and basis for recommendations with reservations, does not recommend hunting a male…
