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How wildlife traffickers exploit Chinese New Year
Abalone will be on the banquet table of many Chinese families celebrating Spring Festival this year. The sea mollusc will…
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Greater KNP Hunting Protocol for Reserves where hunting takes place
PREAMBLE Demands for competing land uses that are not compatible with conservation practices, make the need for viable conservation incentives…
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China issues permits to trade in the bones of hundreds of leopards
Leopards are Asia’s most trafficked big cat, with more than 4,900 seized from illegal trade in Asia since 2000 –…
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Op-Ed: Legal Eastern markets are gutting Africa’s wildlife – Traffic
Quite apart from the decimation of illegal poaching, legal export to Asian markets is tearing the wild heart out of…
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Lions next in line of fire as US rolls back curbs on African hunting trophies
The Trump administration’s lifting of restrictions on importing elephant body parts from Zimbabwe and Zambia is not the last gift…
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Poachers Are Just Part of the Problem for Endangered African Species
We’ve all seen the stories of gorillas and elephants brutally slaughtered by poachers in Africa. Whether it’s Diane Fossey’s beloved…
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Op-Ed: Where are the rhino poaching stats?
Rhino poaching might be on the decrease, elephant poaching is on the rise, but without up to date poaching figures…
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Bushmeat hunting threatens tourism in Botswana’s Okavango Delta
The threat posed by illegal bushmeat hunting to the Okavango Delta‘s tourism industry in Botswana has been exposed in a…
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Hunting in South Africa: A bloody mess
PROLOGUE South Africa is the world’s top ‘canned’ lion hunting destination, the rhino hunting permit system has been repeatedly abused in recent…
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Minister’s wildlife plans a jumbo worry
Conservationists are alarmed by Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa’s increasingly dangerous ‘conservation’ proposals Edna Molewa. Picture: RUSSELL ROBERTS Many conservationists…
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Governments are not doing enough to stop wildlife crime
A scathing new report shows that key countries affected by wildlife crime have failed to halt poaching and illegal trafficking…
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Giraffes facing ‘silent extinction’ as population plunges
Image copyright IUCNImage caption A combination of factors has helped drive down giraffe populations in many parts of Africa A…
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Time for Action – end the criminality and corruption fuelling wildlife crime
The landmark London Conference in February 2014 brought together heads of state and government representatives to discuss the rise in…
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Mahlobo’s rhino poacher ‘mate’
State Security Minister David Mahlobo has allegedly been hanging out with a Chinese organised crime figure who traffics rhino horns…
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Elephant Conservation – A Continental Imperative
Africans are lambasting the EU for voting against a proposal to protect elephants. But perhaps they can learn something from…
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New Survey of Africa’s Elephants Reveals Catastrophic Declines
Africa’s elephant population has declined by 110 000 in the last 10 years, mainly due to poaching according to a…
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What can we expect from SA at CoP 17?
As the countdown begins to the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP17) for CITES, which commences in…
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The Great Elephant Census Country-by-Country Findings
The following is a listing of country-by-country findings from the Great Elephant Census (GEC). For each of the 18 countries…
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CITES Alone Cannot Combat Illegal Wildlife Trade
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) will address the growing…
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Elephant numbers across Africa decrease by a third in just seven years – survey
Cape Town – A pan-African survey of African savannah elephants has revealed declines of a staggering 30% – 144 000…