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Young Balule Elephant shot 13 times before horrified visitors
Just as the furore about the trophy hunting of the pride male named Skye began abating, another incident has highlighted…
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HSI/Africa urges department of environmental affairs to heed Parliament’s call to end captive lion breeding for trophy hunting and the bone trade
HSI/Africa urges department of environmental affairs to heed Parliament’s call to end captive lion breeding for trophy hunting and the…
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DRAFT REPORT – Colloquium on Captive lion breeding for hunting in South Africa: Harming or promoting the conservation image of the country
DRAFT REPORT OF THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS ON THE COLLOQUIUM ON Captive lion breeding for hunting in South…
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NSPCA heads for court to halt trade in lion skeletons
The NSPCA has made an urgent application to the Gauteng High Court which contains photographic evidence of alarming and persistent…
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Kruger Park gets grumpy over lion hunting and bad PR with it’s errant neighbour
It was in Umbabat that a lion was recently hunted and ended up being discussed in Parliament, following accusations that…
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Captive lion breeding for hunting in South Africa colloquium Day 2
Chairperson: Mr MP Mapulane (ANC) Meeting Summary The Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs hosted a Colloquium on captive lion breeding…
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Captive lion breeding for hunting in South Africa colloquium Day 1, with Minister present
Chairperson: Mr M Mapulane (ANC) Meeting Summary The Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs hosted a two-day colloquium on captive lion…
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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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Report to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs
Mr Mapulane, members of the Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs, members of the Colloquium, thank you for inviting me to…
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New poll results: Does the lion breeding industry harm SA’s international reputation?
New poll: vast majority of South Africans believes the lion breeding industry harms the country’s international reputation Economic contribution of…
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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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Information Sheet: Parliamentary Colloquium on Captive Lion Breeding for Hunting
Should we be farming lions to slaughter? The Problems No conservation value Inadequate welfare standards Lack of regulation Inability of…
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SA licenses leopard hunting
South Africa has opened hunting season on leopards after two years of grace. The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) has…
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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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Bribery in Namibia: Government forced community into silence
Dogged by allegations of bribery and unethical operators, a dodgy permitting system, and the contentious hunting of so-called ‘problem animals’…
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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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The Controversial Lion Hunt in Umbabat – South Africa
1. The Petition 1.1 On the 7th June 2018, a citizen of the United States of America, named in a recent…
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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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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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Like the fossil fuel industry, trophy hunting is unsustainable
Trophy hunting is like the fossil fuel industry. They’re both messy, unsustainable, in need of an alternative approach and, ultimately,…