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Botswana shoots itself in the foot
After Barack Obama came Donald Trump, a bigoted populist prone to crass outpourings and some peculiar legislative ideas. His time…
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The elephants in the room – the myths informing Botswana’s hunting policy
Botswana has lifted its ban on hunting based on five myths about that country’s elephant population. The decision has as…
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Botswana’s elephants: myths vs facts
Botswana president, Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi, recently hosted a summit in Kasane for five southern African heads of state to forge…
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Kruger poachers get power rifles.
A gun manufacturer in the Czech Republic is implicated in flooding Africa with thousands of high-calibre hunting rifles. Now poachers…
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Botswana lifts ban on elephant hunting
Lifting of ban attributed to ‘political play’. The Botswanan government announced yesterday that it was “lifting the hunting suspension in…
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Tall order to save the giraffe
WILL giraffes survive humanity? They are as iconic as lions, rhinos and elephants and their long-term existence in the wild…
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Kenya on the brink of acquitting ivory trafficker number four
On April 11, Chief Magistrate Francis Kyambia is set to make judgement in a Mombasa, Kenya court on the ivory…
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The massacre of nature’s ‘architects’
This encyclopaedic book sends out a powerful message to give elephants the highest protection status, writes Elise Tempelhoff. The LAST…
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Stay of execution for Riff Raff… for now
The life of an elephant that faces being shot for being a ‘nuisance’ is hanging in the balance as animal…
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The Last Elephants – Book review
Did you know that in Africa there is one elephant for every 20 000 people; fewer than 450 000 according…
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Namibia’s Environment Minister rejects criticism over trophy hunting
Namibia’s current and Kenya’s former ministers for environment engaged in a lively discussion about the polarising issue of trophy hunting…
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Japan to tighten controls on ivory market amid international criticism
“By shutting down the movement of ivory of unknown origin, the domestic market is moving closer to an effective closure,”…
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Botswana elephants caught in the middle of a scramble for votes
Photo credit: Francis Garrard President Mokgweetsi Masisi of Botswana said last week that “elephants bleed [the] government coffers”, as “Botswana is…
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Extinction looms for Namibia’s Wild Horses
Nambia’s wild horses. Photo: Christine-Wulff-Swiegers The desert sun is setting on the Wild Horse population that has roamed Namibia’s Garub…
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Botswana proposes hunting and trade as elephant population declines
The results of the recent and most extensive elephant population survey of Botswana estimates the country’s population at 126,000 elephants,…
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Escalating poaching worrying
Killing of elephants for their tusks crisis is not a new issue Photo credit: Mike Chase After months of controversy,…
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Technology is useful, but drones alone won’t save Africa’s elephants
Two elephants play in the Mara Triangle, the north-western part of Masai Mara. Image: Getty, YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP Technology has made…
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Dereck Joubert sets the record straight about trophy hunting impact on lions and refutes claims of so-called benefits
© Dereck and Beverly Big Cat Conservation Opinion post by Dereck Joubert I’ve been asked to respond to the following remarks…
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Does trophy hunting really benefit conservation and local communities?
Every year, thousands of tourists visit South African private nature reserves to see wild animals in unspoilt surroundings. But how…
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Missing the Mark: African trophy hunting fails to show consistent conservation benefits
A report by the Democratic staff of the House Committee on Natural Resources Executive Summary Hunting of imperiled animals can…