Cape Town’s Day Zero is Looming
While Cape Town’s Day Zero is looming and the City, residents and the tourism industry are working hard to avoid Day Zero, tourists are encouraged to continue travelling to the Western Cape.
Read moreDr Louise de Waal
Cheetah Outreach: Does the End Justify the Means?
How can we justify a self-perpetuating industry that breeds cheetahs in captivity, removes cubs from their mothers, bottle feeds them, and sends them to petting facilities, with no attempts for reintroduction into the wild?
Read moreCaptive Bred Cheetahs – an epidemic in South Africa?
When we examine the legal trading of cheetah between breeding farms and tourism facilities in South Africa, we start to understand this growing and worrying trend of prolific captive cheetah breeding.
Read moreThe role of ambassador species in wildlife tourism
By putting less emphasis on the mere entertainment value of captive wildlife and more on the unique storytelling around the species, we can not only enhance visitor experience, but also improve animal welfare and extend the educational impact of the activity. A win-win for all.
Read moreFrom stony silence to anger – the response to online critical voices
My 2018 new year’s resolution is to not give in to bullying tactics and continue the collective fight for captive wildlife rights and welfare issues. #HandsOffOurWildlife
Read moreResponsible wildlife volunteering
Taking bold steps like WorkingAbroad Projects did takes courage and I applaud them for putting ethics before economics. For doing the right thing. I hope their experience will inspire you to take a similar stance and say NO to all unacceptable wildlife practices.
Read moreThanda Tau: a response to our open letter
Thanda Tau responds to our Open Letter, but fails to answer the vital questions on why they offer cub petting and where their lion cubs go when they outgrow petting.
Read moreThanda Tau – Where do your lion cubs go? An open letter.
Thanda Tau is a new roadside lion cub petting facility on the N3 between Gauteng and Durban. With a continuous flow of new lion cubs arriving, the question needs to be asked: Where to your cubs go?
Read moreTourist initiated wildlife interactions
What is the difference between tourist initiated and non-tourist initiated interactions? What does this phrase actually mean? Does that mean the interactions are initiated by the animals? Did this cheetah actually asked to be brushed?
Read moreTo ride or not to ride?
There seems to be an unsubstantiated belief that the training of the African elephant does not involve the same extremely cruel practices that are inflicted on its Asian cousin, so we debunk a few myths around elephant riding.
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Green Girls in Africa 