South Africa breeds lions and tigers for traditional medicine
We can’t turn a blind eye to the damage South Africa’s legal lion bone trade inflicts on the conservation efforts of the last remaining tigers in the wild.
Read moreWe can’t turn a blind eye to the damage South Africa’s legal lion bone trade inflicts on the conservation efforts of the last remaining tigers in the wild.
Read moreThe NSPCA is in the process of laying animal cruelty charges against Mr Walter Slippers, finding once again emaciated lions and general deplorable conditions.
Read moreMedia statement on the reclassification of 33 wild mammal species under the Animal Improvement Act by the Lion Coalition.
Read morePublic participation submission for the determination of a lion bone export quota by the Coalition to Stop the Captive Breeding and Keeping of Lions and Other Big Cats for Commercial Purposes.
Read moreAll the shenanigans of the past few months that should be leading to a future elephant management plan that is good for Botswana’s people and its wildlife, seems to be nothing more than an election campaign for Masisi to appeal to rural voters, as well as preparation for the forthcoming CITES CoP18 meeting.
Read morePresident Mokgweetsi Masisi of Botswana said last week that “elephants bleed [the] government coffers”. The heated media debate that followed has turned into a political feud.
Read moreDepartment of Environmental Affairs rejects its Portfolio Committee’s Resolution to end the Captive Breeding of Lions. A Resolution that was adopted by parliament making it a Parliamentary Resolution.
Read moreThe documentary Stroop left me numb and devastated. Bonné de Bod and Susan Scott spent 4 years on a fact-finding mission to bring to light all aspects of our rhino poaching crisis.
Read moreWe applaud the HAWKS for the arrest of nine members of an illegal joint Vietnamese-South African lion and tiger bone syndicate operating from the North West Province.
Read moreBotswana’s parliament recently passed a motion considering lifting the ban on elephant trophy hunting. In the debate following, unsubstantiated facts and figures concerning Botswana’s elephant population are used to support the hunting agenda.
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