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Biodiversity Bill - a high-water mark for the environment and Minister Barbara Creecy

South Africa

Biodiversity Bill - a high-water mark for the environment and Minister Barbara Creecy

By Don Pinnock

‘I’m a lion farmer. No one takes my lions’: Breeders threaten court action over industry closure

South Africa

‘I’m a lion farmer. No one takes my lions’: Breeders threaten court action over industry closure

By Tiara Walters

Government opens public comments on policy to end captive lion breeding

Africa

Government opens public comments on policy to end captive lion breeding

By Don Pinnock

Political parties agree — captive lion breeding must end

South Africa

Political parties agree — captive lion breeding must end

By Don Pinnock

End trophy hunting in South Africa, or we won't visit your country, say tourists

South Africa

End trophy hunting in South Africa, or we won't visit your country, say tourists

By Don Pinnock

Calves and cows split up as export terms go out the window in sale of pachyderms to the United Arab Emirates

Africa

Calves and cows split up as export terms go out the window in sale of pachyderms to the United Arab Emirates

By John Grobler

North West trophy hunting, the ghost and the dodgy deal — how Namibian tuskers got to Middle East zoos

Africa

North West trophy hunting, the ghost and the dodgy deal — how Namibian tuskers got to Middle East zoos

By John Grobler

Better times for lions Tom and Samson — but South Africa’s captive breeding issue remains

South Africa

Better times for lions Tom and Samson — but South Africa’s captive breeding issue remains

By Julia Evans

Era of captive lion industry in South Africa may be over – what does this mean for the lion bone trade?

South Africa

Era of captive lion industry in South Africa may be over – what does this mean for the lion bone trade?

By Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

A matter of pride: South Africa proposes banning intensive breeding of lions and rhinos — and ending captive lion hunts

South Africa

A matter of pride: South Africa proposes banning intensive breeding of lions and rhinos — and ending captive lion hunts

By Don Pinnock

Creecy's expected wildlife policy position paper sparks hope for the future of South Africa’s wild animal management

South Africa

Creecy's expected wildlife policy position paper sparks hope for the future of South Africa’s wild animal management

By Don Pinnock

South Africa at a crossroads on wildlife welfare and sentience

South Africa

South Africa at a crossroads on wildlife welfare and sentience

By Don Pinnock