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Legal fight deepens over lion bone trade
The NSPCA and EMS Foundation have been admitted as intervening respondents in a High Court case that could determine whether the Minister is legally required to set export quotas…
Ezemvelo says war on rhinos continues, supports regulated trade to curb poaching
Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife highlights a successful dehorning programme and improved anti-poaching measures but continues to call for discussion on legal rhino horn trade to protect…
Abalone trafficking fuels crime and coastal poverty in South Africa
Illegal trade has devastated populations, fuelled organised crime, and deepened poverty in coastal communities, while law enforcement struggles to keep pace
Africa’s forest hornbills gain global protection as Cites lists species for first time
A coalition of African nations has secured new Cites controls on the international trade of hornbills amid concerns over habitat loss and surging demand for body parts
Social media fuelling illicit trade in cheetahs
About 65% of the web addresses analysed indicated that the users were also trading in other wildlife such as lion, tiger, leopard, reptiles, birds, antelope and primates This…
UK to vote on banning its citizens from bringing hunting trophies home
South Africa is the most popular destination for British trophy hunters
DRC stockpiles fuel illegal wildlife trade
Ivory and other wild contraband seized by authorities is being returned to the black market in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
To carry the ivory spectre or not? Queen Camilla’s predicament
Animal rights activists and conservationists disagree over the significance of including the historical symbol during King Charles III’s coronation on Saturday
Which SADC president is ready to unlock wildlife’s trade value?
Instituting new, legal means of trading ivory would create opportunities to put poachers and illegal trade syndicates out of business
SADC members declare dispute with Cites, threaten to withdraw their membership
They argue that the international wildlife treaty is undermining sustainable use of species in the region such as elephants.
What to expect from this year’s wildlife conference in Panama
Southern African countries push to resume ivory trade in government stockpiles, while other African proposals seek to protect hippos
What to expect from this year’s wildlife conference in Panama
Southern African countries push to resume ivory trade in government stockpiles, while other African proposals seek to protect hippos
High court suspends environment department’s trophy hunting quota for black rhinos, leopards and elephants
Interim interdict ‘spares death’ of 170 animals at the hands of hunters, judge says
Reservations about ‘new deal’ for rhinos, lions, elephant, leopards
Draft policy promotes species playing their role in wilderness systems but one conservationist says leopards are being sold out
South Africa one of 48 implicated in illegal trade of hippo ivory
A report by wildlife-trade specialists Traffic says a hippo census should be conducted to establish the sustainability of the trade