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Illegal wildlife trade

South Africa’s pangolins face rising threat as illegal trade grows
The Green Guardian
/ 18 February 2025

South Africa’s pangolins face rising threat as illegal trade grows

China has proposed a drastic reduction in the use of pangolin scales for traditional medicine

By Sheree Bega
Tiger cub kept as a pet in KZN yard is confiscated, moved to Pretoria Zoo
The Green Guardian
/ 24 September 2024

Tiger cub kept as a pet in KZN yard is confiscated, moved to Pretoria Zoo

The male cub, weighing just under 17 kilograms, is estimated to be between four and six-months-old

By Akheel Sewsunker
Online sales drive illegal trade in endangered African grey parrots
The Green Guardian
/ 26 July 2023

Online sales drive illegal trade in endangered African grey parrots

The birds, which are native to equatorial Africa, have been decimated by the international pet trade

By Sheree Bega
African rats are being used to sniff out wildlife crime
The Green Guardian
/ 15 March 2023

African rats are being used to sniff out wildlife crime

Two nonprofits are training African giant pouched rats to detect smuggled contraband in shipping containers

By Sheree Bega
Direct jail sentences a win in fight against South Africa’s illegal wildlife trade
The Green Guardian
/ 30 August 2022

Direct jail sentences a win in fight against South Africa’s illegal wildlife trade

Collaboration between the various state agencies and specialist prosecutors are needed to break the illicit value chain of wildlife trafficking

By Sheree Bega
Following the wildlife traffickers’ money
The Green Guardian
/ 3 December 2021

Following the wildlife traffickers’ money

The illegal wildlife trade is one of the most profitable criminal enterprises worldwide, but only recently has the focus shifted to investigating its financial flows

By Sheree Bega

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