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SA should consider rhino farming and horn trading, says department
The department of environmental affairs has put forward a paper suggesting that rhino horn be allowed to be traded on the Johannesburg bourse.
Animal rights activists slam Angola’s seal-culling plan
Animal rights activists have criticised proposals by Angola’s government to start culling seals in what it claims is a bid to protect fish stocks.
Call for ban on ivory trade after Cape Town shipment seized
The International Fund for Animal Welfare has called for a ban on the ivory trade after Malaysia seized a shipment of illegal tusks from Cape Town.
Anti-whalers halt Japanese hunt over ‘hostages’
The anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd scored a victory on Wednesday in its high-seas campaign to obstruct a Japanese whale hunt in the Antarctic, forcing the fleet to a standstill…
‘Taiping Four’ gorillas flying to Cameroon from SA
Four rare gorillas at the centre of a five-year international tussle are due to fly from South Africa just after midnight on Friday to a wildlife sanctuary in Cameroon. Tinu,…