Mail & Guardian
Mail & Guardian

Simon Bloch

latest news & developments
The South African Predators Association (Sapa) is fighting tooth and nail to reopen the controversial lion bone industry in the country. (Image via The Hawks)
COUNTRY

NSPCA wins lion bone trade case against department

The export of 800 lion skeletons was considered to be unlawful and constitutionally invalid by Judge Jody Kollapen

  • Simon Bloch
2 min read
Illegal hunting and trade in endangered species is a market worth as much as $23-million a year, according to the United Nations. In South Africa, the people arrested tend to be lower down the chain. (Image via Hawks)
COUNTRY

Alleged poachers escape lion’s den

Charges have been dropped against North West residents found with vast quantities of endangered species

  • Simon Bloch
6 min read