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Former environment minister Barbara Creecy.
BARBARA CREECY

Snaring on the rise in the Kruger, says Barbara Creecy

The forestry, fisheries and the environment minister said more than 7 000 snares were removed last year alone

  • Sheree Bega
2 min read
A male lion on the lookout for prey at the Shamwari Private Game Reserve on November 3, 2022 near the town of Paterson in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province. Photo by David Silverman/Getty Images
AFRICAN LION

Extinction stalks Africa’s lions

The carnivores have lost about 36% of their range in the past two decades

  • Sheree Bega
8 min read