/ 31 July 2021

Reservations about ‘new deal’ for rhinos, lions, elephant, leopards

Topshot Safrica Animals Conservation Wildlife Cites Cop17
At risk: South Africa, home to the world’s largest population of rhino, is critical to the conservation of this species, which are targeted by poachers. (Gianluigi Guercia/AFP/Getty Images)

Draft policy promotes species playing their role in wilderness systems but one conservationist says leopards are being sold out

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