After last year’s High-Level Panel (HLP) submission process in South Africa, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE)… Read more South Africa’s Draft Policy Position – Elephant, Lion, Leopard and Rhinoceros
Category: Captive-bred Tigers
The Tiger Trade
Analysis of the murky trade in tiger trophies and body parts provided by Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting. “The Global… Read more The Tiger Trade
Zoonotic Diseases of Mass Destruction
Banner image courtesy of artist Olaf Hajek and The New York Times Sunday Review The ‘true’ cost of wildlife abuse… Read more Zoonotic Diseases of Mass Destruction
Trophy Hunting and Cecil’s Anniversary
At the Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting gathering in London on 29 June to mark the forthcoming anniversary of… Read more Trophy Hunting and Cecil’s Anniversary
Increased Threat to Wildlife from Traditional Chinese Medicine
An article in Nature (“Why Chinese medicine is heading for clinics around the world,” 26 September 2018) presents the alarming… Read more Increased Threat to Wildlife from Traditional Chinese Medicine
’Captive’ Lions – DEA Fails to Answer Questions Fully
Campaign Against Canned Hunting Voice4Lions Petition: “Stop the exploitation of captive bred lions and the export of lion bones!“ … Read more ’Captive’ Lions – DEA Fails to Answer Questions Fully
Another Missed Opportunity by CITES
In early September 2016, the renowned body of scientists, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) passed Motion 009 – “the prohibition by the… Read more Another Missed Opportunity by CITES
“Lion Crisis”
We have seen the neglect at Walter Slippers’ lion breeding facility in Limpopo Province. The South African Predator Breeder Association (SAPA)… Read more “Lion Crisis”
Feeding the Hunters’ Addiction in South Africa
The attached video is from a 2015 documentary (“Safari, Paying to Kill”) published onto YouTube in March 2016: It’s a… Read more Feeding the Hunters’ Addiction in South Africa
China’s Wildlife Trade is Out of Control
Photo by J. Patrick Fischer via Wikimedia Commons – Annamiticus IWB’s Letter to the Chinese Ambassador, Chinese Embassy, London, dated 6… Read more China’s Wildlife Trade is Out of Control