Big cat farming in South Africa: the need for international action “South Africa is intensively breeding tigers and lions for a commercial… Read more Year of the Tiger?
Category: Captive Wildlife Breeding
South Africa’s High Level Panel Report
Banner Image courtesy of Mark Boulton – Elsa Trust and Elsamere The Republic of South Africa’s Cabinet approved the High Level… Read more South Africa’s High Level Panel Report
The Vicious Circle
It’s not just lions/big cats being cruelly exploited in South Africa’s captive breeding industry, but also vulnerable people: “One of… Read more The Vicious Circle
Breeding and trading endangered wild animals is not conservation – it threatens their survival
Banner image “Tiger for sale in Bangkok.” By Andreas Wilson-Spath*, Daily Maverick, 9 February 2021 – This article was provided by the Conservation… Read more Breeding and trading endangered wild animals is not conservation – it threatens their survival
Urgent questions about the welfare of wildlife that Parliament needs to ask
Banner image: An overcrowded camp with lion cubs of the same age. (Photo: Blood Lions) By Don Pinnock, Daily Maverick, 26 August… Read more Urgent questions about the welfare of wildlife that Parliament needs to ask
Breaking Point: Uncovering South Africa’s Shameful Live Wildlife Trade with China
Image Credit: Karl Ammann on location in China. Karl Ammann is a conservationist and wildlife photographer “Breaking Point: Uncovering South… Read more Breaking Point: Uncovering South Africa’s Shameful Live Wildlife Trade with China
Shooting Captive Animals for Sport (and Trade)
As we await the United Kingdom’s planned legislation resulting from the “Consultation on controls on the import and export of… Read more Shooting Captive Animals for Sport (and Trade)
International Wildlife Bond 