South Africa’s Draft Policy Position – Elephant, Lion, Leopard and Rhinoceros

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

Submission to South Africa’s High-Level Panel – elephant, lion, leopard and rhinoceros

Banner Image courtesy of Mark Boulton – “Lewa Conservancy, Kenya” – Elsa Trust and Elsamere IWB’s Submission to the HLP,… Read more Submission to South Africa’s High-Level Panel – elephant, lion, leopard and rhinoceros

Elephant Hunts for Sale During a Pandemic

By Ross Harvey, Conservation Action Trust, 13 April 2020 Botswana hides behind national “sovereignty” while selling off its natural heritage to… Read more Elephant Hunts for Sale During a Pandemic

Botswana government won’t let the truth get in the way of its trophy hunting narrative

By Ross Harvey, Conservation Action Trust, 5 March 2020 Symptomatic of the Botswana government’s shaky relationship with reality is its letter… Read more Botswana government won’t let the truth get in the way of its trophy hunting narrative

Botswana auctions off the last of its big tusker elephants

By Ross Harvey, Conservation Action Trust, 14 February 2020 “Why not allow any willing bidder (such as the EMS Foundation) to… Read more Botswana auctions off the last of its big tusker elephants

“Echoes of Cecil” in ‘unethical’ Botswana elephant hunt

Banner Image – Outrage over ‘unethical’ Botswana elephant hunt, Don Pinnock, Daily Maverick, 11 December 2019 Botswana has recently (2018) reinstated… Read more “Echoes of Cecil” in ‘unethical’ Botswana elephant hunt

Protecting Hunting from the Hunters

On the 1 January 2019, a platform “Conservation Frontlines” was launched to raise the ‘virtues’ of hunting in the public… Read more Protecting Hunting from the Hunters

Pouring cold water on ‘sustainable use’

Banner Image: African Elephant – Gary Stolz Opinion piece by Chris Mercer  – Campaign Against Canned Hunting This blog criticises… Read more Pouring cold water on ‘sustainable use’

United States – Trophy Hunting Elephants and Lions

Note: Article updated: 18 and 20 November 2017 So, not unexpectedly, the United States has taken alarming and regressive steps… Read more United States – Trophy Hunting Elephants and Lions