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

Zoonotic Diseases of Mass Destruction (Part II) – Who is regulating who?

Banner image courtesy of Animals Asia In the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the legal trade and illegal wildlife trafficking trade has come… Read more Zoonotic Diseases of Mass Destruction (Part II) – Who is regulating who?

Open letter to World Health Organisation

6th April 2020 Dear Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus [Director General, World Health Organisation] and Dr Zhang Qi [Co-ordinator of Traditional and… Read more Open letter to World Health Organisation

China’s ban on wildlife consumption is an overdue death knell for lion bone industry

by Don Pinnock, The Daily Maverick, 24 February 2020 The Chinese government has placed an immediate ban on the illegal trading… Read more China’s ban on wildlife consumption is an overdue death knell for lion bone industry

South Africa’s Claimed ‘Need’ for Wildlife Utilisation

Banner image courtesy of Mark Boulton, Elsa Trust and Elsamere So, let’s take a quick look at some of the… Read more South Africa’s Claimed ‘Need’ for Wildlife Utilisation

The Unsustainable Excuse

Petition – “Stop South Africa’s attempts to legalize trade in rhino horn“- Global March for Elephants and Rhinos   The… Read more The Unsustainable Excuse