Banner image – © JohanSwanepoel, licensed from Adobe i-stock Barbara Dallas Creecy, Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries has invited… Read more Rhino Horn Trade – Public Consultation
Tag: CITES
“Their Future Is Dark.” The Rhino Horn Trade in 2019
Banner image courtesy of Harman Singh Heer Open letter from the Wildlife Animal Protection Forum South Africa to the Republic of… Read more “Their Future Is Dark.” The Rhino Horn Trade in 2019
Where wild things are under threat, wildlife trade needs to be dealt with
Banner image: “Tigers rub against a cage fence at a captive breeding centre for large predators at an undisclosed location… Read more Where wild things are under threat, wildlife trade needs to be dealt with
Proposed return to ivory and rhino horn trading
Banner image courtesy of Environmental Investigation Agency Petition: “Don’t let CITES delist Elephants and Rhinos as endangered animals!,” Care2Petitions The Convention… Read more Proposed return to ivory and rhino horn trading
Rhino Horn Trade in South Africa
Banner image “de-horning a black rhino” courtesy of Save the Rhino The Republic of South Africa, Department: Environmental Affairs (DEA) has… Read more Rhino Horn Trade in South Africa
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
Lion Economics – economical with the truth
By Richard Hargreaves – Guest blog for the Campaign Against Canned Hunting As you will probably be aware the South African… Read more Lion Economics – economical with the truth
The “800 skeletons” – “captive produced lion bone trade under the quota system”
Petition – “End the export of captive-bred African lion parts from South Africa“ – Humane Society International Petition – “URGENT:… Read more The “800 skeletons” – “captive produced lion bone trade under the quota system”
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
‘Canned’ Hunting – The ‘End Game’
Banner image: courtesy of Campaign Against Canned Hunting article ‘Canned’ Phase Out We have seen the acknowledged damage being done to… Read more ‘Canned’ Hunting – The ‘End Game’