Challenge to leopard hunting quota proof that the DFFE should change its spots

Article by Don Pinnock originally in the Daily Maverick, 16 March 2022 As numbers decline and persecution continues, South Africa… Read more Challenge to leopard hunting quota proof that the DFFE should change its spots

South Africa’s War on Wild Animals

Banner image: Video screen grabs from an undercover investigation at Safari Club International‘s annual hunters‘ convention in Las Vegas. (Photo: HSI… Read more South Africa’s War on Wild Animals

Year of the Tiger?

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?

2021 Review

In last year’s review,  it was hoped that in 2021 we could start to return to some kind of ‘normality’… Read more 2021 Review

30 Lions Euthanised After Burning in Free State Fires in Shocking Animal Cruelty Case

Banner Image: 30 Lions Euthanised After Burning in Free State Fires. Photos supplied Original article link, “30 Lions Euthanised After… Read more 30 Lions Euthanised After Burning in Free State Fires in Shocking Animal Cruelty Case

The Tiger Mafia

Hopefully, this chilling documentary will be on general release soon – highlighting the cruel commodification of thousands of tigers in… Read more The Tiger Mafia

Identical ‘Cecil’ Killing of Another Hwange Lion, Mopane

A lion called Mopane was shot by a bowhunter on 5 August 2021 on a hunting concession bordering the unfenced… Read more Identical ‘Cecil’ Killing of Another Hwange Lion, Mopane

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

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