How rhino poaching is affecting SA tourism
By Tony Carnie 3 November 2016 Durban – Rhino poaching in two of South Africa’s most famous game reserves is starting to have an impact on tourism and could affect... Continue Reading
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Rhino poaching in KZN surges
By Tony Carnie 3 November 2016 Durban – Rhino poaching in KwaZulu-Natal has surged to the highest levels in more than a century, with 132 of the iconic horned animals... Continue Reading
Video hints Japan abetting illegal ivory trade: conservationists
Conservation activists on Thursday showed undercover video they say suggests that a “huge loophole” in Japanese law enforcement is hindering efforts to rein in illegal ivory trading. Experts say most... Continue Reading
Boet Mashego and Michael Sithole to appeal poaching sentence
During their trial, they maintained that they were innocent. MBOMBELA – Leonard Bhuti “Boet” Mashego, the former South African National Defence Force soldier and convicted rhino poacher, intends to appeal... Continue Reading
By Bryan Christy Photographs by Brent Stirton It was a five-hour drive from South Africa’s Kruger National Park, home of the world’s largest wild rhinoceros population, to Polokwane, home of... Continue Reading
A mysterious dead hand driving Namibia’s poaching
After a two-year investigation, John Grobler exposes the totem-based networks facilitating transnational rhino horn smuggling and defeating the criminal justice system’s pursuit of suspects A mysterious, tribal totem-based network of... Continue Reading
Ban on domestic ivory trade passes at international summit
By Oliver Milman Nations and environmental groups have agreed to shut down the domestic ivory trade, despite the resolution nearly being derailed by objections from countries including Japan and South... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Can CITES cope with the illegal wildlife trade?
By Adam Cruise The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is increasingly expected to control the estimated $19-billion illegal trade in endangered plants... Continue Reading
Elephant numbers in Mozambique decrease by 53%, by a third in Africa – In just 7 years
A pan-African survey of African savannah elephants has revealed declines of a staggering 30% – 144 000 elephants, between 2007 and 2014 in the areas covered by the survey. The... Continue Reading
SADC backs ‘shoot to kill’ strategy
By Lawrence Seretse (Oxpeckers Reporter) Photo: A ranger guards a white rhino. The rationale behind the introduction of minimum sentences for poaching is to send a strong message to poachers,... Continue Reading
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Outraged South African Citizens Against Rhino Poaching
