RECOGNISING THE SOCIAL DEPRIVATION AND CULTURAL DISRUPTION IS KEY TO PRESERVE WILDLIFE
by Murat Suner Tumi Morena has become one of South Africa’s best anti-poaching rangers – but this also come at a price. People... Continue Reading
18 suspects have been arrested in Skhukuza, Hluhluwe, Barberton, KwaMsane, Nongoma and Gluckstadt during this past week
Over the past week, 18 suspects were arrested and one fatally wounded while five others who were involved in rhino poaching were... Continue Reading
Asian immigrants in South Africa, traditional Asian medicine and wildlife trade hotspots OPINION / 16 SEPTEMBER 2017, 1:00PM / SHEREE BEGA Trang Nguyen’s British surgeon was... Continue Reading
Woman nabbed at OR Tambo smuggling rhino horns SOUTH AFRICA
Saturday 12 August 2017 – 6:30am JOHANNESBURG – A 30-year-old woman was arrested at the OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, for... Continue Reading
Iconic hotel in rhino drama
August 12, 2017 By Kathryn Kimberley A series of mysterious events – including a robbery at a foreign royal’s game farm and... Continue Reading
Six thousand rhinos slaughtered in a decade The Department of Environmental Affairs released 2017’s statistics yesterday.
Author Helene Eloff MBOMBELA – A total of 6, 644 rhinos were poached across South Africa in the last decade. Lowvelder added the rhinos... Continue Reading
Undercover operation reveals rhino trafficking secrets
A recently completed 11-month undercover investigation by Elephant Action League (EAL) called Grinding Rhino has exposed the networks, the players and the means by... Continue Reading
On poaching in South Africa, education “has saved more wildlife than any guard with a gun”
13 July 2017 Analysis by Justin Catanoso The iconic Kruger National Park is an easy target for the poaching of large animals, especially... Continue Reading
Prosecutor faces rhino horn probe
Bangkok Post 15 July 2017 A senior public prosecutor in Saraburi will face a disciplinary probe in connection with the smuggling of... Continue Reading
Lawyers for suspect in rhino ‘slaughterhouse’ case file urgent bail application
By: Simon Bloch 30 January, 2017 19:30 Lawyers acting for a wealthy Limpopo game farmer arrested on Friday have filed an urgent... Continue Reading