Rhinos Wanted – Dead or Alive
WRITTEN BY JOHN GROBLER AND KHADIJA SHARIFE Major gaps between South African and Namibian legislation that regulates the endangered species trade allowed... Continue Reading
Herbst: Dysfunctional legislators – creating mother of all environmental bombs
By Ed Herbst CAPE TOWN — If you thought our courts were the last redoubt in the defence of our Constitutional democracy,... Continue Reading
Kruger National Park security official nabbed with illegal ammo and stolen ranger uniforms
Author: Simon Bloch Johannesburg – In a damning indictment of criminal activity within SANParks’ own security cluster, South African Police Services this week nabbed... 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
A bloody gift in the shape of a souvenir: Rhino horn
Rhino horn smugglers try to stay one step ahead of the authorities. By: Al Jazeera Investigative Unit It is a ubiquitous item... Continue Reading
Horns of a Dilemma: Mozambique poaching enriching North Korea’s leadership
By: DON PINNOCK 12 JULY 2016 The fatal breach in South Africa’s defence against rhino poaching in the Kruger National Park is... Continue Reading
Respect our rights – alleged poaching syndicate
Alleged poaching ringleaders want the Constitutional Court to decide on whether it’s fair that they have to prove their innocence. A pending... Continue Reading
Supreme Court of appeal judgment on domestic moratorium on trade in rhino horn
24 May 2016 The Minister of Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa has noted the judgment handed down by the Supreme Court of Appeal... Continue Reading