In South Africa rangers arrest & kill poachers
In South Africa, Kruger National Park’s rangers deals big blow over weekend, arresting & killing several poachers. Rangers on the Mozambique’s side of the Kruger also had three contacts with three...
View ArticleSouth African businessman behind the killing of 64 elephants in Zimbabwe
A South African businessman, apparently active in elephant cyanide poisoning since 2009, is behind the recent killing of at least 64 elephants in Zimbabwe. Police named him only as Ishmael and reported...
View ArticleSouth Africa: 11 poachers killed in rhino war in a few days
Durban – South Africa’s rhino war for this year is off to another bloody start with seven poachers killed in a series of weekend gunfights with rangers in the Kruger National Park. Eleven suspected...
View ArticleHoward G. Buffett Foundation donates over $23M to fight poaching
The Howard G. Buffett Foundation has donated over $23M (R255-million) to fight poaching in the Kruger National Park. The joint fund – between the American Howard G. Buffett Foundation, South African...
View ArticleAre South Africa’s wild elephants heading for captivity?
Yes, say conservationists if proposals to change The Elephant Norms and Standards (ENS) law are accepted by the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA). Conservation groups are up in arms over...
View ArticleSouth Africa, bail application revealed intricate details on rhino poaching
South Africa, bail application of a suspected rhino poaching syndicate has revealed intricate details of what goes on behind the slaughter of the animals. The 10 accused are believed to have conducted...
View ArticleWildLeaks, new (sanitized) leak released to the public
LEAK COUNTRY/REGION: Mozambique/South Africa TOPIC: Illegal trophy hunting of lions and leopards Corruption and bribery still allow illegal use of baits to lure lions and leopards from the Kruger...
View ArticleUS charges SA safari owners over illegal rhino hunts
WASHINGTON – Two South African men were charged on Thursday by the US government with conspiracy to sell illegal rhinoceros hunts to American hunters, money laundering and secretly trafficking in rhino...
View ArticleTrophy hunting in South Africa threatens elephants
Too many bulls are killed using the excuse of “problem animals”. While Africa is losing an elephant every 15 minutes to ivory poachers, trophy hunters are targeting the cross-border population of the...
View ArticleGovernment corruption and incompetence offer no hope for rhinos in South Africa
It is a sad World Rhino Day, as the South African government’s astonishing level of corruption, short-sightedness, and incompetence represent formidable obstacles to fighting the rhino poaching crisis...
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