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A proposed coal mine in South Africa is moving forward despite an ongoing legal challenge and mounting concerns about its potential impact on water resources. Mongabay reports on the latest developments. Read: conservationaction.co.za/sou…
Wildlife win: The Constitutional Court has dismissed hunters’ challenge to South Africa’s animal wellbeing protections, upholding legal provisions requiring wildlife management and conservation decisions to consider animals’ welfare and quality of life.
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Victory for wildlife well-bing! @emsfoundationsa 🙌
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Growing concerns over leopard conservation as uncertainty over population numbers persists while trophy-hunting quotas are set 🐆.
Read article by Tiara Walters here: conservationaction.co.za/sa-…
🐘 📩 September newsletter: No Science for Elephant Culling.
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New report debunks 14 myths about trophy hunting and examines the evidence behind the arguments used to justify it.
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South Africa is once again considering the culling of elephants. Yet before South Africa returns to lethal management, two questions deserve urgent attention: has the scientific case for culling been made, and have all options been exhausted?
Read: conservationaction.co.za/the…
North West MEC snubs Parliament again as elephant ‘removal’ plan advances without oversight. Read: conservationaction.co.za/nor…
#WorldLionDay 🦁 @CBTHunting report reveals around 10,000 lions have been shot since Cecil was killed in 2015, with two-thirds reared in captivity for. The report also exposes some of the world’s leading trophy hunters.
Read more: conservationaction.co.za/lio…
The proposed 'Problem Animal Guidelines' could have far-reaching consequences for wildlife conservation - placing too much emphasis on lethal control, while overlooking proven, non-lethal solutions that help people and wildlife coexist. Read: conservationaction.co.za/the…
🌳🐘 New research reveals tree cover in Kruger National Park is increasing, but elephants and other forces may reduce large-tree cover in some areas. Read more via @donaldpinnock's article: conservationaction.co.za/tre…
🐘South Africa’s new elephant strategy seeks to integrate elephants into national heritage efforts, but concerns remain over their protection.
Read the latest article by @donaldpinnock : conservationaction.co.za/wil…
South African MPs and animal welfare groups warn that delays in managing growing elephant populations could push reserves toward culling, despite government insistence that it remains a last resort. Read:
conservationaction.co.za/ele… via @sheree_bega, @mailandguardian
The delay and lack of accountability regarding South Africa's elephants could push culling from a last resort to an all-too-possible outcome.
Read article by @donaldpinnock : conservationaction.co.za/bur…
“...no plan to relocate 1,050 elephants.”
KZN’s elephant “overpopulation crisis” framed as scientific inevitability. But official responses reveal contradictions, missing evidence, and a regulatory process lagging behind the claims.
Read conservationaction.co.za/a-c… by Adam Cruise.
Is killing elephants becoming normalised? Read "Madikwe reserve and the normalisation of killing elephants" by @donaldpinnock : conservationaction.co.za/mad…
In a sweeping statement of support for legal trade, the report says: “The ongoing CITES prohibition on the trade in rhino horn has, however, been detrimental to the survival of the species in South Africa.” conservationaction.co.za/rhi…
Just as many expected a retreat from wildlife reform, Mpumalanga has taken the opposite step, the MTPA, framed the move as a matter of principle. It’s the issue of the exploitation of the lions… this thing of exploitation of lions is a problem.”
conservationaction.co.za/mpu…
