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2008 News

 

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African lion caught near Ottawa - 05 may 2008

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UN defends DR Congo investigation - 05 may 2008

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Zimbabwe: Man Fined $25bn for Illegal Possession of Ivory - 05 may 2008

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New strategy needed to stop poaching - 05 may 2008

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Elephant culling: SA ignores rights activists - 05 may 2008

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Appalling footage shocks nation - 05 may 2008

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Illegal leopard skin import nets local man fine and probation - 05 may 2008

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Tanzania: Hunting Deals 'Cost Nation Dear' - 05 may 2008

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Pesticide kills 5 hippos - 05 may 2008

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Hands off my hippo! - 05 may 2008

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Foreign buyers impressed - 05 May 2008

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Captive Lions Hunts Are OK Through 2008 - 05 May 2008

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URGENT DROUGHT APPEAL - 24 april 2008

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Consul-General may regret helping animal trader - 24 april 2008

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ivory-for-arms deal - 24 april 2008

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South Africa Lifts Ban on Killing Elephants to Control Growth - 24 april 2008

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Souvenirs that endanger SA wildlife - 24 april 2008

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Legal ivory sold to China ‘could end up in illicit market’ reach - 24 april 2008

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When we abuse animals we debase ourselves - 24 april 2008

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SA conservation areas face 'urgent' threats - 24 april 2008

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Zimbabwe: Committee on Rhino Protection Set Up - 10 april 2008

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Five Rhinos Killed in the Kruger National Park, Three Poachers Arrested. - 10 april 2008

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Botswana Gets Green-Light to Sell Ivory - 10 april 2008

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Poaching of African elephants for ivory leaves young to run wild - 10 april 2008

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The price of a rhino's life? $100,000 - 10 april 2008

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IUCN on Managing Ele Populations - 10 april 2008

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Hunting v culling - 10 april 2008

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Booth Sentenced For Illegally Killing, Importing Leopard - 10 april 2008

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Conservation authorities should stay away from ivory trading - 10 april 2008

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Huge anthrax outbreak hits farms - 10 april 2008

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More of Africa urged to boost rhino numbers - 10 april 2008

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Shady rhino hunting under spotlight - 10 april 2008

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Moz to cull 'problem animals' - 10 april 2008

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Killing fields of Zimbabwe - 25 march 2008

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Cull concerns 'miss bigger picture' - 25 march 2008

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Leakey backing for elephant cull - 25 march 2008

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Animal welfare vs conservation: the case of China’s tigers - 25 march 2008

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Super-Size Surgery at Next-Gen Zoo Could Halt Elephant Killings - 25 march 2008

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A simple string that keeps elephants away - 25 march 2008

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Cycad thieves threaten species - 25 march 2008

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Animal rights group hits out against Limassol zoo plans - 25 march 2008

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Block for mining bid - 25 march 2008

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SanWild to oppose mining in the SanWild Wildlife Sanctuary - 25 march 2008

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Demand for Shark Meat Overwhelms Scientists - 03 MARCH 2008

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RHINO SALE ON THE DEADLINE - 03 MARCH 2008

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China eyes slice of SA's ivory stockpile - 03 MARCH 2008

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SCIENTIST'S SPEAK OUT AGAINST ELEPHANT CULLING - 03 march 2008

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ELEPHANT MANAGEMENT NEEDS NEW DIRECTION AND NEW LEADERSHIP - 03 march 2008

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Culling elephants 'unwarranted' - 03 march 2008

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Elephant Management Plans in South Africa - 03 march 2008

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Capture of Wild Elephants for Commercial Purposes Prohibited - 03 march 2008

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NATIONAL NORMS AND STANDARDS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF ELEPHANTS IN SOUTH AFRICA - 26 february 2008

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'We will act if culling is made legal' - 26 february 2008

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The final word on the future of SA’s ellies - 26 february 2008

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Too hungry, too destructive, too many: South Africa to begin elephant cull - 26 february 2008

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South Africa to resume killing elephants - 26 february 2008

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Auctioning off 50 White Rhinos: South African National Park Doublespeak - 26 february 2008

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White rhinos 'not for hunting' - 26 february 2008

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SA lawyer an eco-warrior - 26 february 2008

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Kenya: KWS to Set Up Task Force in Bid to Conserve Country's Lions - 26 february 2008

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African lion encounters: a bloody con - 14 february 2008

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African nations join forces to form anti-ivory trade coalition - 14 february 2008

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ANOTHER ELEPHANT SHOT IN CHARARA - 06 february 2008

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PETITION TO STOP CHARARA PARTIES - 06 february 2008

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South Africa: Ban May Push Abalone to Extinction - 06 february 2008

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How to 'fingerprint' a rhinoceros - 06 february 2008

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African Game - Genetic research project begun - 06 february 2008

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Namibia: Vultures Killed in Worst Poisoning in Years - 22 january 2008

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'Why did they put him down?' - 22 january 2008

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Zoo attack tiger 'was taunted' - 22 january 2008

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SA's canned hunting laws – 'Pie in the sky' - 22 january 2008

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Sugar Cane Versus Forest Reserve And Tourism - 22 january 2008

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TUSKER - 22 january 2008

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Controlling S. Africa's elephant population - 22 january 2008

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FAREWELL TO TUSKER - 11 january 2008

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Zimbabwe unveils plans to slaughter excess elephants for dried meat - 11 january 2008

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Lions attack, eat caretaker - 11 january 2008

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Upsurge In Rhino Poaching In Zimbabwe

2007 News

 

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Born free - for the hunter's bullet - 11 january 2008

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Escaped tiger kills US man - 11 january 2008

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Rescued chimps doing fine at rehabilitation - 11 january 2008

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CDC, LI experts warn of threats from exotic pets - 11 January 2008

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Lion breeders cans Minister of environmental affairs - 20 december 2007

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Zim elephants shot for food - 18 december 2007

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Animal trafficking: Fix the loopholes in laws - 18 december 2007

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Canned Lion hunting doubles in 1 year - 17 december 2007

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Minister van Schalkwyk announces amendments to Threatened and Protected Species (TOPS) Regulations - 17 december 2007

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Permit needed for croc shoes - 17 december 2007

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ZIMBABWE CONSERVATION TASK FORCE - 17 december 2007

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Andover woman devotes time to South African wildlife sanctuary - 14 december 2007

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South Africa elephants get birth control - 14 december 2007

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Government seizes Nyika Safari operations - 14 december 2007

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Airlines deny 'wildlife smuggling' - 14 december 2007

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Second Hippo Arrives At SanWild for Release Back To The Wild - 14 december 2007

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Undocumented Hippopotamus Travels to South Africa - 14 december 2007

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Namibia: N$11 Million for Wildlife Project - 14 december 2007

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Namibia: Trophy Hunting Important for Economy - 14 december 2007

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Zimbabwe: $3bn Reward Offered - 4 december 2007

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Illegal traffic in Green Scorpion spotlight - 4 december 2007

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Cameroon welcomes home "Taiping Four" gorillas - 4 december 2007

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'Taiping Four' gorillas head home - 4 december 2007

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PASA HAILS TAIPING FOUR GOIRLLAS' RETURN AS IMPORTANT SYMBOL - 4 december 2007

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White Rhino Calf - 4 december 2007

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Hunting sector vital for conservation, tourism - 4 december 2007

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Zimbabwe: Poachers Dehorn Rhino, Calf - 4 december 2007

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Warning against 'irresponsible hunters'  - 4 december 2007

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Rhino flattens 'paparazzi' car - 4 december 2007

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Activists slam elephant 'tours'  - 4 december 2007

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Namibia: Trophy Hunting Boosts Conservancies - 4 december 2007

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Thukela Elephants - update - 19 november 2007

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Botswana: Save the Lion - 19 november 2007

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Zimbabwe: Parks Authority Urges Communities to Venture Into Wildlife Farming - 19 november 2007

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Thought To Exist In The Wild - 19 november 2007

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Zimbabwe: Suspected Soldiers Slaughter Endangered Black Rhinos - 19 november 2007

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Mozambique: Export of Animal Trophies - 19 november 2007

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NSPCA SAYS “NO” TO PROPOSED NORMS AND STANDARDS FOR CAPTIVE ELEPHANTS - 19 november 2007

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Elephant trainers warn NGOs to back off - 19 november 2007

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Tailor-made rap for skin dealer - 19 november 2007

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Zoo gets three giraffes - 19 november 2007

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Hunting Lions Bred in Captivity May Soon Cost More Than $35,000 - 19 november 2007

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Uganda: Be Very Careful While Lifting Hunting Ban - 19 november 2007

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Perlemoen on brink of extinction - NGOs - 19 november 2007

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Uganda: Body Lifts Leopard Hunting Ban - 19 november 2007

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Maggie Arrives Safely at PAWS Sanctuary - 19 november 2007

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Taiping Four are ready for the journey home - 19 november 2007

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Mozambique park gets animals from Kruger - 19 november 2007

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Uganda: Ugandan Held Over Ivory in South Africa - 19 november 2007

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Rise in hunting of rare animals - 19 november 2007

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Industry players enraged by perlemoen plan - 19 november 2007

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Wild abalone fishing banned to save species - 19 november 2007

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South Africa: 'No Evidence' of Poachers Hunting Sharks - 19 november 2007

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The SanWild lions desperately need your help - 18 september 2007

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Project to determine if courts take poaching seriously - 18 september 2007

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POACHING RESEARCH LAUNCHED IN 4 PROVINCES - 18 september 2007

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Minister launches South African National Parks Week 2007 - Announces R500million Energy Efficiency Funding for SANParks - 18 september 2007

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Runaway lion killed - 18 september 2007

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Escaped lions are 'very clever' - 18 september 2007

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Stealing Game - 18 september 2007

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CITES 'COMPROMISE' WILL SPELL DISASTER FOR ELEPHANTS - 18 september 2007

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Culling elephants could cost SA - 18 september 2007

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Van Schalkwyk's elephantine error - 18 september 2007

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Elephant 'played soccer with me' - 18 september 2007

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Zimbabwe: National Parks Starts Dehorning Rhinos in Hwange - 18 september 2007

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Sssmuggling wildlife - 18 september 2007

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Namibia: Minister Declares War On 'Problem' Animals - 18 september 2007

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South Africa: Eighth Leopard is Collared - 18 september 2007

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Africa: Game Parks Offering Protection in Name Only? - 18 september 2007

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Tonga's African Safari - 3 september 2007

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Tonga the hippo arrives in South Africa sanctuary - 3 september 2007

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A SAD AND CONVOLUTED TRAIL - 3 september 2007

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Hippo Tonga is ready for his African safari - 30 august 2007

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Zim destroys 400 000ha forest - 30 august 2007

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Botswana: Businessman Fined P5000 for illegal Ivory - 30 august 2007

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Bush Seeks to Expand Hunt Opportunities - 30 august 2007

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South Africa: Unique City Art Exhibit Shows Baboons Matter - 30 august 2007

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Taiping Four gorillas may soon be home - 30 august 2007

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Foreign, giant trawlers fry SA fishing - 30 august 2007

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How zoo’s tigers were shot for the taxidermist - 30 august 2007

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Poverty behind hunting in Kenya - 30 august 2007

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Zimbabwe: Curb Poaching or Lose Permit - Nhema - 22 august 2007

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South African Government Acknowledges Cameroon s Ownership of Gorillas - 22 august 2007

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SANParks hatches first Green Scorpions - 22 august 2007

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Endangered animals hacked - 22 august 2007

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Seals become trophies - 22 august 2007

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Chips are down for South Africa’s sharks - 22 august 2007

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South Africa: Culling 'Last Resort' for Elephant Management - 22 august 2007

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SA ivory sale waits on provinces - 22 august 2007

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Uganda: Lions Face Extinction - 14 august 2007

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Lions kill man at luxury resort - 14 august 2007

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Puppy killer dies in accident - 14 august 2007

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South Africa: Outcry At Plan to Slaughter Sharks - 14 august 2007

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Kenya to relocate hundreds of elephants - 14 august 2007

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Local communities outraged by gorilla massacre - 14 august 2007

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International Mission to Investigate Gorilla Killings - 14 august 2007

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South African leopard smuggler sentenced in Denver - 10 august 2007

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90% of wildlife killed - ZCTF - 10 august 2007

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Zimbabwe: Jumbo's Death Sparks Outrage - 10 august 2007

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Zimbabwe: Ivory Auction Abandoned Over Price Deadlock - 10 august 2007

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SPCA CALLS FOR DISMISSAL OF SAPS OFFICERS - 10 august 2007

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Southern Africa: 4 SADC Nations to Meet in Pretoria Over Ivory Sales - 10 august 2007

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Zimbabwe's Wildlife Decimated by Economic Crisis - 10 august 2007

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Lion Farmers Informed of New Regulations - 1 august 2007

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Hunter appears in court for allowing Spanish hunter to shoot cheetah - 1 august 2007

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Rhino poachers sentenced to jail - 1 august 2007

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Court punishes witch doctor - 1 august 2007

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Cat fight between vet, lion boss - 1 august 2007

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As Zimbabwe's Woes Mount, Mugabe Declares Open Season on Wildlife - 1 august 2007

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Wildlife Under Threat From Poaching - 1 august 2007

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Namibia: Seal Foes Pow-Wow - 1 august 2007

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Killing jumbo now $ 15,000 - 1 august 2007

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Getting horny - 1 august 2007

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Let Cheney at Him - 1 august 2007

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VP Msika Warns Wildlife Operators - 1 august 2007

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NW Govt to Investigate Lion Keeping Permit Application - 1 august 2007

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Govt to Ensure Justice Prevails for 9-Year-Old Killed By Lions - 1 august 2007

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South Africa: Farmer Shoots Leopard Dead in Conservation Area - 17 july 2007

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SA's heritage slipping away - 17 july 2007

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Farmer offers lions to compensate family - 17 july 2007

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South Africa: NW Govt Removes Lions Which Killed 9-Year-Old - 17 july 2007

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Revenge of the culled elephants - 17 july 2007

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Shamu, Mpofu deny illicit ivory dealing - 17 july 2007

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Kenyans unwittingly eating zebra, wildebeest as criminals pass off 'bushmeat' as beef - 17 july 2007

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Zimbabwe: 'Ivory Trade Ban Could Fuel Illegal Markets' - 17 july 2007

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Namibia: Poachers Hit Commercial Farms - 17 july 2007</