Cites
High cost to wildlife from shark nets protecting SA beaches
Shark nets are meant to protect swimmers basking on the eastern coast's palm-lined beaches from attacks but conservationists say the nets trap any large animal...
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SADC threatens to quit wildlife trade monitor
Ties soured during this week's meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) in Geneva after numerous proposals from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) regional bloc were rejected.
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Wildlife protections tightened as southern Africa protests
The African giraffe population has shrunk by an estimated 40% over the past three decades to just under 100,000 animals.
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Conservationists push at CITES conference to ban trophy hunting
More than 50 members of the European Parliament and 50 environmental groups, led by the Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting, signed a petition to the triannual CITES conference taking place this week in Geneva.
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ANALYSIS: Captive lion breeding in SA: the case for a total ban
South Africa has the biggest captive big cat industry in the world and it is largely unregulated.
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[OPINION] SA’s first online rhino horn auction ends in risky impasse
The first online rhino auction in South Africa wasn't a success. This has done very little to help rhinos. It may, in fact, encourage more poaching as demand has not slowed down.
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Yahoo Japan defies calls to rethink ivory sales as Yahoo Inc CEO weighs in
Yahoo Japan doesn't accept that ivory sold on its platform is a factor behind the sharp rise in poaching on the African savannah.
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[CARTOON] The Elephant In The Room
[CARTOON] The Elephant In The Room
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Nkoana-Mashabane to SA: Skip European holidays, visit local parks
The minister says visiting local parks will give South Africans more love for their natural heritage.
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Parties at Cites reach compromise on ivory stockpiles
Conservation groups say this exposes elephants to the menace of poaching for illegal ivory trade.
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Molewa calls for rural communities’ participation in conservation
Edna Molewa says rural communities must be compensated for the damage they sustained from wildlife.
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Protecting the pangolin
Protecting the pangolin
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OPINION: Conservation decisions must protect livelihoods of people living in Africa
Are the rights of communities to development, food security & cultural heritage undermined by conservation?
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CITES hears calls to put sharks on protected list
Delegates say they're being killed not for their meat but merely for their fins.
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CITES looks at beating environmental crime
3,500 delegates from 182 countries have gathered in Sandton.
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African elephant population faces rapid decline
African elephant population faces rapid decline
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EXPLAINER: What is Cites and why should we care?
Cites is a crucial instrument for ensuring that species are not traded in a way that threatens their survival.
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OPINION: Rhino horn & conservation: to trade or not to trade
On the illegal market rhino horn is worth more by weight than diamonds or cocaine.
