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The Conservation Action Trust works for the protection of threatened species by commissioning investigations into important issues affecting them. #conservation

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Substantive wildlife tourism potential should be producing rapid broad-based development in all southern African countries. conservationaction.co.za/the-elephant-i…

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In a discussion with Mike Wills, Sam Ferreira, a Large Mammal Ecologist at SANParks, highlights the complexities of managing elephant populations in Kruger Park, where Environment Minister Dion George has ruled out culling. conservationaction.co.za/our-burning-pl…

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WHY MINISTER GEORGE MUST OPPOSE THE APPLICATION BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN HUNTERS AND GAME CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION TO REMOVE WELL-BEING CLAUSES FROM ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION EMS FOUNDATION PUBLIC STATEMENT conservationaction.co.za/ems-foundation…

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In support of a government notice calling on breeders to voluntarily hand over their lion bone stockpiles, Environment Minister Dion George said it was unacceptable to severely compromise lions which spend their lives lame, underfed and in pain. conservationaction.co.za/hand-over-your…

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South Africa is the biggest exporter of tigers in the world and, as pressure increases on captive lion breeding, tiger numbers are expected to rise. conservationaction.co.za/behind-bars-so…

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South Africa is the world’s largest exporter of live tigers and their parts despite not having any captive-breeding facilities registered in terms of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). conservationaction.co.za/south-africa-i…

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Arguments abound on the benefits and dangers of trophy hunting. We need a careful, measured approach to analyzing how it’s justified and promoted. conservationaction.co.za/greenwashing-a…

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Stephanie Klarmann says lack of scientific rigor in statements used to justify exploitation of wild animals cannot go without challenge conservationaction.co.za/debunking-the-…

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youtube.com/@StoryArkDiari… Story Ark Diaries, author Leonie Joubert and her feline crew spend a year on the road visiting remote and often ‘invisible’ locations around South Africa to document the untold stories of the region’s climate crisis.

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The recent years-long drought may have tipped parts of the Northern Cape towards an irreversible dust bowl, following decades of heavy grazing and mining. conservationaction.co.za/karoo-dust-bow…

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Vietnam’s apparent reluctance to share DNA samples of smuggled horns with South Africa, has been criticised by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) conservationaction.co.za/vietnam-chided…

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NIEUWOUDTVILLE, South Africa — It is the devil’s breath, this wind, blowing dry and mercilessly across a plain left threadbare by decades of overgrazing. news.mongabay.com/2024/12/poache…

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conservationaction.co.za/us-fish-and-wi… The move imperils countless threatened creatures, from elephants and primates to sea turtles.

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A sustainable future for elephants has to work alongside human social development if they’re to survive in South Africa’s rapidly changing landscape. conservationaction.co.za/sharing-south-…

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The new field of conservation psychology offers valuable lessons for protecting the world’s wildlife — as well as ourselves. conservationaction.co.za/what-can-psych…

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The Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area (GLTFCA), which includes Kruger National Park, in South Africa, and Limpopo National Park, in Mozambique, is one of the last ten Lion strongholds in Africa. conservationaction.co.za/counting-lions…

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Tens of thousands of wild animals, from spring hares to rhinos, died in the name of sport and entertainment in 2023. These are some of the numbers. conservationaction.co.za/dead-wild-anim…

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By sticking to a narrow interpretation of export permit requirements, Minister of FFE Dion George is missing a golden opportunity to end the rampant exploitation of tigers in South Africa, and create international goodwill. conservationaction.co.za/sa-government-…

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Wildlife relocation projects that fail to acknowledge environmental and social issues highlight an urgent need for conservationists to engage in scientifically grounded and locally accepted conservation strategies. conservationaction.co.za/project-cheeta…

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More than 1,000 starving elephants may have to be culled. Parliamentarians demand answers by tomorrow (Friday). conservationaction.co.za/north-west-off…