by Adam Cruise | Sep 23, 2024 | Commentary
By Don Pinnock – Daily Maverick Questions have been raised over why nine elephants including a pregnant cow and calves, were shot from a helicopter by Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife authorities on Mawana Game Reserve despite there been an opportunity for non-lethal...
by Adam Cruise | Sep 16, 2024 | Commentary
By Ross Harvey – Business Day A disturbing challenge has been launched by trophy hunters in the Constitutional Court objecting to the definition of animal wellbeing included in the latest set of amendments to national environmental law. The South African Hunters...
by Adam Cruise | Sep 15, 2024 | Reports
By Adam Cruise – EMS Foundation Carbon mitigation or carbon offsets is a trading mechanism that enables governments, businesses, or individuals to compensate for their greenhouse gas emissions by investing in projects that reduce, avoid, or remove emissions...
by Adam Cruise | Sep 14, 2024 | News
By News24 Zimbabwe’s environment minister said the country has “more elephants than it needed”. The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Authority has been instructed to begin the culling process. The country is home to an estimated 100 000 elephants....
by Adam Cruise | Sep 11, 2024 | News
By Khethukuthula Xulu – Natal Witness The Human Elephant Foundation is concerned over the recent killing of nine elephants on a farm near Vryheid, in northern KwaZulu-Natal. The foundation said there was no legal permission for this action, which is required by...