by Adam Cruise | Aug 29, 2025 | News
By Don Pinnock – Daily Maverick As delegates at a two-day indaba reached for solutions to human-elephant conflict, there were many who were happy to reach for their guns. At the Southern African Elephant Indaba at Bonamanzi Game Reserve in KwaZulu-Natal last...
by Adam Cruise | Aug 9, 2025 | Commentary
By Adam Cruise – Daily Maverick A fierce battle over South Africa’s hunting quotas has erupted, drawing sharp lines between three opposing camps. Animal protection NGOs and conservation groups have sent submissions to the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and...
by Adam Cruise | May 26, 2025 | Commentary
By Don Pinnock – Daily Maverick From bees to whales, it’s increasingly acknowledged that creatures have cultures within which they live their daily lives. This is particularly true for elephants, and the loss of matriarchs is leading to severe social disruption....
by Adam Cruise | Apr 16, 2025 | Commentary
By Caitlin O’Connell edited by Kate Wong – Scientific American I woke up in the research tower to a soft exhale and then a trickle of water at the waterhole below. The full moon hung low and dim in the west. I squinted at my watch. It was 4 A.M. I wondered...
by Adam Cruise | Mar 24, 2025 | News
By Bluewin Customs officials at Geneva Airport discovered an elephant tusk in the luggage of a 68-year-old US citizen. The protected ivory was confiscated. A fine was also imposed. The American was stopped by customs officials last week as he was about to board a...
