by Adam Cruise | Jul 28, 2022 | News
By Cebelihle Bhengu – News24 Timbavati’s head of ranger services, Anton Mzimba, was shot dead on Tuesday.Timbavati Private Nature Reserve hailed Mzimba as a passionate and dedicated ranger.Police have yet to confirm the circumstances around the shooting. ...
by Adam Cruise | Nov 17, 2021 | News
By Don Pinnock – Daily Maverick Proposals to licence the hunting of 150 elephants, 10 black rhinos and 10 leopards have raised objections from environmental NGOs who slammed the environment department (DFFE) for expecting public comment on the basis of a...
by Adam Cruise | Aug 16, 2021 | News
By Lyse Comins, The South African Humane Society International/Africa (HSI/Africa) and the Elephant Reintegration Trust (ERT) have joined forces in a research project that could change the way that elephants are managed in South Africa in the future. Nine reserves are...
by Adam Cruise | Aug 9, 2021 | Commentary
By Helena Kriel and Don Pinnock – Daily Maverick A baby elephant, still suckling from its dead mother, was shot by a Kruger National Park ranger, despite offer of sanctuary, on the grounds that it’s national park policy. But is this the case and, more...
by Adam Cruise | May 2, 2021 | News
By Zainul Dawood – Independent Online The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment is expected to release its High Level Panel report on the management, breeding, hunting, trade and handling of elephants, lions, leopards and rhinoceros on Sunday,...