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CONSERVATION

SA’s leopard population remains uncertain as new strategy weighs conservation and hunting

South Africa’s new draft leopard conservation strategy aims to balance preservation with cultural use and hunting, despite lacking reliable data on how many leopards actually…

  • Sheree Bega
9 min read
Outrage over dead parrots
WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING

Suspected wildlife syndicate linked to 468 parrot eggs seized at OR Tambo

A suspected wildlife trafficking syndicate has been linked to the smuggling of 468 parrot eggs through OR Tambo International Airport following the arrest of two Thai nationals.

  • Sheree Bega
3 min read
CONSERVATION

Quiet plunder of the Succulent Karoo

South Africa's Succulent Karoo, a global biodiversity hotspot, is under severe threat from a sophisticated international plant trafficking operation. What was once dismissed as…

8 min read