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Botswana's elephants: myths vs facts
Botswana president, Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi, recently hosted a summit in Kasane for five southern African heads of state to forge a common regional elephant conservation policy. Since Masisi took over it...Published: 23 May 2019 at 07:52hrs | 1 | by Conservation Action Trust
Trophy hunting fuels Asian lion bone trade
In the first full research report of its kind, the trophy hunting industry in South Africa has been exposed as the main source of the lion bone trade. With the demise of tigers, lion bones ar...Published: 13 Aug 2015 at 16:30hrs | | by Conservation Action Trust
Schoolchild attacked by captive cheetah
A child from Cowan House Preparatory School in KwaZulu-Natal was yesterday bitten on the shoulder by a cheetah at the KwaCheetah Breeding Project in the Nambiti Private Game Reserve near Ladysmith. T...Published: 07 Aug 2015 at 15:11hrs | | by Conservation Action Trust
Zimbabwe's famous lion was skinned and his head removed
A well-known and much-photographed black-maned lion affectionately named Cecil was killed by sport hunters just outside Hwange in Zimbabwe last week.Wildlife enthusiasts say Cecil, possibly Hw...Published: 20 Jul 2015 at 11:07hrs | | by Conservation Action Trust
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