Regardless of resistance, SA will still trade horns
| Regardless of resistance, SA will still trade horns
Saturday Star | 21 June, 2014 | Adam Cruise
The South African Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) has been having a difficult time of late. Over the past five years they have been unable to stem the exponential escalation of rhino poaching – particularly in its flagship game reserve,… Full Story ? |
| Egg-dancing on a bloodied horn
Daily Maverick | 18 June, 2014 | Don Pinnock
In debates about whether or not to lift the ban on trade in rhino horn, the real puzzle is the curious positions and untested assertions of people who should be providing solutions. By DON PINNOCK. The desire to sell –… Full Story ? |
| Farming: Lethal vs non-lethal control – the economic comparison
Farmer’s Weekly | 13 June, 2014 | Adam Cruise
Guardian animals offer far better livestock protection than lethal methods, according to new research. They’re more effective, need less work, and are cheaper. A formal study of eleven South African livestock farms has revealed that lethal methods to combat livestock losses… Full Story ? |
| Controversy grows as first desert elephant shot
Africa Geographic | 23 June, 2014 | CJ Carrington
With the world still reeling from the tragic poaching death of Satao, the iconic Kenyan tusker, news that Namibia has just followed through on killing the first of the Namibian Desert Elephants on Saturday, is causing another outcry. The Namibian… Full Story ? |
| Banning the sale of ivory in the USA: A Moral Dilemma
Green Action News | 21 June, 2014 | Adam Cruise
A moral dilemma has emerged following an online debate to an article in Forbes Magazine discussing the US ban on all trade in ivory. The main article by Doug Bandow is palpably against the ban of legal trade, and, somewhat inadequately, the… Full Story ? |
| WWF raises alarm over Mozambique elephant killings
News 24 | 20 June, 2014 | AFP
The WWF on Thursday raised the alarm over plummeting elephant populations in Mozambique after an aerial survey showed ivory poaching is decimating herds in the country.Between 480 and 900 elephants died in the northern Quirimbas reserve between 2011 and 2013… Full Story ? |
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One Response
Very informative. Fact is, why should we legalize trade in an endangered specie (rhino & elephant and a number of others) when illegal trade is because of greed that is fueled by a traditional belief that is totally untrue? Come on – get real!