January 2017

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January 2017

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South Africa moots an annual trade of 800 lion skeletons

Hanging lions out to dry… Following from a decision at the most recent CITES Conference of Parties that allowed South African lion captive breeders to continue to trade in lion bones, a stakeholder meeting was organized yesterday by the SA Department of Environmental Affairs to begin the required submission of a trade quota. Present at […]

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Irregular and also likely illegal – the trade in lion products from South Africa to Laos, Vietnam and Thailand

A celebration of Laotian wildlife traders – illegal trade kingpin Keosavang at centre We all know that South Africa loves to trade in wildlife products. Some of these trades are even legal – to some extent. Alerted by a recent article by Adam Cruise entitled “Wildlife Trafficking: The sordid Southern African-South East Asian connection” I

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