CapeNature would like to tell their side of the story published recently on the leopard who lost his life after being caught in a gin trap: On Saturday 4 June, CapeNature conservation services investigated an incident where a leopard was caught in a gin trap that was set illegally. The cooperative landowner, who alerted the SAPS and CapeNature, provided as much information … [Read more...]
South Africa: Stop this criminal devastation of the Transkei ecology
Now you can voice your concern about the toxic spraying in the Transkei. In 1995, the South African Police Service (SAPS) began the aerial spraying of cannabis in the rural former Transkei. Every year since 2000, three SAPS Air Wing squirrel helicopters (donated by the American DEA) arrive at a luxury resort in Port St Johns on the Eastern Cape’s Wild Coast. For 3 - 4 weeks, … [Read more...]
Eight rhinos killed and dehorned in the Kruger National Park
South African National Parks (SANParks) revealed that yet another 8 rhinos were found shot and dehorned in the Kruger National Park (KNP) following an intensified patrol in various parts of the National Park on Tuesday, 10 January. According to SANParks General Manager, Media Liaison & Stakeholder Relations, Reynold Thakhuli all 8 carcasses were found with their horns … [Read more...]
