'Global #biodiversity goals & targets won’t be met through voluntary commitments.' We need all actors on board to deliver - but some will require more than a gentle nudge to head in the right direction. Full article illuminem bit.ly/3Igsod4 #BuildBackBiodiversity

The European Union is exporting more than 10,000 tonnes of bee-killing pesticides a year to poorer countries - despite having banned them from its own farms to protect pollinators New investigation from Unearthed + Public Eye unearthed.greenpeace.org/2023/05/16/eu-…

sajs.co.za/article/view/1… An excellent, must read by Kelly Marnewick and co-authors Michael Somers, Jan Venter and Graham Kerley questioning the cheetah relocation program to India, and the need for a "globally coordinated approach to cheetah conservation based on solid science".

"Plans to build wind farms next to a South African national park have riled wildlife activists who worry the turbines will ruin the landscape and impact elephants." #EasternCape #Addo digitaljournal.com/business/wind-…

Dehorning rhinos is a popular anti-poaching strategy. Nature is complicated, though, and it turns out that black rhinos shorn of their horns lose some of their confidence: they interact less with other rhinos and shrink their home ranges. NYT Science nytimes.com/2023/06/12/cli…

#SouthAfrica Talk of #rewilding captive-bred #lions is a distraction from the reality that the govt now seeks to end the exploitation. It’s a poor attempt 2 maintain the status quo, to find any reason, to continue the captive breeding of #Lions for profit. digital.xtinctmagazine.com/articles/rewil…

Shipment includes 65 lion claws and 20 lion teeth and 5 boxes of unidentified animal bones...

The scene is unsettling: hundreds of sea lions and dolphins are sprawled across the beaches in Southern California, either dead or sick and exhibiting abnormal behavior. cnn.it/3Jqtp2M

#SouthAfrica #NorthernCape 2 more #endangered #pangolins rescued from the grips of the illegal #wildlifetrade by police in #Kuruman.👏👏👏 A 36-year-old male suspect was arrested & will appear in court on Monday 10 June. #NoBailJail! #WildlifeCrime saps.gov.za/newsroom/msspe…

Statements like these are so ridiculous and disconnected, you’d think they’re parody. “The Plight of the Matador” & “We could lose our lives at any time.” The Guardian & The Royal Photographic Society what were you thinking?! Bullfighting is nothing but abject animal cruelty 💔 theguardian.com/artanddesign/2…

Come on Faroe Islands. Follow Iceland lead and #stoptheslaughter. 🐳🐬

Don't be captivated by captivity. 💔

Sobering news....

Calling out Cowards of Big Game Hunting Hunters have taken up hunting Amboseli giants after ignoring 30 year agreement between Kenya and Tanzania that these elephants were off limits. Picture this: rich, ugly, fat old men, often from Texas, armed to the teeth with weapons so

Very pleased to share that our article on free-living elephants has been published in PeerJ - the Journal of Life & Environment peerj.com/articles/17535 #AnimalBehavior #ConservationBiology #Ecology #Zoology #SpatialandGeographicInformationScience #elephantrewilding #keepelephantswild #howitshouldbedone

With Katie August at the Botstiber Institute For Wildlife Fertility Control 1st Workshop on Wildlife Fertility Control where there have been fascinating talks and discussions! #fertilitycontrol #greysquirrrels

Love this Banksy : painting what needs to be said 💪