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Wildlife protection Banning trophy hunting BREAKING: Elephant is shot eight times during unlawful hunt in Limpopo Province, South Africa

CAPE TOWN—Humane Society International has learned about a male elephant who was killed in a deeply distressing and tragic trophy hunt at a local game reserve on September 3, 2023, in the Limpopo

Unique community-based conservation project launched around Ithala Game Reserve to promote human-elephant coexistence

CAPE TOWN, South Africa— Animal protection organisation Humane Society International/Africa has advanced a unique community-based conservation project around Ithala Game Reserve to facilitate peaceful

Surprising number of vegan restaurants in Cape Town— and other great places to find vegan options

CAPE TOWN—Considering that South Africa is one of the highest per capita meat-consuming countries in Africa, one might be surprised to discover that there are 14 fully vegan restaurants in Cape Town

Wildlife protection Conservationists celebrate birth of pangolin pup whose mum was saved from traffickers in South Africa

CAPE TOWN, South Africa—On World Pangolin Day 2023, animal protection organization Humane Society International/Africa celebrates a powerful collaboration with the African Pangolin Working Group and

Healthy Pets, Healthier Community program launches in Struisbraai and Bredasdorp, helping hundreds of dogs and cats

CAPE TOWN, South Africa—Animal protection organization Humane Society International/Africa has launched its Healthy Pets, Healthier Community pilot program in Struisbraai and Bredasdorp, Cape Agulhas

Farm animal welfare Hotel Verde commits to a 100% crate-free pork supply chain

CAPE TOWN, South Africa—Hotel Verde has committed to exclusively source pork from suppliers who do not confine soon-to-be mother pigs in crates. With this announcement, Hotel Verde joins the growing

Banning trophy hunting Official judgment handed down granting interim interdict against 2022 trophy hunting quotas

CAPE TOWN—The High Court of the Western Cape has handed down judgment in the application for an interim interdict against the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment’s (DFFE) 2022

Banning trophy hunting High Court grants urgent interim relief pending judgment against 2022 trophy hunting quotas

CAPE TOWN—Today, the High Court of the Western Cape granted urgent interim relief pending the judgment of the interim interdict against the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment’s

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Wildlife protection Banning trophy hunting 75,504 global citizens urge Minister Creecy to finalise plans for a New Deal for People and Wildlife

A weighty 75,504 global citizens (including at least 9,011 voices from South Africa) are calling on Minister Barbara Creecy and her Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) to