A bushbuck was confiscated at a suburban house in Port Alfred’s Southwell Road and two suspected poachers were arrested after a joint operation between Multi-Panther security members and the South African Police Service (SAPS) in the…
R100K reward to net rhino poachers as private reserves undertake massive dehorning campaign Local game reserves have undertaken a massive campaign to dehorn their rhinos in a bid to save the animals from being killed by poachers. SIbuya…
‘An incredible story of courage and survival that has now been obliterated’ is how wildlife veterinarian Dr William Fowlds has described the killing this week of two orphaned survivors of a 2016 rhino poaching incident at Sibuya Game…
Port Alfred K9 members were on top form on Friday August 5 catching two vehicles in different incidents transporting abalone worth around R193 000. THe South African Police Service’s spokesperson Warrant Officer Nkohli Majola explained…
Eastern Cape police say they are closing in on suspects and arrests are imminent after abalone valued at more than R600,000 was seized in two vehicles on the N2. Provincial police spokesperson Sgt Majola Nkohli said a case of contravening…
Illegal hunting with dogs on private property is getting out of control, agricultural union TLU SA has warned. “This situation creates a huge problem for livestock and game farmers, as no farmer can allow his animals to be wiped out in…
An anti-poaching operation in the Kruger National Park at the weekend netted five suspected poachers. It was described as a “fruitful” weekend in the Pretoriuskop section of the park, where the suspects were found in possession of…
The World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) on Monday welcomed the reported decline in the number of rhinos and elephants lost to poaching in SA. The department of environment‚ forestry and fisheries reported that the number of rhinos lost…
The Addo Elephant Park is adding technology to its infantry in the battle against poachers. The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) developed Cmore (command and control collaborator) software which the park’s control…
Six members of a syndicate implicated in “massive trafficking of poached rhino horns” from wildlife reserves‚ destined for sale in Asia via Gauteng middlemen‚ have been arrested. Two policemen and a former policeman were caught alongside…
