Tag: poaching
SANDF enforcing maritime security, combating poaching in the Overstrand
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has from the middle of January deployed to the Overstrand region of the Western Cape to deter...
SANParks arrests five suspected poachers
South African National Parks (SANParks) arrested five suspected rhino poachers in the Kruger National Park’s (KNP’s) Malelane Section in an intelligence driven operation on...
SANParks sees successes against poachers
South African National Parks (SANParks) has arrested six suspected poachers since the beginning of the month and confiscated three firearms.
SANParks said it confiscated three...
South Africa’s rhino poaching numbers decrease
South African Environment, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Barbara Creecy has said efforts to save the rhino are paying off as poaching numbers decrease, with...
SANParks welcomes first Mozambican rhino poaching conviction in over a decade
The South African National Parks (SANParks) has congratulated the Justice Department in Mozambique for successfully convicting and sentencing two poachers for killing two rhinos...
ISS: China is proving key to reducing Africa’s wildlife trafficking
China’s proactive stance against illicit wildlife trafficking in Africa in recent years has helped shift trends in this crime. Where cooperation has occurred with...
Rhino poaching arrests in Kruger
Three hundred and sixty-six arrests in connection with rhino poaching were made in the iconic Kruger National Park in the 18 month period ending...
SANParks welcomes heavy sentence for rhino poacher
South African National Parks (SANParks) has welcomed the heavy sentence handed out to a poacher caught in the Kruger National Park in 2015, who...
Successful Kruger anti-poaching demonstration for Helix aircraft
CADG’s Helix ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) aircraft has carried out a successful demonstration in the Kruger National Park where it has helped in...
African elephants under continued poaching threat
An updated assessment by a United Nations Environment Programme-administered treaty confirms poaching continues to threaten the long-term survival of the African elephant.
Based on the...
Check before you speak, Minister!
South African Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula needs to verify her facts before she speaks, or risk further embarrassment to the South...
