CREDIBILITY IN THE CROSSHAIRS OP-ED Steenhuisen’s lion bone gambit — firing the one minister who finally took on the wildlife trade 6 min 24 By Adam Cruise
ANIMAL ABUSE Worcester nature reserve donation scratched after probe launched into burnt, ‘illegally kept’ lions 7 min 9 By Kristin Engel
WILDLIFE TRADE Captive lion industry breeds crime syndicates, says new investigative report 6 min 0 By Julia Evans
SPECIAL REPORT Bones of contention – fate of thousands of captive lions in SA depends on implementation of government report findings 5 min 2 By Don Pinnock
BAD TO THE BONE Report on captive lions raises huge welfare, health red flags, and a zoonosis warning 5 min 1 By Don Pinnock
OUR BURNING PLANET Unwanted lions: Vietnam sting operation suggests slaughter of farmed lions in South Africa is under way 3 min 3 By Don Pinnock
OUR BURNING PLANET Era of captive lion industry in South Africa may be over – what does this mean for the lion bone trade? 12 min 0 By Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime