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Parrot egg smuggler ordered to pay for wildlife rescue
A Thai national caught smuggling protected parrot eggs out of South Africa has been convicted and ordered to pay R300,000 towards the care of confiscated wildlife.
SA pushes for biodiversity funding before COP17
Ahead of COP17 in Armenia, South Africa is demanding accessible, non-debt biodiversity finance and technology transfer to turn global conservation commitments into practical…
Suspected wildlife syndicate linked to 468 parrot eggs seized at OR Tambo
A suspected wildlife trafficking syndicate has been linked to the smuggling of 468 parrot eggs through OR Tambo International Airport following the arrest of two Thai nationals.
Quiet plunder of the Succulent Karoo
South Africa's Succulent Karoo, a global biodiversity hotspot, is under severe threat from a sophisticated international plant trafficking operation. What was once dismissed as…