Kgalagadi Leopard Mbali Finding Kgalagadi Leopard Mbali was an easy task. After almost a month in the park, we were desperate to get some fresh food, there were no potatoes, salad, or veggies. So we decided lets head to Twee Rievieren and the Kgalagadi Lodge. We would stay another two weeks. Not thinking any second… Continue reading Kgalagadi Leopard Mbali
Kgalagadi Lions – Gender Skew in the Kgalagadi Lion Population
Research of our famous black-maned Kalahari lions (Article from Peace Park Foundation) Lions are the apex predators! Following an outbreak of canine distemper in 2009, researchers executed a population survey. They detected an alarming gender bias towards males in all age classes. This predicts a possible lion population collapse. Researchers suggested several explanations. Females with… Continue reading Kgalagadi Lions – Gender Skew in the Kgalagadi Lion Population
Captive Lion Breeding – Can we finally end it?
STATEMENT about the report on the colloquium on Captive Lion Breeding Parliament, Monday, 12 November 2018 The Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs adopted the Report of a two-day colloquium on Captive Lion Breeding. The colloquium on Captive Breeding of Lions for Hunting and Lion Bone Trade was held from 21 – 22 August 2018. The… Continue reading Captive Lion Breeding – Can we finally end it?
The Parliamentary Colloquium on lion farming in SA
The Parliamentary Colloquium on lion farming in SA by Chris Mercer. Chris Mercer has been re-reading the transcript of the submissions made to the Portfolio Committee of Parliament 6 months after the Colloquium on lion farming in Cape Town recently. The arguments advanced on behalf of the hunting industry make one wonder if they were… Continue reading The Parliamentary Colloquium on lion farming in SA
Selling bones from captive lions boosts poaching?
Lion poaching: the brutal new threat to Africa’s Lion prides – The age of extinction Warning: Some pictures could upset readers! You didn’t expect that selling parts and bones from captive Lions boost poaching? Think AGAIN! The big cats are horribly easy to kill with poisoned meat, allowing poachers to hack off their faces and… Continue reading Selling bones from captive lions boosts poaching?
Are wild Lions losing the fight against extinction?
Are wild Lions losing the fight? Lions in South Africa are treated like livestock. They are classified as farm animals. Ca. 8.000 to 12.000 Lions live in captivity in the most incredibly bad conditions. The Lion farmers have ONE GOAL, to make money from their livestock. This circuit starts with volunteer projects. Volunteers pay to… Continue reading Are wild Lions losing the fight against extinction?
How the captive Lion bone trade is killing Africas and Asias big cats
How the captive Lion bone trade is killing African and Asian big cats Angry headlines worldwide decried the news that the Trump administration had issued trophy-import permits for 38 lions killed by 33 hunters — including many high-rolling Republican donors — between 2016 and 2018. But the captive Lion bone trade is much worse. Experts… Continue reading How the captive Lion bone trade is killing Africas and Asias big cats
Kgalagadi Spotted Eagle Owl – Owl in a Hole
Kgalagadi Spotted Eagle Owl – The Kalahari is a beautiful place to discover various owl species. This Spotted Eagle Owl took it to another level. The Spotted Eagle Owl (Bubo Africanus) They are nocturnal hunters; the spotted eagle owl spends most of the day concealed in trees, rock ledges or abandoned burrows. The Spotted Eagle… Continue reading Kgalagadi Spotted Eagle Owl – Owl in a Hole
Drakenstein Lion Park – We need YOUR HELP
The Drakenstein Lion Park needs a roaring help The Drakenstein Lion Park is one of only two real sanctuaries in the Western Cape (and only a hand full in South Africa!). Paul Hart established it in 1998. The Park provides lions in distress a safe location where they can live safely. Where they can roam free… Continue reading Drakenstein Lion Park – We need YOUR HELP
The Ongoing Disgrace of South Africa’s Captive Lions
The Ongoing Disgrace of South Africa’s Captive Lions An estimated 7,000 to 14,000 (numbers vary) captive lions are held at over 300 Lion breeding facilities in South Africa. Increasingly, the animals are slaughtered for their bones and other body parts, many of which are sold in Asia for their purported — and scientifically discredited —… Continue reading The Ongoing Disgrace of South Africa’s Captive Lions