WILDLIFE ANIMAL PROTECTION FORUM SOUTH AFRICA
@WAPFSA
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A CONSIDERED, COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO PROTECT SOUTH AFRICA’S WILDLIFE
South Africa
Joined January 2020
RT @emsfoundationsa: Professor Kristen Stilt and Dr Montez Franceschini, Harvard legal scholars have joined the battle to free Lammie, Rama….
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RT @emsfoundationsa: A CRISIS IN MADIKWE? Or an excuse to hunt? EMS Foundation conducted its own onsite research but North West Province De….
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WAPFSA sent a cease and desist letter regarding the proposed removal of 121 baboons from the Cape Peninsula. @CityofCT @CapeNature1 @SANParks What a wild idea, one that should be swept off the table before forthwith.
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“SA government continues to defend odious trade in tigers, perpetuating their suffering in captivity” a REALLY well researched, in-depth shocking article .@emsfoundationsa
dailymaverick.co.za
By sticking to a narrow interpretation of export permit requirements, Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Dion George is missing a golden opportunity to end the rampant exploitation...
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RT @emsfoundationsa: Hugo Ras featured prominently in our Where Have All the Rhinos Gone Report in 2021. He is still awaiting trial for all….
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“violence against animals has been documented by extensive scientific research, linked to other forms of violence including direct and indirect domestic and gender-based violence, violence in the workplace + against children” @TheCitizen_News
citizen.co.za
The killing of Raygun by children stems from superstitions, with the community linking the baboon's presence to spells and evil spirits.
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Baboons are victims of inexplicable hatred in South Africa and are widely considered as vermin despite their complex social structure and intelligence. @OwlRescue @NSPCA_SA @emsfoundationsa @BAT_S_A .
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RT @emsfoundationsa: A petition initiated by a proud Motswana, a father, safari guide and a conservationist. “Save….
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RT @emsfoundationsa: The EMS Foundation submitted substantial objections to the Department Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment proposed….
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WAPSA OBJECTS TO PROPOSED TROPHY HUNTING QUOTAS FOR ELEPHANT, BLACK RHINO AND LEOPARD 2024/2025 .“13. In addition, because of the absence of the inclusion of the findings of the Scientific Authority …” read the submission: .
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WAPFSA has expressed their full support for the current Private Members Presentation Bill introduced by the Honourable MP David Reed
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RT @emsfoundationsa: BABOON AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATIONISTS TARGETED IN OVERSTRAND @OverstrandMuni.
change.org
Pringle Bay, situated an hour and a half from Cape Town in the Western Cape of Southern Africa, is not the peaceful seaside village it once was. Three residents who are openly advocating for a...
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RT @emsfoundationsa: SOUTH AFRICA IS BREEDING TIGERS AND EXPORTING THEM TO ZOOS IN INDIA. In 2018 EMS Foundation and @BAT_S_A warned @CITES….
allafrica.com
South Africa is the world's largest exporter of live tigers and their parts despite not having any captive-breeding facilities registered in terms of the Convention on International Trade in Endang...
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RT @emsfoundationsa: IS THIS THE LARGEST SINGLE EXPORT OF TIGERS FROM SOUTH AFRICA? @CITES @environmentza.
dailymaverick.co.za
South Africa is the biggest exporter of tigers in the world and, as pressure increases on captive lion breeding, tiger numbers are expected to rise.
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RT @emsfoundationsa: “BUSINESS AS USUAL FOR CAPTIVE LION BREEDING INDUSTRY AS THE SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT KEEPS THE DOOR OPEN” Dr Adam Cru….
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Cullinan & Associates acting for WAPFSA has reasonably requested an extension to the 14.12.2024 deadline allocated to provide scientific comment on over 1000 species to Department Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment listed in terms of CITES.
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WAPFSA strongly believes that Botswana is one of the last places on earth where wildlife, especially elephants, exist in large numbers, and therefore we believe that Botswana .should be preserved as a non-trophy hunting area.
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The EMS Foundation, a founding member of WAPFSA has published an update on South Africa’s Captive Lion Industry: What tools does DFFE really have left in its tool box to close this industry?
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Recently WAPFSA questioned whether The African Wildlife Economy Institute (AWEI) at Stellenbosch University may be adopting a one-sided policy by actively collaborating with Safari Club. Read
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EMS Foundation Public Statement - Application by SA Hunters and Game Conservation Association to the Constitutional Court :
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