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In 2008, miners off the coast of Namibia stumbled upon buried treasure: a sunken Portuguese ship known as the Bom Jesus, which went missing on its way to India in 1533.

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Legality is often treated as a proxy for control. If a trade is authorised, documented, and formally regulated, it is assumed to be governed. Permits signal oversight, certificates suggest traceability, and compliance appears, at least superficially, verifiable.

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Kruger National Park remains one of the most important strongholds for African lions in southern Africa, forming the core of the Greater Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area. This cross-border system allows lions to move between South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, maintaining genetic diversity and supporting regional populations.

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Groundbreaking advances in lab-grown embryos are opening a new frontier in rhino conservation by allowing scientists to safeguard and expand the species’ fragile gene pool.

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In the wake of the bow-hunting of Mopane the lion, we searched for some literature and expert commentary on the sustainability of the trophy hunting of free-roaming lions in Africa, particularly around Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe.

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South African conservation groups, including the Wildlife Animal Protection Forum South Africa (WAPFSA), have strongly opposed the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment's (DFFE) proposed CITES export quotas for trophy hunting of elephants, black rhinos, and leopards in 2026 and 2027.