The elephant bulls commercially trophy hunted in the Balule Nature Reserve are being killed for the benefit of a small number of wealthy white landowners.
This is a story about an apparently illegal kill licence, a botched trophy hunt, the gratuitous pain and suffering of an elephant and the right to shoot iconic wild animals.
Humane Society International has learned about a male elephant who was killed in a deeply distressing and tragic trophy hunt at a local game reserve on September 3, 2023, in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. The elephant suffered through eight.
Dealing with poachers and knowing some might be neighbours is not for the faint-hearted. Dealing with poachers and knowing some might be neighbours is not for the faint-hearted.
After the passing of his beloved pet, Grietjie, YOU’s Pieter van Zyl keen to find a kitten to fill the hole in his heart left. (Photo: Supplied)
As a seasoned journalist, YOU’s Pieter van Zyl felt he was wise to scam artists. But keen to find a kitten to fill the hole in his heart left by the passing of his beloved pet, he fell prey to a woman who had nothing but money on the mind. This is his cautionary tale.
I was heartbroken when my cat died. Grietjie helped ease the lockdown blues, lying in a patch of sunlight on my desk and watching me while I worked. Sometimes she’d sit on the windowsill gazing at the sea with me.