October 25, 2012 the Wildlife Forum met in Cape Town to consider a Protocol which is nothing short of a declaration of war on South Africa’s wildlife, according to Chris Mercer. Every once in a while Chris Mercer, founder of the Campaign Against Canned Hunting and one of South Africa’s most informed wildlife activists, reports on wildlife issues of such great importance that we must post them in full. This report by Chris on the recent Wildlife Forum in Cape Town South Africa is such a one. Ripping the Heart out of Wildlife Conservation On Thursday 25th October the Wildlife Forum met in Cape Town…

Ripping the Heart Out of Wildlife Conservation
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