
Conservation's Biggest Con Job
South Africa’s lion hunting industry has little to do with conservation and everything to do with profit but it seems only foreign governments care. Here’s a trick question: Is canned lion hunting legal in South Africa? According to Minister of Environmental Affairs Edna Molewa, the answer is no. “South Africa does not allow canned lion hunting,” she said at a recent parliamentary committee meeting. “The law, the ToPS regulations, clearly prohibit that.” But is this true? ToP