Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Dr Dion George has outlined his priorities for the year. Dr George has promised to consult widely on the 2025 decarbonisation pledge. He says he'll be focusing on implementing ambitious actions. One of the key focus areas will be the country's just energy transition towards a low-carbon economy. The implementation of this plan includes actions around electricity, electric vehicles and green hydrogen and other green products. He says his department plans to accelerate investment in renewable energy projects. The minister now joins us virtually. For more news, visit sabcnews.com and #SABCNews on all Social Media platforms.

During the past few years, lion hunting and breeding establishments, professional hunters and outfitters in South Africa, have become the target of malicious and often deliberately misinformed attempts to portray everyone involved in this industry as bloodthirsty, greedy and without conscience. SAPA says Don't Judge us All by the Actions of a Few. Visit our website at http://southafricanpredatorassociation.org.

Critics say captive-bred lions cannot be released into the wild. The South African Predator Association and its members believe the opposite and we aim to prove IT CAN BE DONE! Website: http://www.southafricanpredatorassociation.org

CMP Safaris, an accredited member of SAPA, provides regular meals to the children and staff at the Kgalalelo Primary School in Vorstershoop. This initiative forms part of SAPA's commitment to Social Enhancement. SAPA members all over South Africa are running similar projects to uplift local communities.

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SAPA accredited member PAMAENONS Safaris donated food, toys and stationery to Nietverdiend Primary School in the North West Province as part of SAPA's ongoing commitment to Social Enhancement.

SAPA is grateful to announce that, with the help of PAMAENONS and Boschnel Safaris, we were able to deliver our second load of much needed A-Grade Lucerne to the drought stricken animals of Marloth Park (Lionspruit). Website: http://southafricanpredatorassociation.org/news.asp

SAPA is delighted to announce that a third load of meat has been delivered to Ingogo Safaris in Limpopo. So far SAPA, with the generous support of our members, has delivered more than 24 tons of food to help the lions of Ingogo Safaris. Find the complete article at http://www.southafricanpredatorassociation.org/n9/

When there is a crisis with lions in South Africa, there is a huge hue and cry with animal rights activists ostentatiously tearing their clothes and beating their chests, peppering social media platforms with dire threats against farmers and pointing futile fingers. During these calamities it seems that there is only one organization which eschews cheap talking and gets down to the unglamorous business of actually doing something, and that is the South African Predator Association. While various moneygrubbing “non-profit organizations” were, to their abiding shame, slinking away to their non-participation crevices, SAPA was accessing the situation of the emaciated lions at a facility in Limpopo. Members contributed lavishly to the effort and within two weeks approximately 16 tons of food was delivered and given to the hungry cats. See http://www.southafricanpredatorassociation.org/n9/

The first ever wave of lion poaching incidents is currently being experienced in South Africa. In recent months more than 10 lions were poisoned, killed and mutilated. Help the South African Predator Association to stop the poaching of lions. Visit http://www.southafricanpredatorassociation.org/ for more information.

The first ever Conservation Fund Auction, presented by the South African Predator Association was held at the Kroon Boma, near Kroonstad, on the 22nd of April 2016. This auction will enable SAPA to make a huge contribution to the future of the African Lion in the wild. Visit http://www.southafricanpredatorassociation.org for more information.

Unlike South Africa many African Countries are currently experiencing an alarming decline in their wild lion populations. Against this backdrop the Zimbabwean Park and Wildlife Management Authority has embarked on a large predator survey in the Zambezi National Park. The South African Predator Association, representing the Lion Industry in South Africa, is a key role player in the conservation of wild lions in Southern Africa. When SAPA took note of the Zimbabwean conservation project, aimed at investigating the interaction between Hyenas and wild lions in the Zambezi National Park, SAPA decided to get involved and assist in a practical manner. SAPA donated three GPS collars to the value of R120 000 to the Zimbabwean Park and Wildlife Management Authority. This donation was funded by the SAPA Conservation Fund which was established to contribute directly to the conservation of lions in the wild. SAPA is enthusiastic about the conservation of species, especially predators within their natural distribution area. Through the support of research projects like these, SAPA can ensure responsible and sustainable resource management.