Author: F4W

This is a guideline to submit Public Comments on the proposed development of a private owned multipurpose game farm / petting zoo, in the heart of a sensitive ecosystem outside Kleinmond, Western Cape, South Africa. One of the most recent rapid fires in the Overberg, which killed one person and injured three, early in January Read More

Elephants breaking through a fenced barrier – Photo credit: Lauren Evans   Any citizen in South Africa and abroad is allowed to submit a formal comment to the Draft Norms and Standards for the Management of Elephants. Any submission must be received by December the 2nd 2018 You can use our SAMPLE LETTER as a Read More

Source photo by IOL iol. co. za   GUIDELINE FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION SOUTH AFRICAN OCEAN ESPLORATION AND DRILLING RE: OCEAN EXPLORATION AND DRILLING OFF THE EAST COAST OF SOUTH AFRICA, WITHIN BLOCK ER 236, AS PROPOSED BY THE ITALIAN PETROLEUM COMPANY ENI  https://dc.sourceafrica.net/documents/118506-Eni-Final-Scoping-Report-08march2018.html Source photo by IOL iol. co. za   The deadline to participate to Read More

We inform the public of the deadline to submit public comments relating to the Regulations on domestic trade in Rhino Horn, on the 21st of October. See the LINK  —————————————————————————— The Director-General, Department of Environmental Affairs. Attention: Ms Magdel Boshoff Deputy Director, Threatened or Protected Species Policy Development. Private Bag X447 Pretoria. Email: rhinohornregulations@environment.gov.za 16/10/2018 Re: Read More

TAKE PART IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCESS (PPP) AND FORMALLY OBJECT TO THE PROPOSED “DRAFT MINING CHARTER 2018” by the 30th of August 2018. HERE IS A GUIDELINE. A blue crane chick, South Africa’s emblematic bird, listed in the Vulnerable Species by the IUCN, wanders around in a threatened area. Photo credit: Environment.co.za 23.08.18 Read More

SOUTH AFRICAN DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS (DEA), UNDER UNPRECEDENTED ATTACK, REFUSES A MEETING WITH 29 ORGANIZATIONS “SKYE the lion, this is how habituated to humans he was. – Photo credit by Charlie Lynam” The South African Department of Environmental Affairs is facing a barrage of bad press over the trophy hunting of an iconic pride Read More

Specific European Legislation is necessary to prevent the malpractice of abusing, neglecting, abandoning, exploiting, torturing or killing companion, domestic or stray animals. Such malpractice is widespread across many European Member States while the whole issue is not covered by any EU legislation. Future 4 Wildlife, with the collaborations of many organizations, will deliver to the Read More

Photo credit by: LIPU Castel di Guido The illegal killing of wolves in Italy continues. We believe that a lot of misinformation had been done in Italy also by media, blogs and certain press, which, to support the political vision of their readers, continue to release alarming news of wolf population being out of control and Read More

FOR BIODIVERSITY DAY ZERO IS ALREADY ON While the whole world is watching with both interest and concern the first big city to run out of water, Cape Town citizens and the whole Western Cape are hard at work to push the Day Zero further into the South African winter, when rain is expected. A Read More

We need to consider our Water Footprint while we eat, if we want to overcome droughts. After three consecutive years of intense drought, the dams of Cape Town are empty and the big city, with its four million inhabitants, is preparing to run out of water in April and to become the first metropolis in Read More