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Don Pinnock

Don Pinnock is a Daily Maverick journalist specialising on environmental issues.

Latest Work

Mass Kruger Park poisoning — 84 vultures saved in ‘shocking, gruesome’ incident

Mass Kruger Park poisoning — 84 vultures saved in ‘shocking, gruesome’ incident

5 min

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NSPCA uncovers cannibalism and mass starvation at government-funded Daybreak poultry farms

NSPCA uncovers cannibalism and mass starvation at government-funded Daybreak poultry farms

5 min

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The debt science owes to a brilliant Greek with insatiable curiosity

23 April 2025

The debt science owes to a brilliant Greek with insatiable curiosity

5 min

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Painting the future: How an actuary is transforming Newlands Forest’s fight against poaching

22 April 2025

Painting the future: How an actuary is transforming Newlands Forest’s fight against poaching

4 min

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Huge octopus die-off on Namibian beaches

17 April 2025

Huge octopus die-off on Namibian beaches

3 min

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Eastern Cape Gambling Board defies ministerial order to halt cockfighting bets

16 April 2025

Eastern Cape Gambling Board defies ministerial order to halt cockfighting bets

4 min

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Upstream water extraction threatens to destroy Okavango Delta

15 April 2025

Upstream water extraction threatens to destroy Okavango Delta

6 min

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How Uganda became the world’s top market for trafficked Galápagos iguanas

15 April 2025

How Uganda became the world’s top market for trafficked Galápagos iguanas

5 min

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What did you eat for breakfast? Imagining Africa’s conservation future starts with simple questions

2 April 2025

What did you eat for breakfast? Imagining Africa’s conservation future starts with simple questions

6 min

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Human impact on nature is putting biodiversity under massive pressure

1 April 2025

Human impact on nature is putting biodiversity under massive pressure

6 min

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Brewed brilliance: the surprising role of beer in the rise of Sumerian society

31 March 2025

Brewed brilliance: the surprising role of beer in the rise of Sumerian society

6 min

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Bones exposed, limbs mutilated, tiger found in agony at North West breeding facility and euthanised

27 March 2025

Bones exposed, limbs mutilated, tiger found in agony at North West breeding facility and euthanised

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