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Defend Truth

Don Pinnock

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

Latest Work

South African horse racing in the picture

18 October 2022

South African horse racing in the picture

4 min

1

Mamre – a village in love with horses

18 October 2022

Mamre – a village in love with horses

8 min

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It’s Code Red for the survival of all wild creatures — and ultimately humanity

16 October 2022

It’s Code Red for the survival of all wild creatures — and ultimately humanity

5 min

1

Seeing colour – why my dog can’t find her red ball

10 October 2022

Seeing colour – why my dog can’t find her red ball

4 min

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Translocation of SA cheetahs to India — ‘there is going to be a lot of heartache and pain’

3 October 2022

Translocation of SA cheetahs to India — ‘there is going to be a lot of heartache and pain’

6 min

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Endangered wild animals traded by commercial Asian zoos

25 September 2022

Endangered wild animals traded by commercial Asian zoos

6 min

1

The exotic world of deadly poison

21 September 2022

The exotic world of deadly poison

6 min

1

Deadly avian flu hits endangered penguin colony on Cape Peninsula

20 September 2022

Deadly avian flu hits endangered penguin colony on Cape Peninsula

4 min

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Earth’s hidden tipping point is under our feet — and we’ve overstepped it

13 September 2022

Earth’s hidden tipping point is under our feet — and we’ve overstepped it

6 min

4

South Africa’s global biodiversity ranks as nothing too special

13 September 2022

South Africa’s global biodiversity ranks as nothing too special

4 min

2

Claws out — catfight looms on lion breeder exit strategy

6 September 2022

Claws out — catfight looms on lion breeder exit strategy

5 min

3

Why giraffes have short necks

5 September 2022

Why giraffes have short necks

4 min

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