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Defend Truth

Don Pinnock

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

Latest Work

End trophy hunting in South Africa, or we won't visit your country, say tourists

31 August 2022

End trophy hunting in South Africa, or we won't visit your country, say tourists

5 min

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Killing for the House of Jesus — church trophy hunt raises a storm

25 August 2022

Killing for the House of Jesus — church trophy hunt raises a storm

4 min

19

The Monarch butterfly, a toxic yet mesmerizing flying artwork

15 August 2022

The Monarch butterfly, a toxic yet mesmerizing flying artwork

4 min

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Levitating frogs and the power of play

8 August 2022

Levitating frogs and the power of play

5 min

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A place of extremes: Whiteout, the horror of too much light

26 July 2022

A place of extremes: Whiteout, the horror of too much light

8 min

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The myth of too many elephants in Kruger Park, and why culling is redundant

21 July 2022

The myth of too many elephants in Kruger Park, and why culling is redundant

5 min

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Cape Town SPCA confiscates pit bull puppies forced to fight

12 July 2022

Cape Town SPCA confiscates pit bull puppies forced to fight

2 min

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Tyrian purple: The colour that changed the world

12 July 2022

Tyrian purple: The colour that changed the world

5 min

2

SA in ground-breaking rethink on protection of biodiversity

8 July 2022

SA in ground-breaking rethink on protection of biodiversity

4 min

4

Botswana’s wildlife management fails communities — report

7 July 2022

Botswana’s wildlife management fails communities — report

5 min

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The grim end of the line for ‘reject’ Thoroughbreds

29 June 2022

The grim end of the line for ‘reject’ Thoroughbreds

9 min

2

From rock stars to obscurity – searching for lost Thoroughbreds

28 June 2022

From rock stars to obscurity – searching for lost Thoroughbreds

8 min

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