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Don Pinnock

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

Latest Work

Wild glamping way off the beaten track

28 June 2022

Wild glamping way off the beaten track

7 min

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Odds against the Sport of Kings, the last stand for Thoroughbred horses

27 June 2022

Odds against the Sport of Kings, the last stand for Thoroughbred horses

11 min

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Alarm bells ring after 15,000 sheep drown as transport ship capsizes in Port of Sudan

21 June 2022

Alarm bells ring after 15,000 sheep drown as transport ship capsizes in Port of Sudan

3 min

2

Global meltdown — how catastrophism and humanity share similar destructive traits

15 June 2022

Global meltdown — how catastrophism and humanity share similar destructive traits

6 min

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A brief history of unicorns

8 June 2022

A brief history of unicorns

7 min

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Good news for tuskers as Britain bans trade in ivory

7 June 2022

Good news for tuskers as Britain bans trade in ivory

3 min

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African countries nix Zimbabwe’s efforts to sell live elephants and its ivory stockpiles

2 June 2022

African countries nix Zimbabwe’s efforts to sell live elephants and its ivory stockpiles

6 min

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Report on captive lions raises huge welfare, health red flags, and a zoonosis warning

17 May 2022

Report on captive lions raises huge welfare, health red flags, and a zoonosis warning

5 min

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International elephant corridor put at risk by killing of Botswana’s largest tuskers

12 May 2022

International elephant corridor put at risk by killing of Botswana’s largest tuskers

6 min

3

Donkey wars and the Green Revolution

11 May 2022

Donkey wars and the Green Revolution

7 min

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Two dead elephants raise questions on relocation from Mpumalanga ‘sanctuary’

Two dead elephants raise questions on relocation from Mpumalanga ‘sanctuary’

7 min

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V&A Waterfront's wildlife heroes saving Cape fur seals one plastic noose at a time

V&A Waterfront's wildlife heroes saving Cape fur seals one plastic noose at a time

8 min

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