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Don Pinnock

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

Latest Work

Yes, I’m a hunter. My targets are duplicity, lies and cruelty

8 July 2019

Yes, I’m a hunter. My targets are duplicity, lies and cruelty

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Poachers poison hundreds of Botswana vultures

21 June 2019

Poachers poison hundreds of Botswana vultures

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Killing elephants in Botswana is a vote-catcher that could go badly wrong

20 June 2019

Killing elephants in Botswana is a vote-catcher that could go badly wrong

6 min

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Shock report about life on Earth: We’re in deep trouble

Shock report about life on Earth: We’re in deep trouble

5 min

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Trophy Hunting, Part Two: End of the game

30 April 2019

Trophy Hunting, Part Two: End of the game

7 min

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Trophy Hunting, Part One: The nasty colonial sport of shooting wild animals

25 April 2019

Trophy Hunting, Part One: The nasty colonial sport of shooting wild animals

6 min

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Government kicks the can forward yet again as the fate of thousands of lions remains in limbo

26 March 2019

Government kicks the can forward yet again as the fate of thousands of lions remains in limbo

6 min

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Syndicates move south; Botswana president calls it fake news

25 February 2019

Syndicates move south; Botswana president calls it fake news

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Parliament slams Kruger Park for defying directive not to sign agreement with neighbours

12 February 2019

Parliament slams Kruger Park for defying directive not to sign agreement with neighbours

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Zoos need a radical rethink — a plea for Joburg’s Lammie the elephant

22 January 2019

Zoos need a radical rethink — a plea for Joburg’s Lammie the elephant

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Selling rhino horn: It’s time to ask hard questions about the Department of Environmental Affairs

29 October 2018

Selling rhino horn: It’s time to ask hard questions about the Department of Environmental Affairs

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NSPCA heads for court to halt trade in lion skeletons

8 October 2018

NSPCA heads for court to halt trade in lion skeletons

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