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Defend Truth

Don Pinnock

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

Latest Work

Government trying to slam through plan that will result in massive exploitation of wildlife

18 March 2024

Government trying to slam through plan that will result in massive exploitation of wildlife

7 min

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A conversation with the man who paints trees to combat bark stripping

25 February 2024

A conversation with the man who paints trees to combat bark stripping

7 min

13

The cruelty of floating feedlots that ply the seas with living cargo destined to die

22 February 2024

The cruelty of floating feedlots that ply the seas with living cargo destined to die

7 min

15

Trading in wild things: Major rethink required, for biodiversity’s sake

12 February 2024

Trading in wild things: Major rethink required, for biodiversity’s sake

7 min

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Dolphins and porpoises increasingly slaughtered for food and fish bait

7 February 2024

Dolphins and porpoises increasingly slaughtered for food and fish bait

5 min

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Poacher — by whose definition? Aboriginal fishing practices sunk by big industry, ‘colonial’ regulations

23 January 2024

Poacher — by whose definition? Aboriginal fishing practices sunk by big industry, ‘colonial’ regulations

8 min

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Deep learning discovers dark vessels on seas less empty than we thought

17 January 2024

Deep learning discovers dark vessels on seas less empty than we thought

4 min

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Much more than flying rats — how pigeons became decorated war heroes

16 January 2024

Much more than flying rats — how pigeons became decorated war heroes

8 min

4

South Africa cited in global report that seeks to end captive tiger breeding

7 January 2024

South Africa cited in global report that seeks to end captive tiger breeding

3 min

6

‘Clearing Table Mountain one alien plant at a time’ — dedicated teams root out invasive flora

2 January 2024

‘Clearing Table Mountain one alien plant at a time’ — dedicated teams root out invasive flora

7 min

10

‘Devastating loss to conservation’ as six endangered African wild dogs poisoned in the Waterberg

13 December 2023

‘Devastating loss to conservation’ as six endangered African wild dogs poisoned in the Waterberg

4 min

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Storm brewing over hunt of iconic collared desert lion in Namibia

13 December 2023

Storm brewing over hunt of iconic collared desert lion in Namibia

5 min

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