Sue Spurgin
@suespurgin.bsky.social
Passionate about African wildlife conservation with focus on endangered species, especially rhino conservation #BanWildlifeTrade #IStandAgainstPoaching
📍Uvongo, KZN, South Africa 🇿🇦
📍Uvongo, KZN, South Africa 🇿🇦
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Sue Spurgin
@suespurgin.bsky.social
· Nov 17
Hi I am new to this platform and hoping to connect with like-minded people who care about African conservation and can help to create awareness about the plight of our rhinos & other endangered species on the African continent🦏🐘🦁🦍
📸 hsh photos IG
📸 hsh photos IG
What does the future hold for this #rhino calf? This baby should grow up wild & free—not be dehorned for safety or slaughtered for a myth to feed demand in #China & #Vietnam. A future without fear & death by #poachers is possible. When the buying stops, the killing can too....
#StopRhinoPoaching
#StopRhinoPoaching
June 17, 2025 at 8:25 AM
What does the future hold for this #rhino calf? This baby should grow up wild & free—not be dehorned for safety or slaughtered for a myth to feed demand in #China & #Vietnam. A future without fear & death by #poachers is possible. When the buying stops, the killing can too....
#StopRhinoPoaching
#StopRhinoPoaching
Major wildlife trafficking disruption👏👏👏 Nigerian authorities seize 2.179 tonnes of pangolin scales & arrest key broker. This is the equivalent to approximately 1,100 #endangered #pangolins slaughtered needlessly for a medical myth - shameful!😡🤬
wildlifejustice.org/nigerian-aut...
wildlifejustice.org/nigerian-aut...
Major wildlife trafficking disruption: Nigerian authorities seize 2.179 tonnes of pangolin scales and arrest key broker - Wildlife Justice Commission
On 5 December 2024, a major operation led by Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), with support from the Wildlife Justice Commission (WJC), has resulted in the arrest of a suspected pangolin scale broker and...
wildlifejustice.org
December 19, 2024 at 5:28 PM
Major wildlife trafficking disruption👏👏👏 Nigerian authorities seize 2.179 tonnes of pangolin scales & arrest key broker. This is the equivalent to approximately 1,100 #endangered #pangolins slaughtered needlessly for a medical myth - shameful!😡🤬
wildlifejustice.org/nigerian-aut...
wildlifejustice.org/nigerian-aut...
December 16, 2024 at 8:16 AM
Tragic news from Zimbabwe 4 white #rhinos have died after drinking from sewage-polluted Lake Chivero, the main supplier of water to Harare! ZimParks relocated the remaining #rhinos from the Park to avoid further deaths. #Endangered
#everyrhinocounts
www.ewn.co.za/2024/12/14/f...
#everyrhinocounts
www.ewn.co.za/2024/12/14/f...
December 16, 2024 at 8:08 AM
Tragic news from Zimbabwe 4 white #rhinos have died after drinking from sewage-polluted Lake Chivero, the main supplier of water to Harare! ZimParks relocated the remaining #rhinos from the Park to avoid further deaths. #Endangered
#everyrhinocounts
www.ewn.co.za/2024/12/14/f...
#everyrhinocounts
www.ewn.co.za/2024/12/14/f...
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We fully support the prohibition of new facilities and have submitted comments to Ms Boshoff outlining our support and concerns. You are welcome to use our submission in the link as a basis for your feedback.
bloodlions.org/comments-on-...
Deliver by email: revisedlionprohibition@dffe.gov.za
bloodlions.org/comments-on-...
Deliver by email: revisedlionprohibition@dffe.gov.za
December 4, 2024 at 11:22 AM
We fully support the prohibition of new facilities and have submitted comments to Ms Boshoff outlining our support and concerns. You are welcome to use our submission in the link as a basis for your feedback.
bloodlions.org/comments-on-...
Deliver by email: revisedlionprohibition@dffe.gov.za
bloodlions.org/comments-on-...
Deliver by email: revisedlionprohibition@dffe.gov.za
🚫 #Wildlife Are Not Presents – Stop the Illegal Trade! Meerkats aren’t ornaments or Instagram props—they’re complex social animals who thrive only in their natural environment.This season give the gift of awareness. Educate those around you about the perils of the #WildlifeTrade #WildlifeNotPets!
December 10, 2024 at 8:43 AM
🚫 #Wildlife Are Not Presents – Stop the Illegal Trade! Meerkats aren’t ornaments or Instagram props—they’re complex social animals who thrive only in their natural environment.This season give the gift of awareness. Educate those around you about the perils of the #WildlifeTrade #WildlifeNotPets!
Please sign & share this important petition asking President Duma Boko to restore the trophy-hunting ban in #Botswana to protect the world’s last #elephant safe haven #BanTrophyHunting
#worthmorealive! #EndangeredSpecies
www.change.org/p/save-botsw...
#worthmorealive! #EndangeredSpecies
www.change.org/p/save-botsw...
Sign the Petition
Save Botswana’s Elephants: Protect the World’s Last Safe Haven
www.change.org
December 7, 2024 at 6:24 AM
Please sign & share this important petition asking President Duma Boko to restore the trophy-hunting ban in #Botswana to protect the world’s last #elephant safe haven #BanTrophyHunting
#worthmorealive! #EndangeredSpecies
www.change.org/p/save-botsw...
#worthmorealive! #EndangeredSpecies
www.change.org/p/save-botsw...
#African #elephants – how many tuskers are left? In the abscence of peer-reviewed research Africa Geographic estimate there are 86+ tuskers remaining across #Africa. Southern #Africa is home to 59+ while East #Africa hosts 27+ tuskers - this exl forest elephants
africageographic.com/stories/afri...
africageographic.com/stories/afri...
African elephants - how many tuskers are left? - Africa Geographic
How many tuskers are left in Africa? We embark on an extended investigation to estimate the number of tuskers remaining on the continent
africageographic.com
December 6, 2024 at 8:02 AM
#African #elephants – how many tuskers are left? In the abscence of peer-reviewed research Africa Geographic estimate there are 86+ tuskers remaining across #Africa. Southern #Africa is home to 59+ while East #Africa hosts 27+ tuskers - this exl forest elephants
africageographic.com/stories/afri...
africageographic.com/stories/afri...
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No animal is safe on this planet...Carmine Bee-eater poaching between Nakabolelwa and Kabulabula, north of the Chobe River. these birds are hunted for their beautiful feathers - the demand for these seems to exist in the Far East...where else? *sigh*
December 5, 2024 at 10:17 AM
No animal is safe on this planet...Carmine Bee-eater poaching between Nakabolelwa and Kabulabula, north of the Chobe River. these birds are hunted for their beautiful feathers - the demand for these seems to exist in the Far East...where else? *sigh*
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Ending the ivory trade in Vietnam requires more than just law enforcement—it demands action from all of us. Watch this powerful PSA challenging the misconception that elephant ivory is a symbol of luxury or good fortune:
www.facebook.com/Educationfor...
www.facebook.com/Educationfor...
PSA shines a spotlight on how ugly it is to wear ivory
YouTube video by Education for Nature - Vietnam
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December 4, 2024 at 3:35 PM
Ending the ivory trade in Vietnam requires more than just law enforcement—it demands action from all of us. Watch this powerful PSA challenging the misconception that elephant ivory is a symbol of luxury or good fortune:
www.facebook.com/Educationfor...
www.facebook.com/Educationfor...
It's not all doom & gloom on the #African #conservation front - More than 700 new wildlife, plant species including previously unknown plants, invertebrates, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds & mammals, discovered in Congo Basin between 2013-2023😀
www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-a...
www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-a...
More than 700 new wildlife, plant species discovered in Congo Basin between 2013-2023
Over 700 new species of wildlife and plants have been discovered in the Congo Basin in the last 10 years, according to a report released by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) on Wednesday.
www.timeslive.co.za
December 5, 2024 at 6:23 AM
It's not all doom & gloom on the #African #conservation front - More than 700 new wildlife, plant species including previously unknown plants, invertebrates, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds & mammals, discovered in Congo Basin between 2013-2023😀
www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-a...
www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-a...
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#Namibia 'n conservancies fight to block mining threat to #Rhinos
Two Namibian community conservancies and a tourism operator have turned to the courts to block development of a tin mine..
news.mongabay.com/2024/12/nami...
Two Namibian community conservancies and a tourism operator have turned to the courts to block development of a tin mine..
news.mongabay.com/2024/12/nami...
Namibian conservancies fight to block mining threat to rhinos
When a copper mine started operating in Namibia’s //Huab Conservancy in 2021, blasting of rock and heavy machinery disturbed the area’s critically endangered southern black rhinos, and they moved out ...
news.mongabay.com
December 4, 2024 at 10:43 AM
#Namibia 'n conservancies fight to block mining threat to #Rhinos
Two Namibian community conservancies and a tourism operator have turned to the courts to block development of a tin mine..
news.mongabay.com/2024/12/nami...
Two Namibian community conservancies and a tourism operator have turned to the courts to block development of a tin mine..
news.mongabay.com/2024/12/nami...
Today is #IntlCheetahDay there are approx 7k in the wild & according to the IUCN cheetahs are “vulnerable” & at risk of extinction in the wild!
Since 1900, the wild population has decreased by over 90%! Their main threats to survival are: Habitat loss, HWC & the illegal pet trade.
Since 1900, the wild population has decreased by over 90%! Their main threats to survival are: Habitat loss, HWC & the illegal pet trade.
December 4, 2024 at 12:51 PM
Today is #IntlCheetahDay there are approx 7k in the wild & according to the IUCN cheetahs are “vulnerable” & at risk of extinction in the wild!
Since 1900, the wild population has decreased by over 90%! Their main threats to survival are: Habitat loss, HWC & the illegal pet trade.
Since 1900, the wild population has decreased by over 90%! Their main threats to survival are: Habitat loss, HWC & the illegal pet trade.
December 2, 2024 at 7:47 AM
'Climate-induced poisoning’: 350 elephants probably killed by toxic water caused by algal blooms in Botswana in 2020. Globally, this event underscores the alarming trend of sudden, climate-induced diseases.
#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #elephants
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #elephants
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
December 2, 2024 at 7:27 AM
'Climate-induced poisoning’: 350 elephants probably killed by toxic water caused by algal blooms in Botswana in 2020. Globally, this event underscores the alarming trend of sudden, climate-induced diseases.
#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #elephants
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #elephants
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#RhinoFriday
Imagine a world where these majestic creatures no longer roam the earth. It's a bleak reality that we're rapidly approaching, as #rhino populations continue to decline due to #poaching & habitat loss😔 Don't let #rhinos become dinos!
#StopRhinoPoaching #DontLetThemDisappear
📸 Shaaz Jung
Imagine a world where these majestic creatures no longer roam the earth. It's a bleak reality that we're rapidly approaching, as #rhino populations continue to decline due to #poaching & habitat loss😔 Don't let #rhinos become dinos!
#StopRhinoPoaching #DontLetThemDisappear
📸 Shaaz Jung
November 29, 2024 at 11:15 AM
#RhinoFriday
Imagine a world where these majestic creatures no longer roam the earth. It's a bleak reality that we're rapidly approaching, as #rhino populations continue to decline due to #poaching & habitat loss😔 Don't let #rhinos become dinos!
#StopRhinoPoaching #DontLetThemDisappear
📸 Shaaz Jung
Imagine a world where these majestic creatures no longer roam the earth. It's a bleak reality that we're rapidly approaching, as #rhino populations continue to decline due to #poaching & habitat loss😔 Don't let #rhinos become dinos!
#StopRhinoPoaching #DontLetThemDisappear
📸 Shaaz Jung
#African #elephant populations drop by 90% (forest) and 70% (savannah) in 53 years – study reveals. Despite widespread losses due to #poaching & habitat loss, localised gains offer hope for their #conservation future. #EndangeredSpecies #worthmorealive
africageographic.com/stories/elep...
africageographic.com/stories/elep...
Elephant populations drop by 90% (forest) and 70% (savannah) in 53 years - study - Africa Geographic
Research has uncovered elephant population density declines of 90% for forest elephants and 70% for savannah elephants across Africa
africageographic.com
November 29, 2024 at 9:40 AM
#African #elephant populations drop by 90% (forest) and 70% (savannah) in 53 years – study reveals. Despite widespread losses due to #poaching & habitat loss, localised gains offer hope for their #conservation future. #EndangeredSpecies #worthmorealive
africageographic.com/stories/elep...
africageographic.com/stories/elep...
Indonesia seizes more than a ton of #endangered #pangolin scales - that’s the incredible number of 5,900 #pangolins that died to produce the 1.2 tonnes of scales!😡 The scales were headed for China via Malaysia & Singapore.
#endangeredspecies
#racingextinction
apnews.com/article/indo...
#endangeredspecies
#racingextinction
apnews.com/article/indo...
Indonesia seizes more than a ton of endangered pangolin scales said to be meant for Chinese clients
Indonesian authorities say they have foiled a plot to smuggle more than a ton of endangered pangolin scales worth over a million dollars.
apnews.com
November 29, 2024 at 6:59 AM
Indonesia seizes more than a ton of #endangered #pangolin scales - that’s the incredible number of 5,900 #pangolins that died to produce the 1.2 tonnes of scales!😡 The scales were headed for China via Malaysia & Singapore.
#endangeredspecies
#racingextinction
apnews.com/article/indo...
#endangeredspecies
#racingextinction
apnews.com/article/indo...
November 29, 2024 at 6:54 AM
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A #rhino is a work of art, crafted by nature's skilled hands. Their armour-plated hides, a testament to resilience. Their horns, a crown of majesty. Their gentle eyes, a window to their souls. We must protect these masterpieces at all costs! #HandOffOurRhinos!
#StopRhinoPoaching
#StopRhinoPoaching
November 27, 2024 at 12:45 PM
A #rhino is a work of art, crafted by nature's skilled hands. Their armour-plated hides, a testament to resilience. Their horns, a crown of majesty. Their gentle eyes, a window to their souls. We must protect these masterpieces at all costs! #HandOffOurRhinos!
#StopRhinoPoaching
#StopRhinoPoaching
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For relocated former Pretoria Zoo elephant Charley, now renamed Duma, life at a Vaalwater reserve is good. He is communicating with the other elephants over long distances and they are slowly getting to know each other.
Duma, former circus and zoo elephant, is adapting to the wild
Charley, the former Pretoria zoo elephant that was relocated to the Shambala reserve near Vaalwater in Limpopo is doing well.
www.citizen.co.za
November 27, 2024 at 9:07 AM
For relocated former Pretoria Zoo elephant Charley, now renamed Duma, life at a Vaalwater reserve is good. He is communicating with the other elephants over long distances and they are slowly getting to know each other.
#WildlifeWednesday
"The real Scar"? 🦁 👑
Let's take a moment to appreciate the sacrifices & hardships faced by these incredible creatures. The next time you see a wild male lion, remember the battles he's fought to get there. Imagine the stories behind this battle scarred face!
📸 Chad Baird
"The real Scar"? 🦁 👑
Let's take a moment to appreciate the sacrifices & hardships faced by these incredible creatures. The next time you see a wild male lion, remember the battles he's fought to get there. Imagine the stories behind this battle scarred face!
📸 Chad Baird
November 27, 2024 at 9:49 AM
#WildlifeWednesday
"The real Scar"? 🦁 👑
Let's take a moment to appreciate the sacrifices & hardships faced by these incredible creatures. The next time you see a wild male lion, remember the battles he's fought to get there. Imagine the stories behind this battle scarred face!
📸 Chad Baird
"The real Scar"? 🦁 👑
Let's take a moment to appreciate the sacrifices & hardships faced by these incredible creatures. The next time you see a wild male lion, remember the battles he's fought to get there. Imagine the stories behind this battle scarred face!
📸 Chad Baird