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Don Pinnock

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

Latest Work

Don Pinnock

2 November 2025

Moral panic or measured response? The politics behind South Africa’s elephant ‘crisis’

5 min

1

Fading Footprints — ancient South African culture found hiding in plain sight

29 October 2025

Fading Footprints — ancient South African culture found hiding in plain sight

6 min

0

Rare fynbos species rediscovered in Kogelberg reserve after being feared extinct

Our Burning Planet

24 October 2025

Rare fynbos species rediscovered in Kogelberg reserve after being feared extinct

2 min

2

Farewell to one of SA’s finest wildlife photographers

Nelson Mandela Bay, Our Burning Planet

19 October 2025

Farewell to one of SA’s finest wildlife photographers

6 min

4

Fishing in filth — pollution crisis in crucial lake puts Harare’s poor at risk

Africa, Maverick News, Our Burning Planet

3 October 2025

Fishing in filth — pollution crisis in crucial lake puts Harare’s poor at risk

5 min

2

Department of environment reduces lion bone export quota to zero

Our Burning Planet

2 October 2025

Department of environment reduces lion bone export quota to zero

5 min

1

Landmark High Seas Treaty ratified, opening a new era for ocean governance

Our Burning Planet

1 October 2025

Landmark High Seas Treaty ratified, opening a new era for ocean governance

6 min

2

Map guru Peter Slingsby's love letter to the Cederberg

Our Burning Planet

25 September 2025

Map guru Peter Slingsby's love letter to the Cederberg

6 min

1

NSPCA slams draft regulations on exporting live animals by sea

Maverick News, Our Burning Planet, South Africa

25 September 2025

NSPCA slams draft regulations on exporting live animals by sea

6 min

0

North West Parks shows Parliament the finger over MPs’ concern for Madikwe elephants

Maverick News, Our Burning Planet, South Africa

21 September 2025

North West Parks shows Parliament the finger over MPs’ concern for Madikwe elephants

6 min

0

National Council of SPCAs demands urgent reforms to protect racehorses

Our Burning Planet

17 September 2025

National Council of SPCAs demands urgent reforms to protect racehorses

5 min

0

Veterinarians sound alarm as council governance crisis threatens animal welfare and public health

Maverick News, Our Burning Planet

16 September 2025

Veterinarians sound alarm as council governance crisis threatens animal welfare and public health

6 min

3