In 2022, WildChoices launched their independent website to assist the tourism industry and visitors alike to make more informed and ethical choices about captive wildlife tourism facilities in South Africa. The WildChoices team applied the SATSA Captive Wildlife Attractions & Activities Guidelines and Decision-Making Tool to assess 225+ captive wildlife tourism facilities in South Africa, based on publicly available information.

The application of SATSA’S 6-step Decision-making Tree results in one of three outcomes: Support, Support with Caution and Avoid.

In this social media campaign, Blood Lions unpacked the results of the WildChoices assessment and reported on some of the key features of the wildchoices.org website.

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Articles and resources to help you learn more about the Blood Lions WildChoices Campaign

NEWS: WildChoices launches website

WildChoices launches a website to assist the tourism industry and visitors alike to make more informed and ethical choices about captive wildlife tourism facilities in South Africa. WildChoices applied the
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WildChoices National Assessment Results

The online tool by WildChoices, which applies the SATSA Guidelines, has identified 219+ captive wildlife tourism facilities in South Africa. This includes approximately 130 that have lions and/or other big
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WildChoices Provincial Assessment Results

According to the newly launched WildChoices website, over half of the 219+ captive wildlife tourism facilities in South Africa (as identified by the website) should be AVOIDED, as they are
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TAKE ACTION: Improve WildChoices website

You can play your part and help improve the WildChoices website by providing evidence to show that a facility may have been categorised incorrectly. The WildChoices team was only able
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WildChoices: Western Cape Assessment Results

According to the WildChoices assessment of 219+ facilities that keep wildlife in captivity for tourism purposes, nearly one quarter (52 facilities) are located in the Western Cape. Of these facilities
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WildChoices: Free State Assessment Results

In South Africa, of the 219+ facilities that keep wildlife in captivity for tourism purposes assessed by WildChoices, 20% (+/- 45 facilities) are located in the Free State province –
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WildChoices: Limpopo Assessment Results

Of the 219+ facilities that keep wildlife in captivity for tourism purposes assessed by WildChoices, the Limpopo province holds third place with a total of 36 facilities, including 24 that
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WildChoices: Northern Cape Assessment Results

According to the assessment by WildChoices, the Northern Cape paints a very different picture compared to all other provinces with ONLY ONE captive wildlife tourism facility – a wildlife rehabilitation
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WildChoices Social Media Campaign

Since its recent launch, the WildChoices initiative (an assessment based on the SATSA guidelines and publicly available information) has achieved some positive change with several facilities making permanent improvements to
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