LionExpose

LionExpose is an independent South African platform dedicated to bringing transparency to wildlife governance, conservation practices, and community impacts. Grounded in field activist reporting, our team spends months on the road documenting the realities of the conservation sector alongside collabortaing with our network of whistleblowers, experts, and rural communities.

Having all come from the bush with personal ties to anti-poaching and the game reserves we work on our local knowledge is gained from a lifetime of growing up in the wild and observing our natural world firsthand. While the platform focuses on addressing challenges within the industry, it is equally committed to reporting on the good, actively working to celebrate genuine successes, positive milestones, and constructive developments across the region.

Originally launched as a grassroots social media initiative to provide immediate public access to time-sensitive information . LionExpose has evolved into a vital reporting hub with a dedicated archival website. Our primary-source documentation on high-profile cases—such as the tracking of the Inverdoorn rhino horn syndicate, the policy disputes surrounding the Mawana elephant herd, and the situation involving the Hwange lion named Mopane—has gained widespread recognition, frequently being cited by mainstream and international media outlets. By monitoring everything from wildlife trade and management policies to community engagement and positive biodiversity initiatives, LionExpose ensures a balanced, truthful perspective of wildlife governance is brought to light.