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Wilderness as a Form of Landuse.
In the March 1966 edition of African Wildlife (The official magazine of the Wildlife Protection and Conservation Society of South Africa), John Pringle writes about the concept of wilderness areas bei... Read More
Good Spit
Humans are, undoubtedly, one of the most voracious and least discerning of all omnivores on the planet, consuming anything and everything, particularly in areas of the world that are highly populated.... Read More
Deleterious Effects Downstream
It is said, particularly by people who study watersheds, that “We all live downstream”. And that is very true. Even those living near headwaters are probably affected in some way by activities occ... Read More
To Be or Not To Be A Bee, As, Officially, A Fish Instead
When is a bee a fish? No, that’s not the opening line to a corny joke. Rather, it is a legal designation California lawmakers recently bestowed upon four endangered bee species in order to officiall... Read More
Maintaining Biodiversity — Who Will Pay the Price?
On a weekly, sometimes even daily basis, the news and social media are full of gloom and doom stories forecasting the sixth mass extinction, increasing biodiversity losses, and accelerating land conve... Read More
Bloody Carnage, Bloody Ridiculous.
Ninety-five rhinos poached over the past few months in Hluhluwe/Umfolozi Park is bloody carnage but also predictable, and here’s why. The conservation philosophy that South Africa developed in t... Read More
WAR IS PEACE – Online Reactions to The Death of Tolstoy the Tusker
Tolstoy, the human, was a Russian writer in the 19th century. Best known for his voluminous novel, War and Peace. Tolstoy, the African savanna elephant, was a tusker, best known for his lo... Read More
Game Control in National Parks. By A. M. Brynard.
In the June 1967 edition of African Wildlife, the official magazine of the Wildlife Protection and Conservation Society of South Africa, researcher A. M. Brynard’s talk to the Transvaal fieldwor... Read More