Author: Zig Mackintosh
CITES BAN FOLLIES.
In the 1980s, before the rise of aviary-bred, hand-reared African Grey parrots, around 60 000 birds were taken from the wild to supply the pet trade. The USA, Germany and Holland were the largest mark... Read More
DISINVESTMENT IN RHINO IN SOUTH AFRICA.
In this two-part series of Conservation in Perspective, Pelham Jones, chairman of the Private Rhino Owners Association of South Africa, highlights the importance of the private sector in rhino conserv... Read More
THE UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS.
The United Nations has crafted a blueprint to strive for a better and more sustainable future for all. Seventeen sustainable development goals, or SDGs, have been identified. How can the African wildl... Read More
The Wildlife Economy and Sustainable Development.
Below is a quote from the State of Wildlife Economy in Africa Report from the School of Wildlife. “Living natural resources contribute to local, national, regional, and global economies through tour... Read More
Economies and Nature.
“Our economies are embedded within nature, and it is only by recognizing and acting on this reality that we can protect and enhance biodiversity and improve our economic prosperity.” (World Wildli... Read More
TSETSE PROJECT ANNUAL REPORT 1949.
The tsetse fly (Glossina sp.) carries the Trypanosoma parasite, which causes sleeping sickness in humans and nagana in domestic animals, particularly cattle. In the early 20th century, much of Souther... Read More
WHY IS KENYA’S WILDLIFE POLICY 60 YEARS BEHIND SOUTHERN AFRICA?
A 2016 paper by Joseph Ogutu, Senior Statistician, University of Hohenheim et al. noted that over the past four decades, populations of almost all the common wildlife species in Kenya have fallen to o... Read More
VOICES FROM THE FRONTLINE: COMMUNITIES AND LIVELIHOODS IN BOTSWANA.
This 60-minute documentary follows Jack Ramsden, a young cattle rancher from Maun, on a quest across Northern Botswana to document the effects of wildlife on communities and livelihoods. Along the way... Read More