Category: African Wildlife Conservation
People Profit Planet
Sustainable use can be defined as the use of biological diversity components in a way and at a rate that does not lead to the long-term decline of biological diversity to safeguard the poten... Read More
Drivers and Dynamics of The Wildlife Trade
The State of the African Wildlife Report notes that the drivers and dynamics of wildlife trade are complex. Effective, accountable, and inclusive institutions are needed to ensure that the exports of ... Read More
World Rhino Day
World Rhino Day. September 22 is World Rhino Day, and SA Hunters and Game Conservation Association’s Kameeldoring branch in Mafikeng has a unique project. In this short video, the branch’s conserv... Read More
Siding with The Enemy.
What are the overall objectives of the animal rights movement? We get it that they don’t like any form of wildlife utilization, but they don’t like animal husbandry that much either. What ... Read More
International Vulture Awareness Day.
The first Saturday in September each year is International Vulture Awareness Day. So why should we care? Vultures are an ecologically vital group of birds that face a range of threats in many areas th... Read More
Hypocrisy Writ Large.
The U.S. Department of the Interior recently reported that the Biden-Harris Administration had initiated the “America the Beautiful” project. https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/biden-harris... Read More
HUMAN RIGHTS OR ANIMAL RIGHTS?
2019 CITES conference in Geneva has revealed that the animal rights organizations call the shots. The convention is no longer about the control of trade in endangered species but rather the prohibitio... Read More
ECOLOGICAL AREAS VERSUS SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS.
Richard Fynn is an associate professor at the Okavango Research Institute in Botswana. His areas of interest are rangeland ecology, wildlife ecology, and conservation science. Over the years he has pu... Read More