Towards the end of the 1950’s a small group of cattle ranchers, who were also committed wildlife conservationists, pioneered the game ranching industry in Zimbabwe. The idea developed from the theor...Read More
In a rather curious paper by David W. Macdonald et al. (Cecil: A Moment or a Movement? Analysis of Media Coverage of the Death of a Lion, Panthera Leo) the authors try to figure out if the reaction to...Read More
The concept of sustainable use of natural resources, is a primary strategy in protecting Africa’s ecosystems, wild places and wild creatures and in supporting rural socio-economic development. It is...Read More
No matter the situation never let your emotions overpower your intelligence. ( Anon) In my last article I touched on Theresa May’s political maxim on the need to be ever mindful of the need to refle...Read More
The heart-wrenching and adventure-filled stories of a South African wild animal vet and his colleagues When do you watch a wild animal suffer and let nature take its course, and when do you intervene?...Read More
What does British Prime Minister Theresa May’s politics have in common with African wildlife conservation, in particular rhino and elephant conservation? Such being the polar distance between the tw...Read More
This study on IFFs in the Wildlife and Tourism sectors in Southern Africa emanated from the TrustAfrica and Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa partnership project “Assessing the extent an...Read More
In many parts of Africa a ‘front line’ has developed between humans and wild animals. People are stressfully aware of their vulnerability, whether from predators that eat their stock, or f...Read More
Despite the 1989 global ivory trade ban, poaching and ivory smuggling have not abated. More than half of Tanzania’s elephants have been killed for their ivory since 2007. A similarly alarming story ...Read More
SUMMARY: TRANSFORMATION AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVES BACKGROUND The iSimangaliso Wetland Park (“Park”) was listed as a World Heritage Site in December 1999. It was the anchor project of th...Read More