Category: African Wildlife Conservation
Cecil moment or Cecil movement.
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 African Conservation Investment Imperative by David Peddie.
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
Emotion Versus Intelligence. By David Cook.
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
Book Review. Tales of an African Vet by Roy Aronson.
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
Theresa May and African Wildlife Policy – Philosophical Bedfellows? By David Cook.
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
Illicit Financial Flows in the Wildlife and Tourism Sectors in Southern Africa. By Resource Africa.
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
Book Review. Save Me From the Lion’s Mouth by James Clarke.
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
Book Review: Ivory by Keith Somerville.
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