Category: African Wildlife Conservation
iSIMANGALISO WETLAND PARK.
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
Custodians of Wilderness: The Zambezi Delta.
The south-east African country of Mozambique stretching over some 310 000 square miles is the world’s 36th largest. A former Portuguese colony the country experienced a violent and turbulent past. T... Read More
Hunting and Tourism-Key Partners for Conservation by Dr. Chris Brown.
In this excellent article by Dr. Chris Brown from the Namibian Chamber of Environment, the relationship between hunting and tourism and conservation is discussed. Click on the link below to read the a... Read More
Custodians of Wilderness: Ethiopia.
One of the little-known Africa conservation success stories is that of the relationship between the safari hunting of the mountain nyala and the Afro-montane forests of Ethiopia. This video production... Read More
OPEN LETTER TO AMBASSADOR XIN SHUNKANG OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA TO NAMIBIA. From Dr. Chris Brown.
21st December, 2016 Dear Ambassador Xin Shunkang, During the past few weeks, several Chinese nationals have been apprehended and charged with wildlife crimes, including illegal possession of rhino hor... Read More
Ivory – To burn or not to burn? by Chris Huxley
A discussion of the pros and cons of destroying ivory Chris Huxley This discussion has been stimulated by recent conversations with a variety of people holding different views on the thorny topic of h... Read More
Is a Single Species More Important Than an Ecosystem?
It’s been over a year since the demise of “Cecil” the lion, surprisingly (or maybe not?) the recent death of his partner “Jericho” hardly caused a ripple across cyberspace. It has been 9 mon... Read More
A Curious Paper- Dr. Daniel Stiles
A paper with the title DOES LEGALIZATION REDUCE BLACK MARKET ACTIVITY? EVIDENCE FROM A GLOBAL IVORY EXPERIMENT AND ELEPHANT POACHING DATA was released on 13th June, 2016. It was accompanied sim... Read More